Robert Salem wrote:
>
> It "has been" a good EV summer for my VW pickup(Electrk). Did
> well at "Power of DC " 15.856 sec, 80.14 mph and
> starting going to Wednesday Grudge Nite Races At National Trails,
> best low 16s. Just had installed my new carbon fiber hood and
> lost another 20 lb of GVW and was ready for testing. As a John
> Wayland follower (kostov and 240 volts of hawkers ) I am finding
> out how hard it is to keep it all together. Last year it was
> clutch, motor and a little controller tweaking. Throw in a couple
> of cvt joints and then this Wednesday nite. Had warmed up the
> batteries with test runs ,changed it up then loaded it up on the
> Tow Dolly and of to National Trail with my trusty co pilot Dave
> Erb. National Trails is only 35 miles on the other side of town
> of town so less than a hour trip. Unloaded, tech, a few hard pass
> around the back of the parking lot , back on the charger (PFC-20)
> off the 5500 watt generator. The charger just finished up as the
> call for time trials came. Off we went to the staging area. This
> is a fun place to race because I can run in the import class
> which are in the 12s to 18s range. To the chase, well I get
> staged in first gear with the two little yellow lights on and the
> tree starts to march down. Yellow , Yellow, Yellow, Green and
> away I go. Just flooring the go petal, good reaction time (.600)
> and then nasty nosies and high reving motor rpms. Dead on the
> track about 60 feet off the start line. One dropped transmission,
> maybe the final who knows till I pull it a part. ATV tows me off
> the track and it is a short night at the track.
> So I am looking for a new(used) transmission for a
> Rabbit. What should I be looking for ? Otmar and Bill Dube are
> vw racers , any ideas what to go with ??
>
> Robert Salem 81 VW pickup 240v, Kostov, DCP-1200
> Columbus ,Ohio
>
> PS Thanks Greg Pokorny for all the hard work and making "Power of
> DC" a great race. I got 15 passes down the track.
> Also thanks for trying to make a fall Ohio race happen.
Humm because of the weak trannies in these little imports... I have a
spare for Goldie, then I got the Fiero.
Well it's a little stronger. And the T-Rex 1200, well makes barley 600
amps.. so I don't have any issues with too much torque. Sigh.
Also it's clear to me that I need somthing with a 8 inch or greater
differential in the back end if I want to get anything that REALLY
luanches. I think a Mini pickup with a narrowed 9 inch Ford would keep
me happy.
Don't get me wrong the Fiero will stand on the back two IF you have
about 1500 motor amps. A hot set of fresh Yts or NIcads, and the Raptor
1200 from Goldie has done this.
Also I want NIcads!!!..... 1500 amps from 20 lbs, and that's at 24
volts a battery, is to die for.
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Rich Rudman
Manzanita Micro
www.manzanitamicro.com
1-360-297-7383,Cell 1-360-620-6266
