1990 golf cart..more torque

Cartdude9900

I'm Looking to buy a 1990 club car ($500)..and upgrading it. Its a 2 seater with 5 solenoids 36v and has a 2 hp motor...if i send the motor to ********* for a torque upgrade would i be able to install it without changing anything else??

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Xact1

Cartdude9900,

I would recommend that you upgrade ALL of your 6 gauge cables to 4 gauge. That means not only the battery cables, but the motor cables and any other of the 6 gauge cables carrying 36 volts.

Cartdude9900

Alright thanks, so do u agree that upgrading the motor is the best way to get torque??

Xact1

Certainly, upgrading the motor to one configured for more torque will help. However, you will need to supply that motor more current than the stock configuration. That's where upgrading the cables helps. Many forum members have stated that just upgrading the cables has provided more torque.

Cartdude9900

Ok...I guess I'll upgrade the cables before trying the motor. One other question..would 10 inch wheels and 20 inch tires add more torque or not..I saw ur cart has bigger wheels :-).

Cartdude9900

also, would a pb6 give me more torque, becasue i have not upgraded to that...
(thanks for the help)
And would it give my cart regen braking or will it just speed up my cart(if thats even a question)

A.D.

You will lose torque if you go with bigger tire, but adding larger wires may bring you back to stock. As for the PB-6 it will not add anything other then better speed control, if you upgrade the controller that is where you will see a performance increase.

Xact1

Wheel size doesn't make a difference. Tire size does. Adding larger tires will make the cart faster, but will provide less torque. This is because of the larger circumference of the bigger tire. One rotation of the larger tire covers more area than a smaller tire.

I still have stock tires and rims on my cart

Cartdude9900

all righty..when you say speed control does that mean i will have regen braking or not?
and xact1 how much speed do you get from your golf cart?

scottyb

CC made the 5 solenoid carts until 1988. Post the serial # and we can tell what yr it is
You can not give your cart regenerative braking, also the old 5 solenoid and the resistor coil carts that followed are not good candidates for speed & torque upgrades. They build too much heat. And bigger tires will only rob your motor of more power. So if you get the old cart, fix it up so it can run it's best as designed & accept it for what it is or..... be prepared to put some $ into serious upgrades. Like a Controller and more voltage ... Good Luck.