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Old 01-15-2013, 10:10 PM   #20 (permalink)
jray3
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Originally Posted by wmjinman View Post
I believe we were talking about putting this "in" the driveline right behind the transmission (in a RWD). - before the differential. - Not in the axle. Wouldn't that be ok (differential-wise?)
Absolutely. The first 'modern' example of this that I'm aware of was done on a Subaru Justy (awd!?!), but that guy just proved the concept and moved on to the next sparkly idea. There is a kit from NetGain Technologies for vehicles with OBDII called the EMIS that uses a TransWarp motor- made for direct-drive applications.
I'm only aware of one hobbyist who built this, and his results were not impressive. Hybrid Conversion
Doing it with an AC motor like the AC50 should double the impact or better through adding regen to the equation...
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