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Old 11-25-2008, 01:35 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by theunchosen View Post
It's more simple to swap out the trans for an EM, but then you still have to spin an axle thats 4-5 feet long and several inches in diameter.
Huh? What sort of car do you plan on converting? Two half-shafts an inch or so in diameter and a couple of feet long on anything I've owned recently. Even in old rear-wheel drive, solid axle setups the shaft that actually spins isn't all that thick.

Of course you have the CVJ/DOJ on each end, but you would need something similar if you were going to attach an electric motor to the wheel via a shaft. I think what I'm trying to say is that you've already got a well-engineered & tested transmission-to-wheel connection, so why re-invent it when the gains seem likely to be marginal? You can (I think) buy suitable motors & adaptors pretty much off-the-shelf, so why not do that, and invest your time & money in getting the Stirling engine part to work.

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