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Originally Posted by stou0220
I am not sure where to find the motor serial and tag, I don't see it on the motor. I wasn't aware that the shaft was so strange, although I am not surprised. Some custom lathe work should be able to solve that hurdle if necessary, although it is costly.
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The shaft and the mount, the motor sits in between sort of a cradle that limits what you can do.
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Originally Posted by stou0220
I am still learning with this project, but how wouldn't a bigger motor yield greater performance? For example, the D&D ES-31B is a 72-120 volt motor that is rated at 25 HP continuous, 40 HP Peak. I know range is sacrificed, but wouldn't this motor provide greater speed? Or are my gear ratios restricting too much to make a difference?
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Yes a bigger motor has more power but only if it fits in there, which is questionable.
If your car is like mine, You will be turning around 6300rpm's give or take at 45-50mph. Changing your tire size helps a little but getting out of 2nd into 3rd gear is what makes a hi-speed miles feasable.
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Originally Posted by stou0220
Regarding the batteries, I can't tell you what happened to them before I got them, but those 3 appear to still work. I may end up in the midwest sometime in the next 3-6 months, but if we can work out a way to migrate them to you before then I say let us do that!
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Regardless of their condition I am willing to "try" messing with them the way I did on the 05's that came with this car, likely some will come back fully and some will probably die in a few months.