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Second section

 

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Done painting. A little rough but first time with gravity feed guy. I hated it!

 

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Changed the title to electric!

 

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Now I'm testing the thing off and on the road. I want to make sure I like its performance before I spring for lithium. Pretty happy so far and would like to lose some of the 700lbs of batteries!

 

[Dustin_mud]

Very cool, I been working on my plans to build a full tube buggy ev crawler. How long are you getting on a charge off-road?

 

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Very cool, I been working on my plans to build a full tube buggy ev crawler. How long are you getting on a charge off-road?

I average about 10-20amps while rockcrawling. On 93ah/c1 rated batteries. About 5-6 hours. With a big lithium pack should last all day!

 

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I keep track of my battery with a Clean Power SOC meter.

 

[Dustin_mud]

That is great to hear, good job.

 

[Dustin_mud]

The two of my biggest decisions is, ac worth it and my gearing? I want to gear it like I would ice on 37s but not sure I need that much or more.

 

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You absolutely need AC. I can't imagine wheeling without engine braking. It gives you the same control as going up hill. I am using a 4 to 1 t case and stock 3.73 ring and pinions which gives me a 70:1 overal crawl ratio. I run about 115 to 1 on my ICE samurai. I also notice that I use less amps at a higher rpm so a little lower gears are good, but I don't need as much as the gas rig.

 

[Dustin_mud]

Have you thought about running a idol? That way you can just let the clutch out in low and let it crawl.

 

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What I have found is that most of the time while wheeling, I drive with my left foot on the brake since I rarely need the clutch. Almost like an automatic. Plus it saves energy. I have no need for an idle. Some use it for air conditioning or power steering.

 

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This is a little vid on my adjustable regen.

https://youtu.be/_x9NewjCJ1k

 

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New batteries next!

 

[Dustin_mud]

Volt pack?

 

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Yes sir! excited to see the improvement.

 

[Yabert]

That will change everything. Well done!
Have fun and share video and pics.

 

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I'm really anxious to see how much better it will be than the lead/acid! I'll keep you posted.

 

[twright]

You will love it. In my 2000 Ford Escort, I switched from 15 8 volt lead acid batteries to 44 100 AH Lithium Iron Phosphate cells.

The car is 700 lbs lighter!

Acceleration, range and top speed are all tremendously improved. It turned my Science Project into a nice daily driver.

 

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You will love it. In my 2000 Ford Escort, I switched from 15 8 volt lead acid batteries to 44 100 AH Lithium Iron Phosphate cells.

The car is 700 lbs lighter!

Acceleration, range and top speed are all tremendously improved. It turned my Science Project into a nice daily driver.

Funny, I just got back from my first ride with the Volt pack. I did 15 miles a lot at highway speeds. I cannot believe the improvement. Almost no voltage sag, feels like twice the power and acceleration. I got the ev grin today. I am so stoked. I would drive more but I dropped my charger at Elcon this morning...