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Just wondering to what point you got up to with the Synergy drive?
Im thinking of buying one from an 06 model which is more powerful?

 

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That project is on hold until I build the next batch of the MIMA modifications for the Honda Insight.
I have the Inverter, and two of the synergy drive trannys, one has been modified with the welding of the planetary gear so the two motors work together.
The actual Hp of MG2 is closer to 67 than the 40 I originally posted.

Mike I had a read of your Blog and some nifty hacking with Cajones.
Good to hear its more like 67 as I thought perhaps the early ones had 40.
I can also get the rest of the inverter and harness.

The donor had a Nimh battery thermal runaway issue and took the whole cabin with it. Go Nimh make more of these parts available to EVers!

 

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80hp and 350lbs torque is ridiculous!!
I was reading some information on the inverter that someone was hacking and analyzed to find that its actually a slave to the ecu.
This should create some difficulties in the conversion no?

The drives I have are the second generation system,This page compares the two versions.
http://www.electrifyingtimes.com/prius2004.html
The 10KW MG1 is usually not considered in the HP ratings but in my welded planetary configuration the two together with the second gen HV inverter, we should see more like 60KW.
The interesting number is the torque, which combined should be in the 350 FT lb range. On a light weight Insight, that should burn tires.

 

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Yes please there must be more Prius wrecks out there ready to tamper with.

On another note does anybody know if thermal runaway is common on the battery packs? The one I can buy suffered this with the original Nimh.