Is someone here running a car with the SDU reversed?

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espriev
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Is someone here running a car with the SDU reversed?

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Hello,
I am a new member here, and I have a project that looks to be well suited to a Tesla SDU.
I have done some lurking and reading and see several posts about running a Tesla SDU with the drive unit in 180 degree orientation from stock, and swapping forward & reverse (with various things done to compensate such as modifying the parameters, reworking / removing / remoting the oil pump, reversing the motor leads ((??? can't think of a pretty way to do that!)) and so on...
Is anyone actually running a car set up this way and have some real world results to report?
It would be of such great help to know if this is a practical solution or a possibility that is best avoided.

Thanks!
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Re: Is someone here running a car with the SDU reversed?

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espriev
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Re: Is someone here running a car with the SDU reversed?

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Thanks for the thread link, the project is similar to mine (mid engine donor vehicle) and looks to be very nicely implemented!
It does appear to have been run for a time, I have posted an inquiry on his very informative thread.
Any other real use results would be appreciated as well!
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