Still Slower Than The Neighbor

LV2CAMP · 07-14-2008, 04:10 PM

I finally got a lift kit and 22" tires.I was hoping to gain a few MPH but i was wrong.My junker is a 95 cc 36v with what is supposed to be a 700amp curtis controller,a 3.5 hp motor and #2 welding cable.Btw batteries 8 months old.20mph on a good day GPS.The neighbor has 03 EZ ,lifted with 22" tires,stock motor,and supposedly a 400amp alltrax controller.He outruns me on top end and pulls hills stronger and faster than me.I think my motor may be getting weak.Thanks in advance for any info or suggestions.

roady89 · 07-14-2008, 04:30 PM

Does your motor say 3.5 hp....and is that rating taken at 48 volts.

LV2CAMP · 07-14-2008, 04:52 PM

The sticker on the motor has 3.5 hp printed on it.Unsure about the voltage.I will copy all the #'s on the motor this evening and post soon as i can.BTW the neighbor's cart is 36v.Thanks again.

LV2CAMP · 07-15-2008, 07:14 AM

The motor is from Santiago golf car supply in Orange Ca.It is a 36v motor and has 3500rpm printed on the sticker.thanks

buckmanmike · 07-16-2008, 12:29 AM

If you have a 700a controller it should be able to run 36 or 48volts. If you raise voltage to 48v you will run circles around your buddy. Make sure controller is capable of 48v before trying. Controllers are very voltage sensitive.

roady89 · 07-16-2008, 06:35 AM

It should run circles around your buddy now if those specs are correct. Make sure your getting a 100% throttle signal to the controller.

LV2CAMP · 07-16-2008, 07:34 AM

My controller will handle 48v but the problem is last time i added 12 more volts,he did the same and back to square one.He GPS'ed his ez at 29mph on 48v.Mine does about 25.Is there a test i could do on the motor to see if it is on it's way out?He outrun me bad last night,i've got to do something.Btw my headlights dim a little at WOT and his does not.thanks guys for your help.

LV2CAMP · 07-17-2008, 02:07 PM

I checked the trottle signal last night.I am getting about 5400 at zero trottle and 0.1 ohm at WOT.Anyone have any dynamite???

azboo · 07-17-2008, 03:30 PM

Are you going to blow up your neighbors cart ?

LV2CAMP · 07-17-2008, 04:12 PM

Just mine.If i blew his up he would collect on insurance somehow and triple his money.That would make me more mad.He has the kind of luck that everything he touches turns to gold.

07-14-2008, 04:10 PM	#1
LV2CAMP Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: LAKE GREENWOOD S.C. Posts: 57	Still Slower Than The Neighbor I finally got a lift kit and 22" tires.I was hoping to gain a few MPH but i was wrong.My junker is a 95 cc 36v with what is supposed to be a 700amp curtis controller,a 3.5 hp motor and #2 welding cable.Btw batteries 8 months old.20mph on a good day GPS.The neighbor has 03 EZ ,lifted with 22" tires,stock motor,and supposedly a 400amp alltrax controller.He outruns me on top end and pulls hills stronger and faster than me.I think my motor may be getting weak.Thanks in advance for any info or suggestions.

07-14-2008, 04:30 PM	#2
roady89 nimda Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 13,022	Re: Still Slower Than The Neighbor Does your motor say 3.5 hp....and is that rating taken at 48 volts.
roady89 nimda Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 13,022

07-14-2008, 04:52 PM	#3
LV2CAMP Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: LAKE GREENWOOD S.C. Posts: 57	Re: Still Slower Than The Neighbor The sticker on the motor has 3.5 hp printed on it.Unsure about the voltage.I will copy all the #'s on the motor this evening and post soon as i can.BTW the neighbor's cart is 36v.Thanks again.

07-15-2008, 07:14 AM	#4
LV2CAMP Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: LAKE GREENWOOD S.C. Posts: 57	Re: Still Slower Than The Neighbor The motor is from Santiago golf car supply in Orange Ca.It is a 36v motor and has 3500rpm printed on the sticker.thanks

07-16-2008, 12:29 AM	#5
buckmanmike Gone Wild Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Snellville, Ga. Posts: 1,304	Re: Still Slower Than The Neighbor If you have a 700a controller it should be able to run 36 or 48volts. If you raise voltage to 48v you will run circles around your buddy. Make sure controller is capable of 48v before trying. Controllers are very voltage sensitive.

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07-16-2008, 06:35 AM	#6
roady89 nimda Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 13,022	Re: Still Slower Than The Neighbor It should run circles around your buddy now if those specs are correct. Make sure your getting a 100% throttle signal to the controller.
roady89 nimda Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 13,022

07-16-2008, 07:34 AM	#7
LV2CAMP Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: LAKE GREENWOOD S.C. Posts: 57	Re: Still Slower Than The Neighbor My controller will handle 48v but the problem is last time i added 12 more volts,he did the same and back to square one.He GPS'ed his ez at 29mph on 48v.Mine does about 25.Is there a test i could do on the motor to see if it is on it's way out?He outrun me bad last night,i've got to do something.Btw my headlights dim a little at WOT and his does not.thanks guys for your help.

07-17-2008, 02:07 PM	#8
LV2CAMP Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: LAKE GREENWOOD S.C. Posts: 57	Re: Still Slower Than The Neighbor I checked the trottle signal last night.I am getting about 5400 at zero trottle and 0.1 ohm at WOT.Anyone have any dynamite???

07-17-2008, 03:30 PM	#9
azboo Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pluto Posts: 20,472	Re: Still Slower Than The Neighbor Are you going to blow up your neighbors cart ?

07-17-2008, 04:12 PM	#10
LV2CAMP Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: LAKE GREENWOOD S.C. Posts: 57	Re: Still Slower Than The Neighbor Just mine.If i blew his up he would collect on insurance somehow and triple his money.That would make me more mad.He has the kind of luck that everything he touches turns to gold.

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