Congrats on getting your truck driving! This is one of my favourite build threads on OpenInverter, full of technical detail but also very entertaining.

Feel free to correct me anyone, but I think bypassing the boost stage means the inverter can only deliver the same max voltage as the battery. But Damien has said/shown that these gearboxes don't need 650V.

The fuzzy part is MG1, as thats the part that isnt operating as per factory in these conversions. Helpfully in the 300h box, the MG1 ratio is lower than MG2 , so its already spinning slower by a decent chunk with a locked input shaft.


That's very interesting/encouraging! I've been following the ...

It's a quirk of this forum that Outbox means something different from what I'm used to with other messaging systems. Caught me out too the first time I sent someone a PM.

I would be interested, assuming the items are in full working order as far as you know. I'm in the Mitcham area, not far from you.
But don't want to complicate matters if you're already negotiating with someone else.

It does seem like what the authorities are really concerned about is preventing/discouraging potentially dangerous conversions... but instead of tackling that directly, they're simply discouraging ALL EV conversions by taking an illogical zero-tolerance approach to both the tax class rules and the ...

Hi, before you go down this route as far as I understand it the is300 is not fully supported by the Zombieverter at this time. It is not a selection option in the current software version. It is "under development" so you may be waiting some time for a driveable solution when you have finshed your ...

Domt177 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 02, 2023 2:42 pm Have had my L110 running and driving in my car up to ~30mph at the moment, haven’t been able to test higher speeds yet. (Will update when I do)

Ah, I forgot your project, just seen your latest update. Looks good

hi, does something speak against using the L210 gearbox as if it were an L110?
I just want to ask before I buy :)


Maybe I shouldn't be the one answering this as I'm a beginner myself, so happy to stand corrected, but as I understand it:

"Pros" of using L210 instead of L110:
L210 is somewhat ...

Looks good

Many thanks to Damien for the fix (and for all the previous work of course)

Interesting question! The Zombieverter is a marvellous project, very ambitious and wide-ranging, but clearly still in development.
I was intrigued to note that a clever chap got a 210 gearbox running with yet another option - using a Prius Gen 3 inverter with the dual-motor OpenInverter board.
Each ...

I've tried to send a PM but it's stuck in my outbox at present. I'd be interested in one of the VCUs at least - I'm in the UK.

I'm sure the iPDM will be useful. But mainly I just wanted to say that I find this Omega build very inspirational, in showing what results can be achieved... particularly for those of us considering going down the Maguire Lexus route

Your cables are a work of art, very nice

I suppose I'm always looking for the simplest/crudest solution, but could you just have a manual switch in the car to control power to the VCU? Then you can turn it on when you're about to drive or charge, and turn it off when you're leaving the car out of use to save battery drain. Alternatively ...

When assessing whether a newly converted vehicle needs an IVA or not, is the DVLA only strict on cutting/welding done specifically for the EV conversion, or do they then apply the same strictness to unrelated welding work on the body? What I mean is, if I carry out my conversion making use of ...