Thank you Dwain. That is what I wanted to know. I've bookmarked your site so when I start buying components I will see where things stand. The EVGlide also means I don't have to look for a manual transmission vehicle since they are not as plentiful now days.
On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 6:52 PM, Dwain Swick <[email protected]> wrote: > David > I have an EVGlide in my own S10. I originally built this conversion several > years ago with a clutchless manual tranny. When we developed the EVGlide, I > used my truck for testing purposes. It was hard to tell any difference in > range. What I did notice was the control. With the manual tranny, you had to > pause at neutral to allow the syncro's to control the gear speed before > engaging. There was a tendency to wear out syncro's after a short time. With > the planetary and hydraulic clutches, shifts were quicker, smoother and no > clashing. With the manual tranny, getting on the on ramp and trying to blend > with traffic was dicey. That pause to shift while going down the on ramp > made you pucker up. With the EVGlide, you floored the throttle and shifted > at 40 to 45 without letting up on the throttle. Much more comfortable in > traffic. > If you build with a manual tranny and clutch, you will need a flywheel. That > will temper your acceleration and deceleration. > The HPEV motors have the same mounting configuration as the WarP9 and the > WarP11 and fit our adapter plates. I have a customer who is mounting our > EVGlide to HPEVs tandem motor which should make things exciting. He is just > starting his build, so I don't know how it will work out. I have another > customer who is mating the EVGlide to a special built eleven inch GE motor. > This is going in a Cobra kit car which weighs less than 3000 lbs. with > batteries. You'll probably see him at the drags. > Try our web site for more information, kansasev.com. > Dwain Swick > > ________________________________ > From: David Nelson <[email protected]> > To: Dwain Swick <[email protected]>; Electric Vehicle Discussion List > <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2013 8:01 PM > Subject: EVGlide vs manual transmission efficiency differences WAS: Re: > [EVDL] Feasibility question > > Hi Dwain, > > Do you have any data on the efficiency difference between the EVGlide > and a manual transmission? I'm looking to do an S-10 conversion in a > year or two and am looking at one of the HPEVS AC motors. I'm planning > a 100+ mile range so wonder if you know of or have seen any > differences between the two setups, all other things being equal. > > I assume you can adapt to most any motor? > > Thanks, > > On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 5:42 PM, Dwain Swick <[email protected]> wrote: >> Barry >> We have been building our version of an automatic transmission for a few >> years now. Our EVGlide is a modified Powerglide. We are connecting the >> motor directly to the transmission thru a coupler and adapter plates. We >> eliminate the torque converter. We cut off the bell housing as it is no >> longer needed. This makes a compact motor/transmission unit. We add an >> auxiliary pump to maintain pressure when stopped. The valve body has been >> modified to make it a manual shift. Most gear ratio's allow the vehicle to >> run 40 to 45 mph in low gear so low gear is all that is needed on most city >> streets. >> I don't know much about controlling the four wheel drive, but it seems the >> drive could be adapted to the EVGlide. I would think the weight of the F150 >> and the extra drag of the four wheel drive, you would want an eleven inch >> motor. >> The normal automatic will tend to shift to a higher gear at a lower speed. >> This will make an electric motor tend to pull more amps which will give you >> poorer performance and shorter range. The manual shift puts the driver in >> control. With the EVGlide, the gears are a planetary and always engaged. The >> clutches are internal and controlled hydraulically. When you move the >> shifter to a new position, you instantly get that gear. >> Because the unit doesn't use the torque converter, there isn't any need >> for an oil cooler. The slippage in the torque converter is where the oil >> gets hot. >> Dwain Swick >> kansasev.com >> > > > -- > David D. Nelson > http://evalbum.com/1328 > http://www.levforum.com > > -- David D. Nelson http://evalbum.com/1328 http://www.levforum.com Nokia Lumia 920 Windows Phone 8 _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
