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Hey there! New to the club, but not to the forum. You guys helped me change my timing belt and install a stereo into my '02 xterra (4wd, auto, VG33ER), and gave me some good laughs reading about the horror stories of changing spark plugs. Btw, it's not that bad ?. Wait until you have to remove a portion of your supercharger, and fuel injection system to get to #4 ...that one is tricky.
My topic today is about installing a DC motor into my xterra in place of its V6. I love my little truck, its the perfect size for everything and sits high enough in the air to not blind you with headlights in the rear view, and its just so rugged and solid. My particular xterra has 160,000 on the Odo and I found out what a timing belt failure was the hard way. I've since replaced it (thank you on the awesome write ups).
But, I'm willing to bet on single handedly funding the middle east oil economy with its downright atrocious gas mileage. The supercharged models require premium, *especially* after yours truly installed an aftermarket pulley on it's eaton m62. I despise it's 14mpg average. Maybe that's just my X but it's hard to justify when I traded a 2000 mountaineer (5.0 V8) that gave back 22mpg at 55mph.
I've been looking into DC motors for a long time for their simplicity and economy, I've compared the pro's and con's on using DC over AC, and I've used the calculators (provided on most EV forums) to find out how much motor I need. Fabricating a backing plate isn't a concern for me- my big hang up is the transmission. 5 hours of a Google search gave me the name of my X's auto (Jatco) but no searching yielded me the answer as to whether or not it shares the engines ecm or if its a standalone. I'd love to keep the transmission and driveline intact. If keeping my auto/Tcase is out of the question i'll hang a pair of DC motors under the truck, and mount one to each drive axle (front and rear).
My question to you incredibly educated gentlemen, is have you ever heard of an electric conversion being done to an xterra? Or am I charting new waters here?
(Btw-I'm looking at 240V, forced air cooling, and a small generator underhood to extend range when there is no where to charge up). Thank you for all the help you've given me already, it's much appreciated.
My topic today is about installing a DC motor into my xterra in place of its V6. I love my little truck, its the perfect size for everything and sits high enough in the air to not blind you with headlights in the rear view, and its just so rugged and solid. My particular xterra has 160,000 on the Odo and I found out what a timing belt failure was the hard way. I've since replaced it (thank you on the awesome write ups).
But, I'm willing to bet on single handedly funding the middle east oil economy with its downright atrocious gas mileage. The supercharged models require premium, *especially* after yours truly installed an aftermarket pulley on it's eaton m62. I despise it's 14mpg average. Maybe that's just my X but it's hard to justify when I traded a 2000 mountaineer (5.0 V8) that gave back 22mpg at 55mph.
I've been looking into DC motors for a long time for their simplicity and economy, I've compared the pro's and con's on using DC over AC, and I've used the calculators (provided on most EV forums) to find out how much motor I need. Fabricating a backing plate isn't a concern for me- my big hang up is the transmission. 5 hours of a Google search gave me the name of my X's auto (Jatco) but no searching yielded me the answer as to whether or not it shares the engines ecm or if its a standalone. I'd love to keep the transmission and driveline intact. If keeping my auto/Tcase is out of the question i'll hang a pair of DC motors under the truck, and mount one to each drive axle (front and rear).
My question to you incredibly educated gentlemen, is have you ever heard of an electric conversion being done to an xterra? Or am I charting new waters here?
(Btw-I'm looking at 240V, forced air cooling, and a small generator underhood to extend range when there is no where to charge up). Thank you for all the help you've given me already, it's much appreciated.
