club car DS speed question

[87chevy]

Originally Posted by stang99x

There isn't so much a kit as there are a few smaller vendors selling their own packages. I've done a few 36 to 48's and I've done a few resistor to solid state. I wasn't interested in trying to create speed demons so I just used a stock pds system on the solid state conversion. The pedal box conversion was the worst part

Okay that sounds good and what are the benefits of switching to a 48volt compared to leaving it at 36v?

[87chevy]

Originally Posted by joesam

This statement sticks out to me like crazy - what I think he's saying is that one of his 6v batteries drops to 2v under load. If so.....that's a battery with dead/dying cells. And that will kill the performance of his cart (unless I'm mis-reading what he stated).

Not that upgrading to 48v (with appropriate controller etc) won't make a huge difference - its just a statement he's made that needs understanding/clarification.

Yes that is exactly what I mean I have one battery that drops to a 2 when it is under a load. What would be the benefits of switching to 48v or would all new 6v batteries make a great deal of difference so that I keep the cart 36v?

[joesam]

If I were you, I'd buy a good-used battery to replace that bad one, and learn what stock performance on hills really is first. The cost would be nominal and performance on hills would show immediate improvement. That cart at 36v will never be a speed demon, however.

If you want better performance than stock, as long as you haven't poured money into appearance upgrades to that particular cart yet, your probably better off selling it and buying a newer (IQ) cart to upgrade.