LS-powered Go Kart Rolls Out in Pure GM Glory
Some will turn a Corvette into a bare bones ‘go kart.’ This man just dropped an LS onto an actual kart for laughs and madness!
It takes a certain breed of individual to find a Corvette, remove all of the body panels, weld in a cage, and crank the LS up to 11. The result is certainly a fun machine good for a wild ride, and some big points on YouTube and other social media.
Yet, that “go kart” is still a Corvette. Why not go a bit further? Why not take an actual go kart, and drop a big ol’ LS behind it! That’s what one such individual did, bringing the madness to the 2019 LS Fest in Bowling Green, Kentucky! And that madness was caught by YouTube channel GearBangin Official, then reposted months later by Instagrammer LSX.
You can tell right away that LS is a whole lot of motor for such a small frame. Yet, it’s as easy to start as (if not easier than) the Briggs and Stratton which may have once lived behind the driver’s seat. All the builder has to do is turn the key, and the transverse-mounted engine comes to life.
While it’s always desirable to have plenty of weight over the rear wheels for extra traction, some would think the LS over the small kart wheels is overkill. Wouldn’t it struggle to roll away? Not in this instance. After all, the LS has plenty of power to overcome such obstacles.
Upon starting up the kart and checking his surroundings, he pulls away past a group of Cadillacs towards Valhalla. As he makes his way to the next adventure, more than a few stop and stare at the engineering madness rolling by, its LS signalling all to move out of the way.
The only question left to ask: who built this beast?
That would be none other than YouTube channel Mark The Spark. The LS in question is a 4.8-liter unit moving a single wheel. And that Volkswagen Beetle you saw him drive past in both videos? That’s also an LS-powered machine. Gotta love an imagination like his!
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