Just like the belts which connect the crankshaft to the transmission on some Harley Davidson motorcycles, the drive belts on old Roots superchargers, etc.


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Why Joe, why?

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I'm dead already...

Why is it using such thick gauge wire? An AC 3 phase motor of that size would typically be no greater than 5hp. It's probably drawing 5 FLA. These motors typically ouput a low torque at a slow shaft speed, so that seems pretty useless.

It could be brushless DC. But i don't know much about those, i think some have 3 leads for the 3 / 6 commutators.

Brushless DC motors are rare in automotive applications, as the permanent magnets add a lot of weight and size. That housing looks like a conventional AC induction motor to me.

It's hard to judge the size of that motor given the context, but it looks like it might be a Curtis AC50. Here's the spec sheet for that motor:


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It makes a respectable amount of torque at 0 RPM, and delivers peak HP at what is probably the point where the engine is running out of airflow.


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I see. What a unique application.

I'd assume just hook a couple of them to the drivetrain.

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i like when you say things, even when you are wrong.
My phone takes shitty pictures, but I won $75 in a costume contest today.
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Saw this on facebook

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This is what is cool now

what am I focusing on? the unnecessary splitter support?

???

I'm pretty sure splitter supports have been 'cool' for a while.

In unrelated news, I usually go to a nearby pastry shop for breakfast.

And, I share my food with the less fortunate.


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The turnbuckles are attached to bumper.

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Fair enough :D

I'm interested in what else is going on here though. I see some interesting bracketry and some sort of tube structure in there. The splitter/turnbuckle thing may be idiotic but it's possible they are trolling us and hiding what is really going on there, or at least I hope so.

Speaking of just seen on facebook - another Miata swap kit:
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click to play

Intercooler from a 2016 Focus RS that a buddy let me have. Test fit on Saturday but it looks like a good fit from my initial measurements.

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...0be7a9b340.jpg

definitely looks like it will fit the mouth perfectly