I left my transmission installed when I removed the engine, but the transmission was self supporting and the drive shafts weren't dependant on the engine for mounts. I still have my radiator installed due to laziness, but it will be removed and I will install a transmission cooler when I install my new motor. Usually go for $30-$40 and can be installed anyway you want. The are usually used as add-ons for towing packages and are rather small. But you can remove that and get a Transmission Cooler. Ok, since I am the only other NutCase that has done an AutoTranny, lemme give you my knowledge:įor the transmission cooler, yes it usually uses the bottom half of your ICE radiator. There has not been any major price break yet, but if these cells last as they claim, they should be cheaper than LA even at today's price.īattery cost is the largest chunk of my budget, so I am saving every penny on other parts, buying from Ebay and cherry picking EV suppliers, instead of buying a whole kit like I did with my first EV. I'd rather not post prices here, you can call or Email them for a quote. I bought from Elite Power because their price is competitive with direct orders from China, yet I have a peace of mind in dealing with US company and not worrying about customs, etc. And of course 40 cells cost less than 45 cells while providing enough power for my projected range of 50-70 miles. One of the reasons is that I want to use PakTrakr as my Battery Monitoring System and it only goes to 40 cells, also I can fit 40 cells entirely in the back of this car and will just need to upgrade rear springs to hold 500Lb of lithium. Initially I wanted 45 cells, but for many reasons decided to lower to 40. More on that later…Ĭlick to expand.I decided to use 40 cells of TS LFP160AH for a nominal pack voltage of 128V. But, again, main goal is to make auto tranny work just like OEM, truly automatic and as efficient as possible. Interestingly enough, this particular Protégé came with sport auto tranny, so it can be put in semi-manual mode, very much resembling clutchless manual conversions. I am convinced that it will turn out very nice, plus I have no choice in the matter, because primary driver of this EV refuses to learn the stick, so there you go… I am inspired by couple of successful auto conversions, by SGC and couple of other folks. I am hoping to become one of the first customers for not yet existent but already so popular DC controller designed by Tesseract and Qer from this forum, keep up the good work guys, customers are waiting in line.īefore I get flamed for automatic transmission, let me just say up front, I have read every single word on every single EV forum and mailing list regarding auto tranny conversions, so its unlikely that you will tell me something I don’t already know. The rest is pretty standard DC conversion, Warp9 motor, etc. My main technical goals for this EV are – automatic transmission and LiFePo4 battery pack. I found complete workshop manual, schematics, everything I would need to take it apart and put it back together. Protégé gets highest reviews all over the Internet, there are specialized forums, tons of technical info, upgrades, etc. While working on Miata I fell in love with Mazda’s engineering, its simple, elegant, well thought out design, high quality parts, and reasonable cost.
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