Today’s Internet is in many ways a disappointment, but at least it’s still great for shopping. Somewhere in the depths of Ali Express is a listing for a massive V-twin diesel engine, which the YouTubers at CarsandCameras recently bought and grafted to a go-kart.
The 2V98FDE displaces 1,300 cc, produces 26.8 horsepower, and revs to 3,600 rpm—all in a package that weighs 244 pounds dry and cost $1,999.73 at the time of purchase. The specs listed on the website, the crate, and the engine itself differed; the V-twin actually had to be dropped on a scale to confirm its weight. That’s not the only way Ali Express lived down to expectations. The engine …
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Author: Stephen Edelstein
