If there is some giant golf cart thread that answers the questions I am about to pose then please, somebody provide a link to it. Search function from the phone is less than ideal.
I have a 2002 Yamaha G series gas that is the first cart of my adult life. The body is ugly green. It has headlights but no turn signal and the brake lights stay on if the headlights are on so I at least need to upgrade the light kit for night neighborhood use. I’m in a golf community and golf is my primary use although if I join a lease next year I may also use it for hunting.
Wife wants me to 1) change the color of the hunter green body, preferably to an Astros theme 2) add a flip style rear seat. With the rear seat comes the need for heavier shocks. This thing rides rough anyway and needs a suspension upgrade.
According to Waze I max at 17mph with just me in the cart which is a little scary on our roads that have 35mph limit.
So here are my questions:
1 - is it worth putting money into a 17 year old cart? I have already had to pull the carb and clean. It runs great now.
2 - are there gear kits available that will increase my top speed but still get me up the steep golf course hills? I already have the throttle adjustment screwed down and even wires down a little more so I’m at max throttle.
3 - played with a guy tonight that swapped engines in his 96 model and says he can get 48mph now. Is this BS or are there readily available engine upgrades for these Yamahas?
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I have a 2002 Yamaha G series gas that is the first cart of my adult life. The body is ugly green. It has headlights but no turn signal and the brake lights stay on if the headlights are on so I at least need to upgrade the light kit for night neighborhood use. I’m in a golf community and golf is my primary use although if I join a lease next year I may also use it for hunting.
Wife wants me to 1) change the color of the hunter green body, preferably to an Astros theme 2) add a flip style rear seat. With the rear seat comes the need for heavier shocks. This thing rides rough anyway and needs a suspension upgrade.
According to Waze I max at 17mph with just me in the cart which is a little scary on our roads that have 35mph limit.
So here are my questions:
1 - is it worth putting money into a 17 year old cart? I have already had to pull the carb and clean. It runs great now.
2 - are there gear kits available that will increase my top speed but still get me up the steep golf course hills? I already have the throttle adjustment screwed down and even wires down a little more so I’m at max throttle.
3 - played with a guy tonight that swapped engines in his 96 model and says he can get 48mph now. Is this BS or are there readily available engine upgrades for these Yamahas?
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