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Well I guess there's a new Sheriff in town. Looks like EV West is about to break the Tesla internet. A buddy just sent me this, it is on Jalopnik website under EV West. It looks like it's probably going to be in the 5 figure mark. There normal Tesla LDU is in the $12,000 range I'd imagine you are looking at over $20,000 range since just that gear reduction in front is $4000 from Torque box. YIKES!!!!!

$20k was my guess as well. Nice form factor, but too spendy for me.

This ruins the space in the engine bay for a nice battery pack. Wonder what that actual price would be and spec. As I believe the gearbox is not rated to the 16000rpm the motor can do.

Sorry guys I can't get excited. This sort of shiny thing gets all the attention and helps perpetuate the myths of expensive, one off conversions. What happens if/when it breaks? Just buy another for the same price? If I were converting a rwd car today I'd just use a gs450h trans.

Looks nice for a one off with unlimited budget.
Any other application, no thanks.

Twin motors on rear axle would be better in my opinion, thats what car manufacturers do too. But for limited space for a conversion The Damiens suggested gs450h trans would be propably better in 90% of projects. Enough power for normal driving and engine bay saved for battery or charger, inverter, aircon etc.

But that pictured setup will remind some muscle car people of a big block supercharger setup and well, maybe they want to "see the power?"

Jack Bauer wrote: ↑Sat Oct 03, 2020 6:28 am Sorry guys I can't get excited. This sort of shiny thing gets all the attention and helps perpetuate the myths of expensive, one off conversions. What happens if/when it breaks? Just buy another for the same price? If I were converting a rwd car today I'd just use a gs450h trans.

I'm really interested in that opinion. The work you've done on the GS450 (and in general) is incredible and I've been learning a lot from your work and the many others who generously give their time and knowledge.

I have an etype to convert for a customer (I'm a restorer, will be first ev) and the budget is not too much of an issue. Ultimately looking for a very reliable car with at least the same performance as the original and decent range. Also ideally mostly bolt on and not requiring significant cutting of the original car (potentially reversible).

I watched all of your videos on the GS450 and certainly came to the conclusion that if I was doing a car for myself on a budget I would go that route.

Does your opinion remain the same if you were doing this for a customer with large pockets and not wanting any snagging / reliability issues after completion?

When I saw this tesla setup I thought it might be idea - I'm currently thinking 2 x Hyper 9.

Cheers

Jack Bauer wrote: ↑Sat Oct 03, 2020 6:28 am Sorry guys I can't get excited. This sort of shiny thing gets all the attention and helps perpetuate the myths of expensive, one off conversions. What happens if/when it breaks? Just buy another for the same price? If I were converting a rwd car today I'd just use a gs450h trans.

Well, front engine, rear drive for sure