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Old 01-16-2009, 03:23 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MPaulHolmes View Post
A blower will make a huge difference! I have a 60 pound 6.7" motor. It's rated at 24v 103amp for 1 hour, and I'm running it at 72v. The car weighs around 2000-2200 pounds, and the motor would get really hot after about 5 miles of hard driving. Now, with the blower it only gets warm after similar driving. The difference is like night and day.
That is definitely good to know! I am still working on the grill cover to connect the blower to the motor, but right now it's so cold the blower isn't quite needed. My last few trips the motor has been cool, probably due to better EV style driving, but I want this sucker as idiot proof as possible.

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