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Old 02-13-2017, 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by golfing eagles View Post
At least this 23 mph set point from Ocala answers a question I've had since I moved her, which is---Why do I seem to have the slowest cart around? Even if I get mine up to 20.6, there are a bunch of carts that pass me or run up my rear from many blocks back. At least I won't be getting a ticket.
Changing the top speed of a Yamaha gas cart takes about 2 minutes. You remove the black plastic plate on the back where the golf bag sits. Tighten the accelerator linkage to the carburetor to the shortest distance and then suddenly you can go from 20 to 25 mph. After far the newer EFI carts I'm not sure how that would be done. I did mine for awhile and I found the cart ran the smoothest at 22mph, but I felt it wasn't worth the risks involved and moved it back to the original position. Now I have carts fly by me, but it doesn't phase me a bit. So it take 5 minutes longer to get to the course, when you're playing you go the same speed as before.