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| macpro |
 Nov 30 2006, 03:55 AM
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One more year...  Group: Members Posts: 58 Joined: 30-May 05 From: N. Richland Hills, TX Member No.: 4,168  |
Been studying the use of electric motors and wondered if it has been done successful in a 914?
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| PBritain |
Nov 30 2006, 04:34 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 85 Joined: 23-June 06 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 6,293 |
ive seen one, it was a video of it drag racing at the 1/8th mile at irwindale. it was yellow, but i cant remember where i saw the video ill try to find it, and if i do i will post a link.
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| macpro |
Nov 30 2006, 04:41 AM
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One more year... Group: Members Posts: 58 Joined: 30-May 05 From: N. Richland Hills, TX Member No.: 4,168 |
Thanks! Hope you can find it.
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| ejm |
Nov 30 2006, 05:30 AM
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I can see the light at the end of the tunnel Group: Members Posts: 2,707 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 224 Region Association: None |
This member has an electric one and so does this one.
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| gms |
Nov 30 2006, 08:11 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,721 Joined: 12-March 04 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 1,785 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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http://www.electroauto.com/gallery/vp914.shtml
http://www.evcl.com/914/ http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/573.html or you can search "Electric Porsche 914" on Google (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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| Brad Roberts |
Nov 30 2006, 03:26 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
The "go to" guy is Otmar. He builds 90% of the controllers for Stanford's electric car research programs and supplies most of the electric drag racers with 3+4 stage programmable liquid cooled controlllers. Great guy!
Tell him Brad and the 914Club sent you to him. His products are TOP notch!! Shannon is great resource also.. he just isnt "in" the electric car industry. B |
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| pjf |
Nov 30 2006, 05:25 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 132 Joined: 27-September 04 From: Ipswich, MA Member No.: 2,840 |
I haven't converted one but hope to in the future. I'm in restoration mode now and doing the research. Let me know if you'd like to compare notes.
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| jim_hoyland |
Nov 30 2006, 07:56 PM
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Get that VIN ? Group: Members Posts: 9,811 Joined: 1-May 03 From: Sunset Beach, CA Member No.: 643 Region Association: Southern California
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Many years ago the senior engineering class at Cal-State University, Long Beach did a 914 conversion. There is probably a contact in the engineering dept that can hook you up with the projects documentation.
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| macpro |
Dec 1 2006, 08:17 AM
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One more year... Group: Members Posts: 58 Joined: 30-May 05 From: N. Richland Hills, TX Member No.: 4,168 |
Thank you to all for your info. I will continue my research, I feel that the 914 platform is a perfect conversion canidate. I will be posting my progress here as I see that I can offer my experience to allow others to build a better EV.
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| Chris Pincetich |
Dec 1 2006, 10:54 AM
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B-) Group: Members Posts: 2,082 Joined: 3-October 05 From: Point Reyes Station, CA Member No.: 4,907 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(macpro @ Dec 1 2006, 06:17 AM)  Thank you to all for your info. I will continue my research, I feel that the 914 platform is a perfect conversion canidate. I will be posting my progress here as I see that I can offer my experience to allow others to build a better EV. Nice! I bought my 914 a year ago with the intention of a EV swap, still want to do it, but for now 30 mpg and interior+suspension restoration are in progress. The initial cost of the controllers and batteries is still very large, and somewhat frustrating that the best technology is uber-expensive (i.e. polymer batteries). I really want a AC with more torque or DC with regen braking...but am about $5k short to get started. Otmar is THE MAN. Contact him through Zilla controllers. Having a 914 is a good "in" with him. He was very helpful, but also a respected professional in the EV field, and had to keep our communications short because I am still in "tire kickin" mode and don't have the $$$ to put my ideas in motion. Good luck! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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