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Old 05-13-2009, 11:25 PM   #18 (permalink)
Ryland
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Also remember that motors put out their peak power at 0rpm, so you get full power from a dead stop to get you going, with your 6hp golf cart motor that could be as much as 45hp for a few seconds, it's an amazing amount of power, yes it's hard on your batteries and the rest of your drive train and if you are me you learn it's hard on your suspension as well, as just the other day I had the problem of my leaf spring snapping in half, as the axle torque is countered by the cars suspension, those 6hp motors have alot of power from a dead stop.
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