Electric motor to swap for SBC

[Rusty Nail]

Read it and weep.


Re-volting . I want one.
Bolts to the driveshaft = no transmission

Get it?
Revolting?



Engine, motor...who cares?

https://www.motortrend.com/news/tesla-crate-motor-ev-conversion-small-block-v-8/amp/

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[RecklessWOT]

disgusting.

 

[Paladin]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TX87R10]

How does it compare in performance and utilization of energy? I think it's interesting but I wonder if this is a novel thing people could do or a viable option.

Edit:

Ah reading more it seems that this obviously does not include a battery so it's not like a drop in replacement.

 

[78C10BigTen]

Instant torque would be sweet but i love my screamin v8 much more

 

[WFO]

You're going to need a long extension cord.

 

[Turbo4whl]

Ah reading more it seems that this obviously does not include a battery so it's not like a drop in replacement.

Controller, charger and the complete cooling system for the motor and batteries. Also not included.

 

[gotyourgoat]

12k and that's without a battery and no control unit whatever that is. Then there's all the accessories that were powered by the engine or it's components that will now need to be stand alone units.

Electric is still not practical. No matter how loud all these electric car or anti petroleum people yell. How many brand new crate drive lines could you get for one of these?

 

[Slybeanx]

if i could financially pick between an LS or a fully electric motor id go battery powered all the way. Seems like such a fun swap in any vehicle. And "unique" to boot.

 

[Rusty Nail]

It's still pretty neat there already is one that bolts into Chevrolet motor mounts.

Too bad those people cant figure something better to do with that time.

 

[gotyourgoat]

if i could financially pick between an LS or a fully electric motor id go battery powered all the way. Seems like such a fun swap in any vehicle. And "unique" to boot.

I've been known to put 1000k on a car in a day and a half many many times. How the hell am I gonna do that if I have to stop every how many miles and for how many hours of charge time? It would take a week.

Just not there yet. Not to mention the cost.

 

[Frankenchevy]

I’m curious why they skip the trans?

I know that’s how many oems do it, but the motors are in the hubs mostly.

There’s a company that repowers cars with electric motors, but they adapt to the input side of the trans. Albeit, they’re manuals and don’t have the efficiency losses of an automatic. I think it is in fact that EV west company...

Seems like an efficiently rotating manual would aid battery life in a heavy, blocky truck. Not to mention 4wd adaptation would be more straightforward.

I have actually been brainstorming a business to repower classic vehicles if the commies ever win and we lose petrol or it’s just too expensive. At least we could still mostly enjoy our old vehicles. We’d all discover what wind noise is all about real quick. Thank God for stereos. Looks like I’m behind the ball, again...

 

[Rusty Nail]

Haha

 

[Slybeanx]

I've been known to put 1000k on a car in a day and a half many many times. How the hell am I gonna do that if I have to stop every how many miles and for how many hours of charge time? It would take a week.

Just not there yet. Not to mention the cost.

I think electric cars fit the mold for plenty of people in cities and suburbs throughout America. And as more people move to the cities it'll only grow the market. 82% of Americans live in an urban environment and a large majority don't drive over 400 miles a day, if you divide the average driven miles by days in the year it is 36.
The only massive obstacle imo is price.

 

[Bextreme04]

I've been known to put 1000k on a car in a day and a half many many times. How the hell am I gonna do that if I have to stop every how many miles and for how many hours of charge time? It would take a week.

Just not there yet. Not to mention the cost.

That's pretty outdated. You can get 300-400 miles on a single charge now and there are 65,000 charging stations currently with almost that many currently under construction nationwide. They only take 20 minutes to bring the vehicle to an 80% charge from empty. So you would "fill up" on a long trip just like a regular car. Drive for 6 hours, pull off and plug in at a charging station, walk in and go to the bathroom get a snack and come out to an 80% charge. Its also cheaper per kWh than the equivalent amount of gas it would take.

GM is actually going to start selling electric crate conversions...
https://electrek.co/2020/10/29/gm-1977-k5-blazer-e-converted-electric-power-ecrate-conversion-kit/


I'm all for big block gas spewing old cars and trucks... but I'd take a converted electric K5 over a Tesla any day. I'd totally convert one just to daily back and forth to work, where I can charge for free. There are tons of rusted out donor shells sitting in fields, it would be a fun project