1abv said:MOTOR:
The dinosaur as its been called….replaced the stock wire w 10 gauge silicone wire, did the heat shrink trick to get it to fit through the channel in the axle.
By passed the little board inside the motor because the thicker gauge wires wouldn’t fit. Cleaned out all of the solder mess, removed the stock temp gauge and installed a grin tech one. Touched up all of the motor varnish and also fixed where the stator ends were separating.
The bearings have been replaced w sealed bearings. One of the bearings was loose inside the cover so I had to dimple the cover. The new bearings were all frozen so they were easier to fit in. anywhere where I could put high temp sealant I did, around the bearings, on the covers, and covering the wires and the temp sensor inside the motor including the channel in the axle.
Where the covers have the small holes in them they have been drilled out and threaded for 5mm bolts. Bolts were added and the threading was covered in high temp silicone.An additional 5mm hole was added close to the axle for breathing. I wanted to set up the motor for oilcooling. Went w ferro fluid… more on this later..
When I took the motor apart I dimpled the side cover and the center to make it easy to line up
I also chucked in new seals on both sides
take a look at this. you will have to remove the sheathing on the wire when it passes through the motor. I wound up cutting the coating off the wire and re coated with thinner heat shrink. Never had any issues with doing it that way. If you go thicker gauge wire you will be able to pass more power through it w/o worry the wires melting. If you decide to go with the stock wire gauge I would still go with silicone wire.