Mount YFM200 engine at 15° for buggy

[Ben Cramp]

I am hoping one of you knowledgable people can answer this for me. I have a yfm200 moto 4 engine I want to put in an off road go kart. I would like to mount a sproket where the drive exits the case before the u joint so that I can get rid of drive shaft and make engine bay compact. To do this I would mount engine 90° to axle but would also need to tilt it forward 15° to account for the angle the drive exists rear of casing. Would that be ok? Would oil pump etc still work. Any advice greatly recieved.

[MarkinAR]

while 15 degrees doesn't seem like much, i wonder if that would affect the pickup tube or oil draining back down the cylinder.  I would doubt there is a clear answer to that question.  Maybe take the clutch cover off, tilt it 15 degrees and give it a look?  Sounds like a neat project though!

[Ben Cramp]

That's great advice. Ill have a look behind the clutch cover.

It's to replace an old honda c90 engine we are currently using. Bit under powered and desperately need reverse in our property. 

 

Thank you again. Much appreciated. 

[MSUGeoman]

Is there room in where the pickup tube goes to add in a baffle? Another option would be to modify the pickup tube. Wouldnt think 15 degrees would cause any crank oiling issues, but haven't gotten that far into the engine yet on our YFM200...