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Originally Posted by Tremelune
Very, very cool. The key being that you're not losing performance by going to electric. You'll have more torque when you really want it and less horsepower when you don't. I'm surprised the weight distribution wasn't changed more drastically, with less motor and more batteries up front. Is the electric motor that heavy (or is fuel really that heavy)?
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Gas is just over 6 lbs/gallon, so at 20 gallons the tank was about 120 lbs. I'm adding a net 200 lbs to the front.
The motor is 156 lbs. The charger and controller are about 30 lbs each. I got rid of a 400 lb engine, and the net rear gain is about 100 lbs.
So after updating my numbers (I ended up using different batteries from my original plan), it looks like I will be 300 lbs over stock, and the distribution will move forward by 3% (41%/59%). I hope that doesn't mess things up too much. I did take ride height measurements before I started and I may be able to modify the suspension with after market parts if needed.