|
Electric Club Car Electric DS, and Precedent golf cars |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
03-28-2019, 12:57 PM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: May 2015
Location: North Dakota
Posts: 36
|
Upgrading cart, need advice
I have a cart with the below setup and I need advice about upgrading a few parts on it and here is why. Our town has a community days ever two years and this year I convinced them we should have golf cart races (5 different classes) and I will be in the electric open class, meaning I can have as many electric modifications as I want but must still be a golf cart motor and chassis.
Current setup: Cart: 2007 Precedent 48v 4-12 Trojan batteries Controller: Alltrax XCT48400IQ with SW180 solenoid 4ga cables Motor: Stock Tires: 23" 6” lift Batteries: 4 x12v Trojans (must buy new this year) Info & Questions: My batteries are done. I will need to change them out. I know that the 4x12v setup is not the best and at the very minimum I should go to the 6x8v setup. I have read a number of forums on lithium but there does not appear to be a relatively easy conversion out there (maybe I missed it). Any suggestions here? The more I read I see individuals not using there OBC, I have stuck with mine for charging. Should I stick with it or am I crazy for still running my OBC? My cart will currently go about 22mph with 23" tall tires with the stock motor. This speed is probably ok. Sometimes I would like to go a little faster (25 -27mph) but what I really need is acceleration, especially for this race. This race will be short, fast and furious style. Down go around a cone and back. Total length maybe 80 yards. Besides this one time racing, this cart is driven around our small town cruising. I have turned up the Alltrax controller to get it to launch better but it still loses punch after about 1/3 of acceleration. This might be due to batteries that are not in great shape. In order to get up to 22mph it takes about 1.5 city blocks (my normal settings). Where I live is flat and I mean flat, no hills at all. I have looked into getting the Admiral MOT-A4 motor but when I searched it on the forum threads I did not get the sense it was the clear winner of what I was looking for. Any suggestions here? Thanks! |
Today | |
Sponsored Links
__________________
This advertising will not be shown in this way to registered members. Register your free account today and become a member on Buggies Gone Wild Golf Cart Forum |
|
03-28-2019, 01:03 PM | #2 |
Nincompoop village idiot
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Michigan
Posts: 9,625
|
Re: Upgrading cart, need advice
I've got a DS with the Admiral MOT-A1 and it takes off like a rocketship. STock 18" tires, will do 21-22mph on grass, and gets there pretty much instantly. Spins for the first 10-15 feet...
Your best bet would be to call Plum Quick. They make their own motors and make custom motors, so if you're just looking for a drop in replacement, they would probably be best suited to steer you in the right direction. |
03-28-2019, 01:25 PM | #3 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 150
|
Re: Upgrading cart, need advice
If I was you just for this one race I would cheat and put stock tires back on. After you win go back to bling.
|
03-28-2019, 02:12 PM | #4 | |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: May 2015
Location: North Dakota
Posts: 36
|
Re: Upgrading cart, need advice
Quote:
Last edited by travis_slim; 03-28-2019 at 02:15 PM.. Reason: Added quote |
|
03-28-2019, 02:13 PM | #5 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: May 2015
Location: North Dakota
Posts: 36
|
Re: Upgrading cart, need advice
|
03-28-2019, 02:20 PM | #6 |
Happy Carting
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Southern California
Posts: 73,358
|
Re: Upgrading cart, need advice
Stock tires 18-20" max and FSIP Speed motor. No rpm limit, high throttle rate, for one run only ...it should be doing 30 plus mph in 200 feet Or something like that.
|
03-28-2019, 04:36 PM | #7 |
Nincompoop village idiot
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Michigan
Posts: 9,625
|
Re: Upgrading cart, need advice
|
03-28-2019, 09:41 PM | #8 |
Getting Wild
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 81
|
Re: Upgrading cart, need advice
But...we are going to need a video of this here race!!!
|
03-28-2019, 09:53 PM | #9 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: May 2015
Location: North Dakota
Posts: 36
|
Re: Upgrading cart, need advice
Haha, no problem. I am excited to see how many we get to show up and race. We have other small towns in the area that have demolition derbys, mud runs, or hill climbs so I wanted to do something different. Hopefully it goes well and it won't be a ton of work to setup.
|
03-28-2019, 09:58 PM | #10 |
Gone Insane
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Richmond, VA
Posts: 14,214
|
Re: Upgrading cart, need advice
What kind of race is this?
Edit: My bad, I see it now. If you are making a U turn and racing I would want a non-lifted cart. Maybe even lowered. |
Tags |
alltrax, battery, lithium, motor, obc |
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Upgrading a new cart.. | Extreme DC! | |||
Advice Needed For Upgrading Speed on Stock 2005 EZGO TXT | Electric EZGO | |||
Upgrading controller in IQ cart | Electric Club Car | |||
Advice please on upgrading electrics on old Powakaddy discovery | Electric golf carts | |||
Upgrading cart from EZGO Series cart | Electric EZGO |