Here is a 1st Gen that will never have a problem passing smog.
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By the time he's got enough batteries in it to go more than a few miles, I bet it'll weigh more than the original build did.
Motor specs:
5500RPM
70HP @ 120 volt 435 amps
It's the amperage requirement that is going to bite. You need ~52 kilowatts to develop 70hp (746w to the hp).
A typical 12V car battery is good for about 500 amp/hours, or 6 kilowatt/hours. To run that beast at full output, he'll drain 10 fully-charged car batteries (10 batteries gets him his 120 volts the easiest way) completely in an hour. Of course, it won't be running flat-out constantly. Useable driving time will be about 4 hours, I'd guess.
Car batteries will weight in at around 60 lbs, so he's got 600 pounds of batteries (plus rackage, cables, and power-control circuitry) to add in.
Motor specs:
5500RPM
70HP @ 120 volt 435 amps
It's the amperage requirement that is going to bite. You need ~52 kilowatts to develop 70hp (746w to the hp).
A typical 12V car battery is good for about 500 amp/hours, or 6 kilowatt/hours. To run that beast at full output, he'll drain 10 fully-charged car batteries (10 batteries gets him his 120 volts the easiest way) completely in an hour. Of course, it won't be running flat-out constantly. Useable driving time will be about 4 hours, I'd guess.
Car batteries will weight in at around 60 lbs, so he's got 600 pounds of batteries (plus rackage, cables, and power-control circuitry) to add in.
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Well, it's definitely different. Tho, the amount of weight he'll be putting into that thing after all is said and done will make you wonder about its "performance". And, mileage.
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Most electrics that use pba batteries are deep cycle marine grade and they keep their transmissions in 2nd, may be different in rx7. But why do they always have to be painted bright ******* green? Why not british racing green at the most, or black and make it that much more spooky. Nice build though, I really like those wheels.
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