Welcome fellow bucketeer!
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The choice of motor and transmission depends largely on your budget. More specifically, it depends on how much you invest in your battery pack. The battery pack is your engine, so to speak, and everything else should be based on it. If you have a really lightweight, energy dense, lithium pack you could save more weight with a 9" motor and manual transmission or Powerglide. The fact that you're not planning to race it makes it easier, IMO.
More details please.
The choice of motor and transmission depends largely on your budget. More specifically, it depends on how much you invest in your battery pack. The battery pack is your engine, so to speak, and everything else should be based on it. If you have a really lightweight, energy dense, lithium pack you could save more weight with a 9" motor and manual transmission or Powerglide. The fact that you're not planning to race it makes it easier, IMO.
More details please.