Garia 450 Amp Controller?

[RJM]

Hello,

I am desperately looking for help on upgrading the controller in my ‘18 Garia. I was looking at 450 amp Curtis controllers but am having issues confirming fitment. Do you possibly have any suggestions? I do have a Curtis OEM programmer as well. I know once I figure out a controller it will need to be programmed as well.

Stock, it has a 275 amp Curtis 1234 controller.

Any help or pointing in the right direction would be very appreciated.

Thanks!
Ray

[RJM]

It seems like there was essentially one gentleman who could help with this and he is not currently available…

[InVision]

We have a 2011 2+2 Garia LSV. I never was able to get a programmed 450 amp controller. I did get a 350 amp programmed. Lost contact with the guy that helped me. Non responsive. Looking thru my emails I see that he stated that a 450amp controller will not get anymore speed than the 350amp. It could help some with torque but he wondered about the cabling....

He did say that the Garia speed (low /high) switch would not work.

Some notes I have -- 7000 RPM is the max for the Garia motor. That equates to 34mph max with standard gears. If you change gearing to get 40+ MPH it really kills the range. With OEM 275A Curtis controller it struggled to get to 7000 RPM. When I went with the 350A controller it would pull to the limit of 7000 RPM and then some. When you plug the 1313-4401 Curtis OEM programmer on the Garia with the 350A controller there is a NEV section at top that allows you to set the top speed in RPM. I set ours to 6750 which get us a solid 33 mph. There are bunch of controller settings accessible by the programmer. I really have not messed with most of them except I set the NEV max rpm. I set it down when we have company and other folks are driving buggy. I also increased the neutral braking some to save the brakes somewhat.

Love to hear what others have experienced and tried.

The Garia is a nicely refined LSV. Glad we bought ours 12 years ago because we could not handle the 2023 prices. Buying a used one is generally more expensive than a new top of line Clubcar. But those are few and very far between.

M

[TheCartBoy]

Ive never seen a Garcia golf cart before but have tuned Curtis controllers. If you want to share a CPF file from your controller I'll look if there are settings that can be changed to improve speed

[InVision]

Thank You so much !! I am fine with speed. I guess I could use some more torque and range. I have not made a CPF file before. I take it that I would use the SD card on side of 1313-4401? Not that knowledgable on controller setting. I will contact you if I decide to tinker some. Again thank you for your reply and offer.

M

[TheCartBoy]

Yes SD card or mini USB cable in the bottom of the handset. The manual explains how to make a CPF.

[TheCartBoy]

Adjusting power limiting map could give more torque