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Joined: 15/07/2006
Location: AustraliaPosts: 676
| Posted: 11:30am 25 Oct 2010 |
While the EV Hilux was off the road I decided to give it a face lift.
The damaged ADC motor gave me an excuse to go bigger. Though I will get a new armature for the ADC9. I have taken up dealership with WarP motors. ADC don't make an 11 inch. The new WarP motors arrived. About 2 weeks ago I fitted up a WarP 11. The adaptor plate fitted straight on, but I needed to modify the length of the coupling a little to work on the shaft. The shaft is the same diameter. The steel engine bracket was lengthened and strengthened.
I still have the Curtis controller. I wanted to compare between ADC9 and Warp11 with no other changes. There is a bit more torque in the WarP11. I can now take off in third gear and keep up with regular traffic, though still is not a super car. The other day I had a newer model 2.7 Hilux beside me, front row at the lights. I took off in third gear and he beat me, but only just, to 80km/hr (speed limit). Power consumption is similar to the ADC9. I will do a range test sometime to be more precise.
Speedo reading when I fitted the WarP11 is 384877 minus the 7km on the trip meter. That was the first test drive. So it can be taken from 384870.
It is now 385785 - 384870 = 915km in 2 weeks. I have to say I am happy with the WarP motor. I am sure that the other sizes in WarP and ImPulse would also deliver good performance.
Trev @ drivebynature.com