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nimblemotorsports · 06-25-2014, 02:15 PM

I am converting a 97 Boxster to electric, and have a set of supercaps that can deliver 950hp. This is way more than the rear tires can handle.
My thoughts were to convert the car to awd to both accelerate faster, but also because the front wheels are where the braking occurs and instead of burning up all the power as heat in the brakes, you can regenerate that power back into the supercaps, so its ready to explode all the power back out of the turn.

The issue with normal awd cars is how to get the engine power from the transmission to the front (or back), and it is a complicated heavy solution.
But for electric, I just put another motor (or two) up front for the front wheels.
Very simple and in fact, better than one big monster motor.
Note this 740hp AWD Mercedes

The question is how to do it not just relatively cheap, as in only $50,000, but actual cheap, as in $1,000, since I was told my boxster is worth $700 at the junkyard today where I picked up some parts needed for the EV conversion

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Looking at the front hubs on the boxster, there is an axle stub that can be removed and an actual axle put in. The salvage guy recommending getting a C4 axle, but my question is will the boxster rear axles fit into the front hub?

The front shocks also drop down into the way, so they would have to be shortened, and again the junk guy said get a C4 shock. These are probably more than $1,000, so I need another way.

Ideas?

06-25-2014, 02:15 PM	#1
nimblemotorsports Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sacramento Posts: 98	AWD 950hp electric boxster I am converting a 97 Boxster to electric, and have a set of supercaps that can deliver 950hp. This is way more than the rear tires can handle. My thoughts were to convert the car to awd to both accelerate faster, but also because the front wheels are where the braking occurs and instead of burning up all the power as heat in the brakes, you can regenerate that power back into the supercaps, so its ready to explode all the power back out of the turn. The issue with normal awd cars is how to get the engine power from the transmission to the front (or back), and it is a complicated heavy solution. But for electric, I just put another motor (or two) up front for the front wheels. Very simple and in fact, better than one big monster motor. Note this 740hp AWD Mercedes The question is how to do it not just relatively cheap, as in only $50,000, but actual cheap, as in $1,000, since I was told my boxster is worth $700 at the junkyard today where I picked up some parts needed for the EV conversion . Looking at the front hubs on the boxster, there is an axle stub that can be removed and an actual axle put in. The salvage guy recommending getting a C4 axle, but my question is will the boxster rear axles fit into the front hub? The front shocks also drop down into the way, so they would have to be shortened, and again the junk guy said get a C4 shock. These are probably more than $1,000, so I need another way. Ideas?