Hi Bill,

I would suggest getting in touch with Jim Husted at Hi-Torque
Electric. He's the motor expert and can provide some insight on motor
performance.

hi_torque_electric@...

Good Luck

Chip
NEDRA webmaster
http://www.nedra.com


On Feb 12, 2007, at 10:17 AM, BllFs6@... wrote:

> In a message dated 2/12/2007 9:08:37 AM Central Standard Time,
> crabtrdw@... writes:
> HI-
> I just found your message in my inbox, I had flaged it for futher
> attention,and
> then lost it.
> things to avoid:
> go-carts are not allowed for saftey reasons.
> only oem threewheeled vehiles that have been converted with the motor
> in the original location
> no go-cart or bicycle parts are allowed.
> checkout NEDRA.COM and get a NHRA rule book.
> send me your location and phone number and I will give you a call.
> Don"Father Time" Crabtree.
>
> Thanks for the reply...
>
> Dont worry...I'm not going out and hacking something together outa
> substandard parts.....actually if anything this is mostly just for
> my intellectual curiosity....I do some things that folks might
> consider pretty dangerous and have interest in even still more...if
> only I had the time and money!...so I certainly understand that
> things MUST be done right!
>
> IF in the rare event I start building something I might ride in I
> will CERTAINLY be asking far and wide how to do it RIGHT!
>
> Which brings me back to a question...a guy responded here, who
> exactly I forget at the moment...and I got some pretty good ideas
> regarding battery performance and cost....
>
> However, I still a bit vague on how many hp per pound you can
> squeeze outa an electric motor if you only run it for a few seconds
> before you give it a long cool down time...and of course not
> running it so high you only get a few runs outa it....just high
> enough that it will last a few hundred or more "runs"
>
> thanks for the reply and offer to call though!
>
> have a good day
>
> Blll
>
>