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Old 09-17-2015, 10:04 PM   #300 (permalink)
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At this point I'm hoarding it.

I have a stroker 1776 VW engine (the legendary 'mileage motor') that's been on the shelf longer than the MGR that I should probably do something with first.

I now have a fuller appreciation of the need for DC-DC converters, chargers, heaters, heated/cooled battery boxes and all. I follow EVTV on CAN Bus and those new solid-state batteries. It looks like things will change a lot by the time I'm ready to move forward. I lurk in the AC controller thread to keep up on that. I got excited and jumped in a little early.

My goal now is to put a 1/3 scale model into the Darko windtunnel in 2016. My Cortez motorhome is gone so I can't use the drivetrain from it. The Lexus MGR should push something the size of a VW bus. Basically this about 8/10ths the size.



The worlds-fastest record is up to 138MPH, so that's out.
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