Front Battery BoxesRear Batteries and Chargers
OwnerTed Cuddeford
LocationLacey, Washington United States map
Vehicle1975 Porsche 914
MotorAdvanced DC 8 Series Wound DC
This motor replaced the presolite MTC-4001 that was in it.
DrivetrainOriginal 5 speed manual transmission.
ControllerCurtis 1231C-8601
Batteries12 Group 31, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded
System Voltage144 Volts
ChargerDual Pro Four Bank Pro SE
The charging system consists of 3 of the Dual Pro - Four Bank Pro SE chargers. This charges each battery with an isolated 10amp charger for each battery.
Heater2 Hair dryers
DC/DC ConverterKepco RKW12-27
Input range of 110 to 370VDC. Output range of 10.5 to 18.0 VDC at 27 amps. The DC/DC convertor is set to 14.8 volts. Also two 12 Volt 18 AH Powersonic SLA batteries that were the original 12 volt power source. (Thank You Pat!)
InstrumentationSpeedometer and Tachometer
Top Speed70 MPH (112 KPH)
The person who owned the car before me had taken it up to 70 mph. I have not taken out on the open highway.
AccelerationComparable to a peppy 4 cyl. ICE
Range20 Miles (32 Kilometers)
Not sure yet. Haven't got the E-meter installed Yet. I drive it on a regular basis around 15 miles with range to spare.
Seating Capacity2 person. Still has all of the rear trunk space for the targa top.
TiresFront: Bridgestone SF-406 (195/60R15)
Rear: Goodyear GA (P205/60R15)
From what I can tell this car was converted sometime around 1995. Who ever did the conversion did a good job. It has changed hands several times and gotten a new paint job before I got it. It was originally painted the porsche "Copper Metallic". It has taken the last year to make it road worthy again.

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