Duncan Posted April 28, 2013 Author Share Posted April 28, 2013 OK now the serious mods have started.....straight from the Nissan jp factory accessories.... Surely LEDs add kw? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/419341-building-a-leaf/page/2/#findComment-6830630 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRATED Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Nooooo................. Led's are going to cost you .0007 of a km per charge! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/419341-building-a-leaf/page/2/#findComment-6831546 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBS206 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Those last 70 cms could be the difference between being able to close the garage door or not... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/419341-building-a-leaf/page/2/#findComment-6831596 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 lol, lucky it is downhill from the street to the garage Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/419341-building-a-leaf/page/2/#findComment-6831944 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victory Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 I saw those on ebay (they come in other colours as well) and I was wondering who would be the first one in the Skyline community to have one on there car - I should have guessed it would be Duncan Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/419341-building-a-leaf/page/2/#findComment-6832889 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan Posted April 30, 2013 Author Share Posted April 30, 2013 ebay where? I got the damn thing from Nissan jp, it's a genuine leaf part! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/419341-building-a-leaf/page/2/#findComment-6832941 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victory Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 They also came in red but I thought being a coloured light on the front of a vehicle they would be illegal so I did not buy them - they look cool though Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/419341-building-a-leaf/page/2/#findComment-6833500 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XKLABA Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 very interesting, electric blue CE28s are we going to see some neons under this Duncan the lithium battery I brought for my 34 will full charge in 6mins and weighs 1.1kg, but was a exy Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/419341-building-a-leaf/page/2/#findComment-6834056 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan Posted May 6, 2013 Author Share Posted May 6, 2013 haha that is pretty bright. maybe fluro orange te37s? on a more serious topic, we got our hands on these the other week and installed them over the weekend. Blitz ZZR setup Hopefully none of this was important....can't read a word The install was easy (and damn, how much cleaner is an electric car with 3,000klm compared to a ute with 500,000klm!). Excellent improvements, it's gone from a soft and rolly hatchback to reasonably acceptable handling. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/419341-building-a-leaf/page/2/#findComment-6840740 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Rogers Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Did it affect the range at all? I figure fiddling with one aspect on this car changes something else on it. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/419341-building-a-leaf/page/2/#findComment-6840951 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan Posted May 6, 2013 Author Share Posted May 6, 2013 Interesting question mate...and over time I should be able to answer it. The carwings setup records each journey and average economy, so I should be able to compare pre and post suspension change once there is a decent amount of average dataThis setup is 30% lighter (and you would normally count half the suspension as "unsprung") and 30mm lower which would both normally help economy.But the interesting thing is, pretty much everyone is interested in the range and impact on range of doing things to this car. If you take a step back, who here has ever thought twice about fuel economy before changing shocks? or an airbox, exhaust, cooler etc etc. To me the car can be improved for my preferences by modifying it instead of sticking with the factory compromises. If I have lost 1-2klm (1%) of range from any given change it is kind of irrelevant. I am more concerned about when I change the tyres from eco to grippy ones, that could have a 5 or maybe even 10% impact.I suspect I will get less range now because it is much more fun to drive fast Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/419341-building-a-leaf/page/2/#findComment-6841127 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victory Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 What is this thing called fuel consumption???????? If you drive a performance car fuel consumption is the last thing on your mind. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/419341-building-a-leaf/page/2/#findComment-6841211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinks Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 What is this thing called fuel consumption???????? If you drive a performance car fuel consumption is the last thing on your mind. Not necessarily. I see cars all the time that just have a "full power tune" where the tuner has just kept hitting the 'up' button until it was running 10:1, and then passed it off as a "safe" tune. My fuel gauge goes up when I follow those cars because they spew out so much unburnt fuel (ok, slight exaggeration). While it's absolutely unavoidable that you have to burn fuel to make power, and a more powerful car will drink more when you are up it, there's no reason why you should be wasting fuel willy nilly, unless you're really pushing extremes in which case it's barely a road car any more. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/419341-building-a-leaf/page/2/#findComment-6843308 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daleo Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 I would like to see pics of lowered car please?To satisfy this need in the meantime; I'll leave this pic instead.Leaf on the deck. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/419341-building-a-leaf/page/2/#findComment-6843939 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan Posted May 12, 2013 Author Share Posted May 12, 2013 sorry. turns out today was mother's day, not dropping leaf day Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/419341-building-a-leaf/page/2/#findComment-6847877 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 Nothing to do with my car....but this is an interesting idea: http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/formula-ones-electric-rival-20130516-2jp0h.html Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/419341-building-a-leaf/page/2/#findComment-6854430 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZP Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Nothing to do with my car....but this is an interesting idea: http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/formula-ones-electric-rival-20130516-2jp0h.htmlVery interesting. Watching the EV industry to see what after market industry springs up. I expect adoption of EV to happen very quickly for suburban commuting, as the dumbing down of drivers continues. I like where you're going with your build. Keen to see where it takes you. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/419341-building-a-leaf/page/2/#findComment-6854463 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan Posted May 18, 2013 Author Share Posted May 18, 2013 before and after, 30mm lower needs rims Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/419341-building-a-leaf/page/2/#findComment-6856302 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatz Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Needs more r31 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/419341-building-a-leaf/page/2/#findComment-6856326 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOZ22N Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Does this car go as fast backwards as it does forwards? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/419341-building-a-leaf/page/2/#findComment-6856377 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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