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I wonder what's possible in the way of souping up a Tesla Roadster. I imagine it would be possible to chop out the computer and roll your own, change some susp

I wonder what's possible in the way of souping up a Tesla Roadster. I imagine it would be possible to chop out the computer and roll your own, change some suspension components and tyres. I suppose you could remove the electric motor and put in a different one. Add or remove battery capacity. Internal combustion engines must be orders of magnitude more customisable.

nikanj 9y ago
Remove weight, ditch seat cushions etc
- mixmastamyk 9y ago
  Probably doesn’t need the full battery pack for the quarter mile either.
  - greglindahl 9y ago
    Yes, you do, because the discharge rate is proportional to the size of the battery. Halve the battery, slow the car.
    - anovikov 9y ago
      If we are speaking only seconds on max power, ultracapacitors will do a whole lot better job than batteries.
    - mixmastamyk 9y ago
      Depends how it is wired.
Permit 9y ago
Here's a video where they strip the Tesla of almost everything to make it faster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARzujfRiQ3c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARzujfRiQ3c I think that's just about all you can do to improve on it, though.
schiffern 9y ago
>I imagine it would be possible to chop out the computer and roll your own Yes, actually. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMQjcukphpA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMQjcukphpA https://electrek.co/2016/07/21/tesla-hacker-1000hp-electric-car-tesla-drivetrain-chevy-volt-batteries/ https://electrek.co/2016/07/21/tesla-hacker-1000hp-electric-... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD6hoAzjQqQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD6hoAzjQqQ