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1. Bradley Frunchak

   

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   5/13/2015 8:05 PM

   One of my staff has a 6 year old gas Club Car golf cart. He wishes to speed it up a bit.
   
   Where and how does one adjust?

   
   
   
   
2. Christopher Johnson_3

   

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   5/14/2015 5:05 AM

   You can put a zip tie through the spring that connects to the governor. It's on the same side as the clutches. Then adjust your throttle cable to stay off the rev limiter. Taller tires and high-speed gears would be another option. The taller tires and the zip chip as I call it should be good enough.

   
   
   
   
3. Kenneth Meals

   

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   5/14/2015 10:05 AM

   Make sure the drive belt is not getting too narrow. Too much wear and the engine RPM's will be high and the cart speed will still be slow. ClubCars also have an engine RPM limiter which will cut the spark to the engine limiting the engine speed and also causing backfiring issues. Changing the belt first is what I would recommend first before doing any adjustments.

   
   
   
   
4. Henry Heinz

   

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   5/14/2015 1:05 PM

   The backfiring comes from the throttle plate being slightly open letting fuel into the chamber after letting off at high speeds, causing a backfire. If you adjust it at the governor you can gain some speed but just don't over do it. Kenny is right, check the belt first,and he may have mentioned feeling the clutches for wear, they may need replacing if worn enough. You can add a little larger tire to the rear, you can do all 4 if you wish, but a little stance is nice too, and you'll gain top end speed. May be a little slower at take off but it will get right up there in speed. Do it correctly and you can have both without any backfiring at minimal to no cost. I personally would avoid zip ties, may be a personal cart, but do it the way you would if you're the one whose job is on the line. Properly done, if someone gets injured it takes away any finger-pointing. Just my thoughts.
   
   Regards,

   
   
   
   
5. Andy Jorgensen

   

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   5/14/2015 1:05 PM

   I personally wouldn't touch the engine. I have been at too many places in which they have messed with the engine to get it to go faster and every time has resulted in a blown motor. What we have done here is switch the rear tires to 20 x 8 x 10 to pick up a few extra MPH and if you really want to get crazy, you can get a high speed gear for the rear end from Precision. I have 23 x 10 x 10 tires on the back of mine with a 2" lift kit along with the high speed gear and can do 40 MPH without touching the engine.

   
   
   
   
6. Dinger Greg

   
   5/14/2015 4:05 PM

   3170 +/- is the FE350 spec rpms, probably for good reason. You can get several MPH out of them with a 20X8X8 tire, safely. If you lose some bottom end, the primary clutch can be retrofitted with a key start vehicle spring; this holds the clutches apart longer while building R's, creating more bottom end torque, without sacrificing high end speed.
   
   RPM's are adjusted in the fuse box, at the throttle cable, use a tach. Check your belt, its got a wear limit as mentioned above, but it escapes me.

   
   
   
   
7. Christopher Johnson_3

   

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   5/15/2015 6:05 AM

   I would agree with the guys on the liability problems. It sounded like a personal cart the way I read it. I would also say the zip tie isn't anymore of liability issue than any enhancement you do to obtain more speed. The brakes aren't designed to handle the speed and larger tires efficiently.

   
   
   
   
8. Jason Vollrath

   

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   6/25/2015 9:06 AM

   just replaced belt on my cart and now I have top end speed but i don't have much bottom end speed or torque, especially going up inclines or towing something. I suspect the main clutch is at fault here but i am not sure how to tell if the clutch is worn out. any suggestions?