MattP Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Has anyone on here converted a dirty old Mk4 Supra to Electric yet or are we all sticking with our 2J... It just seems remarkably popular at the minute in classic car circles and of course generally speaking they will thrash mild Single Turbo setups in the performance aspect aswell as indulging us with a southerners Smug factor when entering ULEZ zones. Discuss... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 somebody in the USA is doing this. Stuckinthe90s on instagram i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mharvey Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 (edited) There’s a chap in the states currently dropping a Tesla drivetrain in one. He’s on Instagram, username ‘stuckinhe90s’ It’s not finished yet edit: Ric beat me to it. It hadn’t refreshed my end haha Edited October 4, 2021 by mharvey (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattP Posted October 4, 2021 Author Share Posted October 4, 2021 Funnily enough that's what I saw yesterday.... So should we all just get in line and hand over our money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, MattP said: Funnily enough that's what I saw yesterday.... So should we all just get in line and hand over our money? Be really interested to see the weight of battery and where it goes compared to the stock car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattP Posted October 4, 2021 Author Share Posted October 4, 2021 Surely can't be much heavier than our pig iron 2J blocks and associated bits. We can all make turbo noises with our mouths it will be glorious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 7 minutes ago, MattP said: Surely can't be much heavier than our pig iron 2J blocks and associated bits. We can all make turbo noises with our mouths it will be glorious. We won’t need to depending on the power train we will be decimating all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burna Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 It will handle like a dog, like a Tesla does, due to all the extra weight, but Americans don't care about that as they mostly interested in straight line drag racing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Style Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Yeah electric cars are not light at all. Aren't the smallest Teslas like 2 tonnes? That sure as hell doesn't come from a heavy interior! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Electric turbo's are still under rated. Torqamp really hasn't been utilised as much as it should have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJI Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Sacrilege. One of the best ICE's of all time to be fitted to a car in the MkIV, to even think of replacing it with a milk float motor? The shame! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc92 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 I found the youtube, cool project. It looks like the batteries are sitting higher in the car than the Tesla, so I'm sure it'll be a pig in the corners but at least it'll be fast in a straight line. And lots of weight over the rear wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattP Posted October 6, 2021 Author Share Posted October 6, 2021 So your all on board.... Splendid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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