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[Hanaldo]

Hey all,

Currently sitting in my hostel in Rome, bored as fuck and was doin some googling which led me to create this thread.

So. What do you guys think is better, electric or petrol powered motors? Pretty sure I know the answers I expect, but wanna see if anyone has anything different to say...

[Socrates]

i've driven one of those hybrid camrys and for fuel efficiency i think electric is the better choice

[Nic_A31]

YouTube...can't remember the title but there's some old Datsun ute with an electric motor, runs 7s....I'll find it when I get home. Electric motors don't have power band / torque curves and other burden effects as petrol motors, so they make full power instantly from 1rpm upwards, which when put into something lightweight has good results.

For now I think petrol is better, but it'll be getting interesting soon.

[Hanaldo]

White Zombie? That thing is nuts.

I definitely think there is more to electric performance than most people realize. But it is rather expensive to setup a custom DC motor, so I guess that is a rather large downside...

Socs not just talking about fuel economy here. Performance included.

[Nic_A31]

Not a Datsun UTE....my bad.
Old video...i remember seeing something newer where it was even faster.

[NA_Goodness]

Thats awesome! No lag, would be good on a circuit.

Powerwise, at the moment, petrol has the advantage. So does reliability from a mechanical point of veiw, but it wont be long before we go to a museum and see the RB26 next to the horse and cart and think... Wow, thats so old and slow! I'm gonna miss screamer pipes and the sound of a rough, lumpy idle

[Hanaldo]

I'm gonna miss screamer pipes and the sound of a rough, lumpy idle

I doubt it will happen in our lifetimes. Just look at hotrods, they are still everywhere and very popular.

I don't think electric motors are too bad reliability wise? I've no idea what a 7 second DC motor would be like but I imagine it would be like any high performance engine. The experience I have with electric motors is limited to mum's Civic and the Prius that my dad rented for awhile. Both never had a single problem with the electric motor (the petrol motor gave issues in the Prius though).

[landscribble]

Thats awesome! No lag, would be good on a circuit.

Powerwise, at the moment, petrol has the advantage. So does reliability from a mechanical point of veiw, but it wont be long before we go to a museum and see the RB26 next to the horse and cart and think... Wow, thats so old and slow! I'm gonna miss screamer pipes and the sound of a rough, lumpy idle

this!! and that datto is pretty nuts!

[NA_Goodness]

I'm just hoping petrol motors are still around when I can afford to get back into the jap import world!