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Old 02-25-2009, 07:41 AM   #41 (permalink)
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That's good brainstorming right there. You sure have a lot of imagination.

75 kw peak won't get you 5s though, especially with the added weight from the batteries and the electric motor. HP is what makes a car accelerate. Torque makes it pull nicely, but HP does the work.

Edit: I didn't read carefully. ICE in the front + electric in the rear would indeed pull incredibly fast times.


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Old 02-25-2009, 06:46 PM   #42 (permalink)
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If EM does go this route and Basjoos agrees, I will donate my spare D15Z1 and some time over the summer to this project to get his car setup with a VX motor. It would be possible to push him over the 100MPG mark easily while still retaining an OEM drivetrain.
Seriously??? I agree: a lean burn Aerocivic would get phenomenal highway mileage.

I wonder if Mike would be game...
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Old 02-25-2009, 08:02 PM   #43 (permalink)
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If EM does go this route and Basjoos agrees, I will donate my spare D15Z1 and some time over the summer to this project to get his car setup with a VX motor. It would be possible to push him over the 100MPG mark easily while still retaining an OEM drivetrain.
I'm game. My current engine, although it is still running fine, puts out a slight blue plume right after a cold start and has been gradually using more oil (a quart every 1500 miles). I was planning to try replacing it with a D15Z1 when it reached the end of its life. Wayne Gerdes said the Aerocivic would probably remain in lean burn even at 80mph. An engine swap sounds like a good summer project, possibly in conjunction with a drive up to Hybridfest. It would also give you a good chance to take a close look at, drive my car, and compare its performance to that of a normal VX.
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Wow. Fingers crossed for an Aerocivic VX!

Tas: I believe he meant the car would be using the peak 75 kW electric output in addition to the ICE to achieve the silly acceleration numbers.
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Old 02-26-2009, 10:56 AM   #45 (permalink)
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Yea! Another EcoModder meet-up at HybridFest! I'm planning on being there with the Electro-Metro this year!
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That would be great.
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That's good brainstorming right there. You sure have a lot of imagination.

75 kw peak won't get you 5s though, especially with the added weight from the batteries and the electric motor. HP is what makes a car accelerate. Torque makes it pull nicely, but HP does the work.

Edit: I didn't read carefully. ICE in the front + electric in the rear would indeed pull incredibly fast times.
You may be right since we would be between 5-6s with ~180whp/~2200-2500lbs, depending on how much was done in the way of weight reduction. The motor/batteries/electronics would add ~400lbs, but that could be offset with weight reduction like a tall 4spd instead of a 5sp (~50lbs), decent sound insulation instead of the asphalt crap on the floor (~25lbs), a patch kit instead of a full size spare (~35lbs IIRC), yanking the starter motor (~30lbs, just roll start it), yanking the break booster (~15lbs), and so on... Going balls out can result in a ~1400lbs bunny IIRC, so there's definitely plenty of weight to drop.
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If I had to guess I'd say that top gear will make their speed goal with POWER. The ALH mods easily. Nozzles + tune can get 150Whp with no noticeable loss in economy, 200 whp isn't all that hard,
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Haha. Gotta love tales of epic road trips. Good writing.

Thanks for the update, giff, "wide-eyed young edit-slave".
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