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Hi there, I have a Kubota Z482 (13hp) engine with a comet 94c/90d set up...I also have the problem with slowing down on hills...but I think that is because I have the drive pully set up with extra weight to engage at a lower rpm which causes the centrifical portion of the drive to have more force re...

Hi there...can't tell you about avail...but I have called the "new Comet" and the same people are there and they are planing to keep making product...I used the 94c driver and 90d driven I put in six of the heaviest pucks (59g I think) I am using the standard 1-3/16" belt. Now for the...

Hey everybody on here I thought I would give you an update...the ROOPOD is on the road and working well, Team ROOPOD was in the Green Grand Prix in Watkins Glen, NY USA on April 15th and we got 77mpgs...we were able to maintain 41 mph on a hilly 2.43 mile track, still need to tune the rear driven cv...

wow, that is some book! will take me some time to digest all of that! The clutches in there make the 94c look pretty primitive! Thanks for the link...I will post back when I decide what I want to try first...probably either lighten up on my pucks a bit, or increase the spring preload in the 90d driv...

Has anyone adjusted their 90d driven pulleys? I am asking because I feel that on my build (see www.roopod.com) that the cvt is not downshifting enough on big hills...I have 9 of the heaviest weight pucks and the lightest spring in the 94c driver pulley, just wondering if anyone has fooled with light...

The Roopod has the same Kubota engine as the Axiam and a non Axiam CVT, working great so far.... check out www.roopod.com for more pics etc, also other posts here...

-roo

Roopod is Legal! Reading 170 Miles on the odo so far...gotta get the skin on her, though...getting cold around here!
check out more pics vids etc at http://www.roopod.com

Roo

The roopod is far from done, but is now street legal..check out more on the blog: http://www.roopod.com that's me and the misses' when we got the 'pod inspected...now have 170 miles on it! nova racing reverse gearbox is doing great shifts like a dream!

Check this unit out...I ordered one of these with the appropriate shaft for a Comet 94c just about have it installed in the ROOPOD ( http://www.roopod.com ) I will have pictures of it on my site soon! Pricey but looks very first rate... http://www.novaracing.co.uk/reversing-gearbox-for-inprop-shaft-...

Wow, thanks everybody for the ideas so far...I am going to look at those atv transmissions a littler closer, and I have found what I think would be the perfect unit, but it is $$$ 1000.00 $$$ see it here http://www.novaracing.co.uk/reversing-gearbox-for-inprop-shaft-installation-and-engine-coupling-...

...by the way this problem is limited to the forward drive! reverse engagement by sliding gear is fine...just the strait through for forward is the problem! the dog clutch has teeth that have (had) a slight undcut and now are rounded over! they are only about 1/8" tall and there are only three....

Hi there everybody, I have a real problem with my build...see it at http://www.roopod.com ...the reverse gearbox that I was trying to use has proven no match for the torque from the kubota z482 cc engine running through a comet 94c cvt. the gearbox, rated at 16 hp did not like the torque from the 13...

That's a comet f-n-r box...it is (or should say was) made to go with comet cvts...but alas no more...that being said, I am somewhat dubios of the quality and durability of the box, it has a rather flimsy feeling shift lever made out of plastic...we will see if it holds up. It is supposed to be good ...

Hey everybody I have roopod drivable....still have to do lights and fenders before I can put her on the road! check it out at my website http://www.roopod.com cant wait!

Hey TR: I think I got some of the last 59's that comet sent out...that really sucks...I do have 9 of the ones that came with the clutch (same as yours)...you are welcome to them if you want...I hope that somebody supplies them again, as I hear that they are a eventual wear item...don't think they wo...

That looks great! I will probably try my luck with that turbo on my 3 wheeler...thanks for doing it firrst!
Roo

did you see my posts on my soon to be enclosed three wheeler? there are some posts on this board, and also my blog www.roopod.com I went water cooled kubota and comet cvt but my chassis will be all aluminum...check it out
roo

hey guys, thought I would post some new pics...see much more at my blog www.roopod.com not long now till we fire this baby up!

Roo

Hey there, I am building a little microcar (check out www.roopod.com) and using a kubota z482 engine and a comet 94c, as you can see on the website, I am just about ready to fire it up...my gearing is 4:1 with a 19.2" tire I will soon see how that works...I would love to hear more about your tu...

Hi there, Balboa... I got a stock Kubota stub shaft adaptor from a Kubota engine dealer.... I had to cut it off a bit to be right for the Comet... I have set my Final drive ratio to 4:1 with a 21.2" tire with the Kubota's 3600 RPM and the CVT ratio, it should go 65mph...or so...I hope it's not ...

looks like a normal engine to me, CCW rotation, it's just mounted in the frame, reversed ...primary drive on the right...not the left...that's why the chain tensioner is on the top run of the chain...original drive for that tranny would have been with a gear, likely...so it makes sense that's my 2ce...

just saw a pump handle cover in NH, USA that was brown...

This is interesting...have you tried preheating SVO with that setup....would heat up a lot quicker than a coolant heated setup...I would guess...plus heat the fuel in the tank...no sign of the fuel getting too hot and forming deposits in the turbo? I am designing my vehicle (maybe you checked out th...

could you please explain...fuel through the turbo...in place of the water?

thanks, Roo

I have a old 20+ years MSR XGK multifuel stove that will burn just about anything liquid...if I remember right, with diesel, or kerosene, you have to use something like a drop of alcohol or gas to put in the pre-heat cup...then it works fine...here is the modern version...it's $150.00 US...but mine'...

Just thought I would let you guys know...I have added a buch of info/pics to my "construction progress blog" on http://www.roopod.com and thought that it might be worth a gander...here are some pics of the frame "off" the jig for the first time! and one of my Kubota z482 + comet ...

would this system work on another engine?..like my Kubota z482? I would like that auto feature to keep from burning out the g-plugs...this is the vw system in the previous link?

anyone tried it?

something like this...

hope the pic came through...Roo

I'm thinking that a good one would be a simple graphic (the title is already there)...what about a motorcycle tank silhouette with a diesel pump icon superimposed? I will try to draw one up...soon

Roo

Hi there, I was just wondering, with all this talk of final drive ratios and all, don't we need to know the rear tire circumference to make sense of these numbers (or perhaps everyone is using the same rear wheel/tire?)...I ask because on my trike project, I am using a tire that is 19.1" actual...