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Info Request: Margay Gearboxes?
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 8:00 pm
by John Miller
Looking for links & information on the Margay Gearboxes.
What date range where these boxes manufactured?
Where there different models? If so, what were they & how would you ID them?
How were they usually mounted & how does the engine & brakes mount up?
Was there a certain model of kart developed for these gear boxes or vise-versa?
Thank you
Re: Info Request: Margay Gearboxes?
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 9:01 pm
by Terry Schmitz
John, some info is on the Margay.com site, under the vintage tab, then click on the brochures. Terry
Re: Info Request: Margay Gearboxes?
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 7:48 am
by Rob Voska
upper right corner of this web page you cna also search "gearbox" and all the old ifo wil come up. There has been some threads in the past.
Re: Info Request: Margay Gearboxes?
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 12:15 pm
by Jeff Campbell
.... Here's one for you guys, Happy New Year....
for your educational use....
Jeff
Re: Info Request: Margay Gearboxes?
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 5:45 pm
by Mark Brubaker
I've always thought the gearboxes looked like a great setup. Although I've wondered how much power is lost to gearbox friction? Any ideas?
Re: Info Request: Margay Gearboxes?
Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 1:47 pm
by Merv Cary
Hi John,
Hope these pictures give you an idea how a Dual MarGay Gearbox setup looks. This is my Rupp Chapparral Enduro I've had for 40 years in a crawl space under my house. My brother-in-law still had the gearbox and both 91A engines I sold him in 1970.
Hope these pics gives you an idea how look. As you can see the right engine mounts to the gearbox in reverse. I seen a setup where they just turned the engine upside down and put the carb on a stuffer manifold.There are a few parts missing in the pictures. It was cold in the garage last night.
"Merv"