John metric uses lithium polymer batteries like the ones used in quad copters.
Sent from my iPad > On Jan 15, 2016, at 3:28 PM, Jack Wendel via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > Here is what I got from John Metric. His initial comment is with respect to > the fact that I saw him interviewed on a TV show. A 12 second 1/4 mile time > would be just fine. A 10 second time would be AWESOME. The problem is that > it would take slicks to hitthat 10 second time and I fear driveline carnage > would ensue due to the excessive torque of the two electric motors. > > BTW, I originally asked him about two Warp 11s. He said they were overkill > for my project. They just added cost with no real payback. > > With respect to batteries, he doesn't provide much detail. But my intial > thought was that "If they can fit batteries in a little Miata, surely I can > fit them in a Corvette!" > > Yes, a Corvette is really heavy body to start with. I kind of thought he > would mention that he was asking about my Miata Conversion when I told him > how much it would take to go fast and how much to set records in drag > racing as I represent the National Electric Drag Racing Association. So far > since that show, I have gotten calls about converting a F250 pickup,. a > hummer, and a rock climber, now a corvette.... No miatas... > > HOWEVER, I like a challenge... > > First are we on the same page? You want to go fast at the dragstrip right? > or at the Indy 500? Two completely different things. > You want to be the fastest Corvette to highway speed but have a top speed > of 100mph, thats pretty easy. > You want to go 200mph land speed racing, very much more difficult request. > > Can I ask you to give me a call. We can say 1000 things much faster over > the phone than a short email and this is a complicated subject. > > Base parts only numbers for the cheapest build for a corvette at about > 3500lbs final weight (which is about 1000lbs heavier than a miata > Conversion): > Two warp9 motors $4000 > One Zilla Controller $5000 > One drag racing battery pack $7,000 > > That should get you to the 12's like a real corvette. > > Want to spend about another $5000 on batteries you could be in the 10's. > > The real question is how much range you want, cause that's where the > project really balloons. With my drag racing hat on and the show about EV > Drag Racing, most people are disappointed in the range of drag racing pack. > 10-20miles. Of course, the one in my Miata makes 1000 battery horsepower > and has about a 40 mile range, but at a price. > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20160115/068332f3/attachment.htm> > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
