Apologies for going quiet on the blog recently. If you've been following me via Twitter (@carpervert) you may know that since late April the Flux Capacitor became track-worthy and ready for shakedown. Here is what happened when I first got behind the wheel after 3 years of getting the Flux Cap to this level. Be warned, I was a little excited ...
The Enfield 8000 is now up to full fighting kerb weight. The light is glinting at the end of the tunnel. Baseline time, which basically means setting up the car to a decent standard ready for some shakedowns.
Last blog I tried to show the immense effort taken to build batteries capable of delivering 370 volts, 600kW, 2000+ amps, 1003hp, 1100lbft that weigh less than 150kg. Well, here you go. I still can't compute the stats when I stare at this strange electrical package.
BEHOLD, the Flux Capacitor is days away from getting powered up. This is significant milestone in my project, because of the reasons I've mentioned in previous blogs about sourcing the appropriate spec battery cells for a road legal EV dragster.
The Enfield 8000 Flux Capacitor was originally born with 10-inch Mini wheels and tyres. Since my project has done away with the Reliant back axle, we needed the biggest, widest, stickiest tyres we could get under the standard rear arches. Oh, and they had to be street legal because it's too easy to claim record speeds when you're running slicks.
