As above, look for PHEV batteries which are power dense rather than BEV batteries which are energy dense.

I see the new Renault 5 "Turbo" has 2x rear hub motors!
https://www.renault.co.uk/electric-vehi ... bo-3e.html
Be interesting if these actually see production?

Oh yes, KISS..
Direct drive into the 3.6 diff might have the driving force of using the ICE engine in 5th?
Which Helix motor have you looked at? If its = SPX177-45 is 150kw but has peak torque of 120Nm - so a max wheel torque of only 432Nm.
Assuming the 1.6 sigma torque is 150Nm (I think max is a ...

Interesting project. What transmission/gear reduction would you use with the Helix motor? Would that also fit in the transmission tunnel?

Don't know how far down the road you are but just 'throwing this out there'!
How about dual motor setup?
Easy to meet your power goal with 2 small motors ...

snelly wrote: ↑Fri Feb 07, 2025 5:25 pm Great video, I've have for many years been thinking of converting my 7, but I think I would miss the power & sound of a super charged 4.8L V8 in a 750kg car it at least I converted my Jeep to EV

Haha - snap - well my 7 (Dax Rush) is a supercharged 4.6 V8! you have 200cc on me

Can't help on decoding - but just to say Cybertruck parts catalogue is now on:
https://epc.tesla.com/

Haha - oh bugger - must have missed that one:
viewtopic.php?p=71083&hilit=dvla#p71083

Just heard about a DVLA consultation on registering historic, classic, rebuilt vehicles and vehicles converted to electric.

https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/registering-historic-classic-rebuilt-vehicles-and-vehicles-converted-to-electric-call-for-evidence

https://www.gov.uk ...

The 1.2tdi A2 only has around 60bhp!
The Tesla SDU seems a little over kill - unless you plan on doing some drag racing!
How about the Outlander rear motor? more powerful than your current tdi - and much cheaper than a tesla SDU & very compact.

That's just the job of your BMS - it will communicate with either your onboard changer - or offboard DC charger and let them know it's required charge rate.

Interesting project. I can't help regarding battery upgrade - but I am familiar with other VAG upgrades.
For example - when fitting a larger brake system 288 to 312mm - you can/should code the car for the new brake size so the ABS/TSC 'knows' the brake system and will adjust it's parameters to suit ...

Interesting,
Such a nice power dense motor and inverter would be great to see it in more cars.

Already have a partnership with Aston - which won't help much for 2nd hand 'affordable' motors
https://lucidmotors.com/knowledge/compa ... ton-martin

If you are going to the extra work in fitting a front motor - why wouldn't you also use that for acceleration?

The Saab 900 is a FWD with longitudinal engine and transaxle bolted underneath the engine.
I think it would be challenging if not impossible (due to available height and diameter of motor) to mount an electric motor to this arrangement.

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Probably easier to make new motor mounts and ...

I know there have been a lot of other projects on the go so the big cat project has been on the back burner. In the last video there looked like good progress on the inverter reverse engineering and the next step might have been some test drop in boards. Wanted to check if there were any test ...

I read about this 1.2million mile model S the other day - which shockingly has had 13 replacement motors!
Seems even Tesla couldn't fix it! Would be interesting to know what kept failing on these - if it was the same coolant ingress problem?

https://insideevs.com/news/699413/highest-mileage-tesla ...

I like this pump very much: VW P/N 7L0965561D
https://www.kmotorshop.com/en/article-d ... 4-22skv012
It is very convenient as its output has small angle relative to input. This makes it easier to fit into linear space.

But as for reliability is concerned genuine Audi coolant pump is the toughest ...

I notice an I-pace battery pack on ebay - 90kWh for less than £4000! very cheap per kWh!

I've heard this a bunch from normal car guys, and the logic has never made sense to me.

Coolant can't flow "too quickly to cool" through the radiator.

The radiator is removing a certain amount of heat per second. It does that regardless of how fast you're pumping the coolant through it.

If you ...

Have you tried Tesla?
They list the Model S charge port as 'over the counter' in their catalogue!

ah that sucks.
did you happen to log this 'destruction'?
I think it would be very interesting to see RPM's - and some real world data on maximum rpm's?

All I can tell you is its pretty clear Tesla is anti aftermarket therefore DIY. Most of the 5-10 seal makers I've contacted told of prior engagement with Tesla/Tier1 supplier on the coolant seal. One told me they stopped after finding out was in some kind of design competition to make one that ...

Can't help with photos but can confirm part numbers for complete traction motors - including inverter and reduction drive:
Front motor = 0EF901141AN
Rear motor = 0EF901141AM

If you're feeling 'racy' there's also a dual rear motor version from the e-tron S!
motor only PN 2&3:
right 0EF901091T
left ...

For those running a GS450h transmission, what are your rear differential ratios? Mine is 2.73 and I'm thinking of something in the high 3's to get more low speed torque.


I would work out your motor rpms at your maximum vehicle speed - then work back to see if you have headroom to increase the ...

Apologies if this is in the wrong area, if so I can move it. Long time lurker, but now starting to look at starting to build up a spec for this to hopefully build in the couple of years or so...

I have a RWD rear engined kit car, loosely based around two front rover metro subframes bolted to the ...