electric brat specs

I get a lot of questions about they brat, here’s a spec list:

dry weight:

-2500lbs

motor:

-nissan leaf em57 + inverter (stock 80kw, pushed to 140kw)

controller:

openinverter replacement brain board

drive train:

-clutchless, directly mounted to the original 4wd 4spd manual.
torq locker in the rear diff.

battery:

-4x tesla model 3 short modules(from a 55kwh stander range pack)
-96s, 50kwh 400v
-range: 240km (conservative hwy-ish driving)

charging:

-tesla model S 10kw charger with daimen’s replacement board
-tesla model S DCDC converter for 12v system
-Chademo DC fast charging

suspension:

rear:

-stock torsion bar
-12in bilstein shocks
-2×2 extended trailing arms
-xt6 hubs for 5×100 conversion.

front:

-2in longer lower control arm
-2014 forester knuckle (5×100!)
-20mm drop on the inner trailing arm mount for more “pro-dive” geometry
-93 impreza cv axles (2in longer than brats axles, and have the 23spline inner joint to mate with the brats 4spd)

wheels:

-speedline sl957 15in alloys.

-geolander geo15 215/75/15

I drive it hard (over 5000km and counting!)

I break stuff.


6 responses to “electric brat specs”

  1. Curtis Weseloh Avatar
    Curtis Weseloh

    Good evening from snowy Colorado. We’re a small start up conversion shop specializing in Nissan Leaf swaps into small European classic sports cars. Specifically for now early ’70’s Porsche 914’s. We currently have 6 we’re converting. I would like to use your adapter axle stubs so that we can utilize the original Porsche axles. Which product is the correct item for us to order? Look forward to ordering many sets if they work as well as they look!!! Please let me know. Thanx and Full Charge Ahead! Curtis

    1. angusjohnson@protonmail.com Avatar

      Hey curtis!
      sounds fun! the stub shafts have a 33 beetle spline on them, so youll need the EMPI conversion flanges with them aswell. from my understanding the 914 uses 100mm joints. so the beetle to type 2 conversion flanges are what you are after.

  2. Chase Avatar
    Chase

    Hi Iโ€™m looking to do a Vw type 1 ev conversion using a leaf motor was wondering did you guys build motor mount or is the plate holding it to the transaxle enough? Thanks

    1. angusjohnson@protonmail.com Avatar

      Hey Chase, additional motor mounts are highly recommended when using the adapter plates, just like how the original motor had additional mounts

  3. Esh Avatar
    Esh

    Hi Gus,
    Do you usually drive it in 3rd gear? When you are cruising on the highway? Do you change gears while moving?

    1. Gus Avatar

      2nd 0r 3rd gear depending if we are going to do long hwy speeds or want a bit more low end(like when in city traffic) while you can rev match and disable regen to shift while moving, we mostly change gears when we are stopped

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