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That pan would be WELDED to the block with that 😂

GOD I'd love to go to Speed Week and meet SuperFastMatt.

Good news is that I can still run the GA8P70HZ w/out wiring the EV bits. Someone runs a Turbolamik on a virtual clutch & deleted the torque converter. 😂

Supercaps aren't viable. Rather not roll my own 400+ volt pouch cell pack. But it *must* weigh <100lbs. I want power, not capacity.

We'll see.

What am I signing myself up for, man. This is so invasive. Heresy even.

Hours of research on batteries; most viable option seems to be the BMW PHEV cells.

As in, the current-generation ones. That cost thousands. 🙃

No, you are not allowed.

You happen to have any suggestions on a cheap but decently accurate power meter?

For Ld/Lq/etc measurements. Only need it for the 8HP and a 3ph 6kw Prius AC Compressor.

My VFD doesn't do auto tuning. Oops. 🥴

I can see why. He's also using Rinehart inverter that costs 16k, and a Formula E motor that costs who knows how much 😭

I badly want a laser welder but one step at a time lol. Gonna see how far JLC/Send Cut Send can get me.

Oh hell no. xD

This will go in an NB Miata. I have an '05 with rusted frame, dead BP, and a bad 5spd.

*if* I can get everything talking properly (buying EV bits first), I'll buy another NB for install.

If nobody buys my NB2 I'll sacrifice it for learning/R&D. It needs to go.

I have an Einstar arriving tomorrow. Going to scan as much of the '05 as I can before listing it as a shell/part-out.

This will be huge test of my abilities. I'm on my own for everything. Programming, HV wiring, adapter plates, batteries/mounting, driveshaft..

I've never touched a welder. LOL

Furality innovating on cons not only in tech, but in stabbing attendees right in the fucking pcd feels

Complication is the hydraulic pump is chain driven from input shaft.

Can't engage a gear until input rotation, which causes clutch slip from a stop.

There's a 12v, LIN bus, aux oil pump. Nobody can control it yet. Need to brute force the signal. Or, the HIS cylinder on ICE cars may fit.

Bingo. ✅

Think of a torque converter's lock-up clutch. Engine on one side. EV and transmission input on the other.

Lock-up off (engine disconnected, off). Pressurize any gear clutches. Drive as an EV.

Lock-up on, trans in neutral: EV Motor can start the ICE and-or charge the batteries at 0mph.

Hardest part: ~80kw, ~400v, lightweight bank. <5mi. range/KERS-like.

Haltech, MaxxECU, FuelTech are all developing for 8HP.

In 10 years, time attack hybrids will use this unit. Aftermarket can't afford to ignore the challenges it solves.

So, selling my Miata & buying one to play with on a bench.

GA8P75HZ kinetic flow:
Crankshaft > Lockup Clutch > EV Motor > Trans input.

Which means:
No need for a starter.
ICE regen at stop.
Pure-EV driving.
Driving after engine failure!
Regen/cooler brakes.
ZERO clutch wear! (RPM sync)
Batshit blips/shift speed.
ICE warm-up assist.

& More.

Pipedream car: Miata, EFR turbo, K20/Ecotec, 8HP, Hybrid, with clutch pedal.

OP went HTG GCU (out of business) route, is stuck on CAN comms config.

TurboLamik control is no different than ICE car. Torque Converter lock-up (and all other solenoids) are the same whether ICE or PHEV.

Folks on OpenInverter have started to notice the 330e trans is the same 8HP-70 everyone loves. 🤔

... With a free 150ftlb, 90kW (ish) motor replacing the fluid torque converter. Three-figure pricetag on ebay rn.

Fantasized about this since lockdowns. I'm in.

Yes.

The corrupted countdown timer was a wonderful addition.

Do you happen to have some snippets/the shader file somewhere I could take a peek at? This is awesome!

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Oh I've ended up in 4th and 1st by accident, often. Trust. xD

Auto on the skidpad is weird, but it can work. Still building the instincts. Not used to losing all of my rear wheel speed the exact moment I lift.

Still can't get over how fast ZF's third-gen 8HPs can upshift. From inside, I can't hear it over the emulated "boomph" upshift sound emitted via Active Sound Design. The shift completes before the tach even starts to drop.

This is the first time I've heard it at 12/10ths from the outside.

Asinine.

Every powertrain CAN packet indexed in Elasticsearch and visualized in Kibana. 155 million frames and counting. Your move, Splunk. 😏

Imagine SMS 2FA. *shakes YOUR head*

A red BMW M2 at yaw with smoke coming from the rear tires. The driver is giving a peace sign to the photographer.

✌️

It's 2025 and we still use passwords + hijackable SMS instead of a challenge response over NFC to a chip embedded in your thumb webbing.

In love with the weight and the look. In loathe with the price. 😭