MotorWeek (produced by Maryland Public TV) did coverage of one of the
Electric car shows
a few months back. Some pretty interesting vehicles, the most interesting
being the Electric/Gas (or diesel) Hummer. Running under electric, it had
significantly better acceleration and a higher top end then the current
Hummers (what are those, gas or diesel?)
Will probably only see production for the Armed Forces. But what a sweet
offroader that would be!
Duff
'95 SLT 4x4 CC 318 4spd/OD - 3.55 LSD
MSD 6AL - MSD Blaster Coil
MSD 8.5 wires - K&N FIPK
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From MDUBOSE@SMTPGATE (Michael DuBose) {mdubose@vt.edu}, on 04/11/1998 5:12
PM:
To: DAKOTA-T@SMTPGATE {dakota-truck@buffnet.net}
On the subject of eletric cars. I am on the Hybird vehical team here at my
school and the car that we are building is a electric/hydrogen vehicle. I
won't
get into how it works but I wanted to make a point about HP. Last year we
had it
dynoed. It made about 210 HP which isn't all that much but what it really
makes
is tourque. It had a wopping 375 ft-lb of tourque. Now thats alot of
tourque.
Its so much that we constantly break half-shafts becuase some of us like to
FEEL
that power. Just my .02
Mike
Shaun.Hendricks@bergenbrunswig.com wrote:
> I think this is quite amusing. The "motor" of the future is not
dependent
> upon cams, cranks, timing, lift.... or for that matter, internal
combustion.
> Electric motors already are capable of turning more horsepower (accurately
at
> that) more controllably than any IC engine of comparable weight. I've
read
> about 50lb motors turning over 150hp. Imagine 4 of those coupled to each
> wheel of your Dak and a small 800cc engine turning a generator to power
them.
> Chrysler already had a diesel/electric Intrepid at the Anaheim Auto Show,
and
> I was dissappointed to hear that they have "NO PLANS" to actually make
such a
> car, even though it got 70mpg and was just as powerful as the current
> Intrepid: to which I say "Why not you idiots!???" I get so pissed when
the
> car mfg's whine and moan about the CAFE <sp?> standards they have to
follow
> and when they find a solution they don't want to do it.
>
> Shaun H.
>
> ---original message---
> Whit,
> Maybe the OBDII misfire sensors are the main problem... Dont send a Kid to
> do a Cams work. The 380 HP crate's cam is 288-292 duration, .501/.513
> lift. Might work since in '95, no misfire sensors!! A few other grinds
are
> out there from Comp cams etc. that are more agressive than the factory HP
> cam. Also GM is pushing 10.8:1 compression ratios and getting 300+HP.
> The 380HP crate says 9.0:1. Not bad since the heads are iron and
> detonation is a reality with 10.8:1+ iron heads. maybe a 360 magnum
> aluminum head is in the works!!! with matching 10.+:1 pistons!! and and
> and.... I gotta go take a walk...
> BKB
-- Michael D.Wants a 99R/T RC Got a 84 Chrysler LaserXE
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