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Old 05-04-2019, 05:12 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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They showed up at SEMA with a modified new Type R Civic. Weighed parts on camera, discussed Motor Trend test results:



Here is the motor Trend article:

https://www.motortrend.com/cars/hond...-r-awd-review/

"These two permanent-magnet AC electric motors, borrowed directly from a Zero S ZF13.0 electric motorcycle, add about 50 hp and 70 lb-ft of torque to each rear wheel. They spin the wheel rims via a fixed 6.2:1 gear ratio. They're powered by Zero Motorcycle batteries with a total pack capacity of 13.3 kW-hrs. Removing the back seat and cargo area floor and mounting these batteries and the controller that makes it all work adds about 180 pounds to the curb weight of the original Civic Type R."
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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