| Owner | John Metric | ||||||
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| Owner's Other EVs | 2002 Mazda Miata Panic in Detroit Extinction Level Event 1966 Ford GT40 replica | ||||||
| Location | Lake Jackson, Texas United States map | ||||||
| Web/Email | WebPage | ||||||
| Vehicle | 1984 Pontiac Fiero EV Conversion - See youtube channel: dcplasmaracing Facebook: John Metric - more dcplasma build photos and videos WebPage | ||||||
| Motor | Netgain Transwarp 9 and Warp 9 Series Wound DC Homemade motor mounts position the motors mid-engine where fuel tank used to be. | ||||||
| Drivetrain | Transwarp 9 coupled to Warp 9 Lincoln Mark VIII IRS Gear Vendors 475B 1:1 and 1:0.78 2 speed Ford 8.8" Spool 3.08 rear end Yes, in a Fiero. See Powerof DC website for Slalom course video www.powerofdc.com/gallery.html | ||||||
| Controller | Cafe Electric Zilla Z2+2K-EHV The best, 2000 Amp 375V rating times two. We have two zillas in there to hold maximum motor voltage down the entire track. | ||||||
| Batteries | 90 A123 Systems A123/Enerland PQ-4400-XF2-6S, 22.20 Volt, Lithium-Polymer Three 7P30S for a total of 7P90S. 862 Battery HP from 175lbs of battery. | ||||||
| System Voltage | 333 Volts | ||||||
| Charger | Brusa NLG05 Lite version, does 3.1 amps at 375V. Nice extension cord rated model. I have had no problems with it. Very sturdy. Backup Manzanita PFC30 | ||||||
| Heater | It's Houston, I have solar heating. | ||||||
| Instrumentation | 2 instances of ZillaView and a netbook screen at same time. See facebook photos for what that looks like. | ||||||
| Top Speed | 155 MPH (249 KPH) Best Trap so far 155 MPH at the Texas Mile. We were still accelerating at 180Volts on the motors, we have run up to 200V before. | ||||||
| Acceleration | 60 ft time 1.55 secs 2.3 0-60 by WallaceCalculators.com 6.30 1/8th mile 9.898 1/4 mile 14 sec 0-100-0 33seconds to one mile. | ||||||
| Range | 24 Miles (38 Kilometers) LiPo's are finicky on top end and bottom, I do not plan on straying too far from home. Effectively I will stay at about 80% of this to stay away from strandings. | ||||||
| Watt Hours/Mile | 355 Wh/Mile Haven't really got a lot of data on this as this is a purpose built drag racer. | ||||||
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| Seating Capacity | 2 adults | ||||||
| Curb Weight | 2,556 Pounds (1,161 Kilograms) Weighed on nice set of Intercomp scales. I have nearly every original interior item for the car for shows. | ||||||
| Tires | Front 195/50R16 GY Eagle Rear 225/60R/16 Eagle GT or 255/50R16 BFG drag radials 26.6" x 9" X 16" 44psi or 255/50R16 BFG Drag Radials on Track 26.1" X 10" X 16" 12psi | ||||||
| Conversion Time | Almost three years. | ||||||
| Conversion Cost | Uh, yeah, ouch. | ||||||
| Additional Features | Original specs: Three packs weigh 155 lbs including BMS. Each box is about 13" x 11" x 9". all three plus BMS, fuses, and charger fit in rear trunk(21.1 litres). Room for three more packs. 6 X 4.4Ah = 26.4Ah 45/90C 333V Nominal 375V Pk effective race at 350-360V 26.4Ah X 333V = 8.8kWh 250V X 2400A = 600kW pk (800batHP peak) Best run to date: 60ft 1.551 660ft 6.3(also hold World Record for MC/A2 class) 660mph 112mph 1320ft 9.898 (also held World Record for MC/A2 class) 1320mph 134.4 mph (also held World Record for MC/A2 class) 2640ft 134.5mph 5820ft 155mph (fastest standing one mile heard of for conversion) | ||||||
| Weight figures include BMS, box, cables, batteries Volume is to outside of battery box, includes air gaps, bms boards Specific Data - Actual 4.97 HP/lb peak power 2.64 HP/lb continuous rating 8.15 kw/kg peak power 23.7 kw/liter peak power 0.34 KWH/liter 0.12 KW/Kg | |||||||
1984 Pontiac Fiero
“DC Plasma”
Last Updated 02-18-2013
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