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Vertical shaft motors are really not the best for go-carts. They are designed to be mounted vertically so you either have to figure out how to mount them sideways (will involve, at a minimum, fixing the carb and the oil slinger) or put in some kind of gear box to translate the vertical motion to horizontal.
