06-23-2021, 09:09 PM | #1 |
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wildcat 460
anyone have any thoughts on the wildcat 460 sold by eccarb
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06-24-2021, 05:39 AM | #2 |
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Re: wildcat 460
Looks to be your standard Chinese clone engine. It's probably a "branded" product made for a particular distributor, much like a Predator 420 etc. Doesn't appear to be anything "high performance" etc.
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06-24-2021, 06:32 AM | #3 |
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Re: wildcat 460
If you look closely it has a 10 bolt front cover rather than the usual 7 bolts. It also has the extra ribbing on the top of the block along with the 69mm stroke crankshaft. These are all VC 460 like traits. Something different is the 4 bolt valve cover more like the small clones and the VC625. 2 other areas I noted are the extra shrouding around the cylinder head and the ribbing between the cylinder and the crankcase base. It Appears to to a better built clone like the VC460 was and maybe even stronger yet for a very competitive price.
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06-24-2021, 07:54 AM | #4 |
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Re: wildcat 460
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06-24-2021, 11:33 PM | #5 |
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Re: wildcat 460
i ordered one be here first of the week
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06-25-2021, 06:26 AM | #6 |
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Re: wildcat 460
It will be interesting to see what rocker arms are under the very different valve cover ? It maybe a whole different cylinder head. I was surprised on my All Power 460 powered generator to find automotive type valves and keepers rather than the typical slip lock units. That engine is listed as being produced by JDAmerica.
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06-26-2021, 08:28 AM | #7 |
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Re: wildcat 460
Vegas Carts didn't design their own engine with the 440/460 and 625, they simply took what some Chinese engine factories had, changed some options, tweaked a few things, then commited to buy a certain volume of engines. No easy task though. They did change the golf cart repower market for sure.
So this Wildcat engine is likely a version of one of these clones, made to a particular companies specs. Obviously they see the need for a low priced large displacement repower clone engine, which it definitely fills that need. Glad to see someone is going to check it out, looking forward to finding more out about it. |
06-26-2021, 09:42 AM | #8 |
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Re: wildcat 460
Geoff actually imported a series of parts from china and at first offered them as a DIY kit OR they would assemble the engine is Vegas for a fee of $75 . My engine is one of those from 2014. HOWEVER since the engine was never imported assembled it was never EPA certified. Due to this he them offered them as DIY only while starting the importation of the EPA certified 625.
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06-26-2021, 10:56 AM | #9 | |
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Re: wildcat 460
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07-15-2021, 06:28 PM | #10 |
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Re: wildcat 460
I see they offer 2 versions now. One with an electric starter and one without. They mention performance parts in the listing BUT none there yet. I wonder if they are going to take over where Vegascarts left off ? I hope so
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