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bbsux
Has anyone in the group coverted thier c-car to gas power?
I bought a 1980 commutacar and it has been upgraded to 64 volts and has a curtis controller. I'll post some pics right away... I also found a citicar that I planned to use for parts. But after looking at it I was thinking that I could easily mount a motorcycle engine in the back and make a little speedster out of it... I'll keep you posted... |
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Mike Chancey
Has anyone in the group converted thier c-car to gas power?<SNIP> I also found a citicar that I planned to use for parts. But afterOh YUH, Gasoline! :^) Actually, I have seen a Citicar converted to ICE, though this one was fueled with hydrogen. I don't recall too much of the details, I think it had a small one cylinder engine, fairly large though, maybe 10-12 HP. I think it had a snowmobile style variable pulley belt drive. Keep in mind you will have to have some sort of tranny. That may make things a bit more challenging. Thanks, Mike Chancey, '88 Civic EV Kansas City, Missouri EV List Photo Album at: My Electric Car at: Mid-America EAA chapter at: Join the EV List at: |
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I am talking a motorcycle engine... They have an internal
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transmission... On 20 Mar 2002, at 22:07, Mike Chancey wrote:
Has anyone in the group converted thier c-car to gas power?<SNIP>I also found a citicar that I planned to use for parts. But afterOh YUH, Gasoline! :^) |
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Just curious....what kind of range and top speed can you get from the 64V
setup? I am assuming that 8V batteries were used in place of the standard 6V ones? What does it use for a charger? Thanks, Bob --- bbsux <bbsux@...> wrote: Has anyone in the group coverted thier c-car to gas power? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards |
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Well, I can get a little better than 15 miles (very hilly between my
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house and work, about 6.5 miles.) Top speed of 45, probably can go faster, but I don't feel the need. 8 volt batts were used yes. The charger that the person I bought it from put in is a manual one he made for it... It has a variac (spelling) and a bridge rectifier. This way I can charge fast or slow. I am planning on getting a regular charger though. This one is way too difficult to use with my Honda 2000i generator (super quiet, great for this, fits behind the seat.). It can pull more than 13 amps (on the lowest setting) from the generator and it will shut down, but only on big hills. I plan on getting a solid state charger with a 5amp and 10 amp limiter on it... On 21 Mar 2002 at 19:04, Bob Atchinson wrote:
Just curious....what kind of range and top speed can you get from the 64V |
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