EZGO RXV Speed Upgrade - Navitas TAC 2.0 Controller Installation and Review
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2024
- In this video I am installing a Navitas TAC 2.0 600amp AC motor controller in my 2015 EZGO RXV golf cart. I increased my top speed from 13 MPH to 32 MPH and it took about 30 minutes to complete. A pretty easy job for those who can follow instructions carefully.
I purchased the Navitas controller upgrade on ebay. Here is the link where I got it. ebay.us/KM9Qzj - Авто та транспорт
Very informative and well done, we will be at SEMA Thank you for the content
I did this upgrade on my EZGO RXV and also upgraded the cables to 2 gauge at the same time. I'm topping out at 42 mph now. Big fun! Not bad for less than an hours worth of work.
I’m assuming that will kill the batteries a lot quicker? I’m looking to do the same to mine just curios what kind of range you get with this
@@bradb-rad3624 yes it will if you drive faster
Ya right! 42 mp 2 hours maybe?
What about just pure acceleration? I'm looking to increase torque as well.
How did you get the dealer app?
How’s the stock motor holding up with the upgraded motor? Im looking to get the controller but not sure if I should get the motor also
nicely done...no wonder golf carts at courses are so slow...
I did the upgrade and immediately burned out a solenoid. I put in a second solenoid that was heavy duty and the golf cart eventually died. The solenoid seemed fine so I sent the controller out to be rebuilt. They sent it back to me but I haven’t put it back in to the golf cart. That was two years ago. My wife and I want to use this golf cart at our vacation house to gently cruise the lake community with our dogs. We don’t want to worry about whether or not the golf cart will strand us miles away from the house with no way of getting it back.
What diameter rims and tire height? Those rims look small... like 10 inches with tall tires. I would have guessed they are overall 18 inches ground to the top of the tire.
I guess my idea is getting more and more visible ford had a rear axle with a pulley on it and since the lithium batteries are getting lighter and lighter you could add to your hot rod a motor to run pulley and mount in the trunk of hit rod and run the pulley to put around car shows with no engine running would be cool and surprise everyone . These motors have a lot of torque I use the rxv to pull cars and trucks in to my shop if pulley daully up a slight driveway don’t stop the truck it will pull right up if you stop it shuts off the golf cart . Then you have recycle the key to get it back on and roll down hills and start over . More than likely you would have to use a sprocket like the slingshot uses to make this work , as for the free wheeling part while on gas motor not sure how to remedy that
My dealer turned mine up to 24.6 mph with his cell phone. I have the same tires as you. I’ve GPS speed checked mine several times. My rxv is a 2012 model
How?
Solenoid upgrade? And 2ga controller and solenoid wires? That would have been a great time to do it
Where on what page can I buy this speed regulator?
Do you happen to know if navitas works with a hall effect type pedal box? When I run the diagnostics the foot switch is on without depressing the pedal. The resting voltage is good at .55v but the foot switch won't engage on the hall pedal. Not sure if this pedal is supposed to be that way and I just have the wrong pedal for this type controller or its something in the settings of the TAC2 controller I can change to make it work?
Nice video! Making my EZGO street legal but not sure I want to drop $800+ right now. Did you happen to do a video when you put in your voltage meter? I went ahead and subscribed because you have a lot of cool projects...
I guess the other question is now how fast does battery discharge with new controller
How did you get into the dealer app? I thought you said you need a password?
How long do you think the US batteries will last? Not long I bet
Great information , very professional , well done , thanks....
Great video. Question related to resistor. Are you connecting the battery side of the resistor to the controller and the other (passenger side) red/white to solenoid? I have the same cart but having Precharge too fast fault.
How did you solve this one? About to do the upgrade myself and have the same question.
Sweet! That’s great to be able to do that! However on golf carts with only rear brakes, is it smart to do so? I’d love to kick mine up a bit, I get a steady 25 mph stock, out of my 2018 Tomberlin SS Coupe 48 volts, with 8, 6 volt Trojan batteries. But my cart has fantastic hydraulic brakes, drilled/scooted disk in front drums in rear! That I feel secure at any speeds I’ll get to on this cart. Now my wife has a 2018 EzGo TXT 72 volt cart, with 6, 12 volt deep cycle Trojan batteries. That leaps off the line from a dead stop, get to around 15 mph real quick, but then just gets up to 25, with the pedal to the floor and that’s all she wrote, unlike my cart if you back off just a tad, it slows down, where on mine I can feather the pedal an get 25, with reserve one I hit a hill. I would love to tweak my wife’s cart. However it’s the brakes that have me concerned, one time we were riding along at around 20 mph, when on a wet part of the road due to lawn sprinklers the road was very wet, when done idiot pulled out of a stop sign without looking!! I hit the brakes and horn at the same time, just quick enough for them to actually LOOK an STOP in time! After we spun around 180%, righ in front of where they would have been! On my cart, I’m fairly certain I would have stopped in time, between the great brakes and 265/50-12” high traction tires I have that look like a race car would have.
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If you do some research this navitas controller is not the only way to get to 30mph+. And I’m talking about bypassing freedom mode (dealer upgrade)
do tell...
4 years later and how is it holding up. Oh yeah, thank you for the video. I’m about to upgrade my golf cart to lithium batteries but this might be right afterwards.
Sorry but I no longer own the cart
Just bought a 2009 RXV, seemingly all stock in good condition, with new Trojan batts and 10" wheels & tires, when I read that the top speed was about 12-15 mph I laughed because I have had a gas model and a earlier electric one and thia thing seems like a rocket compared to the others. So I took it out todayand on GPS it did 26.19 mph, fast enough for me
Definitely not stock.
@@JackofAllMasterofNone What would your guess be as to mods then?? I know nothing so explain carefully please
@@bobv2247 Probably stock controller tuned all the way up.
@@JackofAllMasterofNone Is this harmful in anyway without other mods??
@@bobv2247 No. Just uses battery faster of you drive that fast. It's a good thing
What if your somewhere where you dont have service on the phone. Can you still use the app to lock and unlock the cart?
Yes. It connects via Bluetooth. No service required
I was told ezgo places extra weight in front of cart to slow them down.
The dealer programed my yahama drive I have larger tires and regen kicks at 30mph slight down hill.
27 -28 is my average.
I do not like the yahama suspension too soft
There is no extra weight or weights in the front of the cart.
How does it do offroad, nothing crazy but some hills. I'm looking to convert my 97 club car ds to ac drive system. If you are using the stock motor do you know how many kw it is? Trying to find out if a complete navitas system will both go pretty fast and also go offroad and climb up hills or out of a ditch.
My ezgo had plenty of juice stock to do serious hills. The AC drive is the way to go for sure. I also did mild off roading. As long as my tires had traction, I was good for anything. The limit was the tires and 2 wheel drive
@@JackofAllMasterofNone ok ty. I have a after market motor on mine 48v 4700rpm but sucks at low end. I have a curtis 225a controller but according to my amp meter it pulled 45 amps at most and then it really went down hill, literally flat ground and down hill only so I think my controller is bad just upgraded it to a 500a so see if it makes a difference. If it doesn't I was thinking of getting a navitas 4 or 5 kw ac setup, do you know how many kv your system is? Problem is that my wife likes the speed of it but wants something we can take in the woods. I want something I'm not pushing because it comes up to a little hill, as mine with the front tires up against a speed bump on a hill wont jump over it without any momentum.
Repair golfcars have a 72 v txt with gears 32 mph 22hp wicked ride my customer here want more speed my concerns are daily driving here how is this system working for you any issues with rxv ?
It can cause a lot more wear on the motor and especially the electric locking brake mechanism. Also, batteries have to be on excellent condition. This would work better with a lithium setup
hey guys. Anyone here know a guy that has one of the Danaher handsets that would be willing to shoot me the wiring diagram at the serial port plug at the base of the handset? My girls yanked my wires out...
Nice video subbed!
Hey Is there anything similar I can do to my 2006 ezgo txt 36v ? You dont have to go into details but any type of info would really help thanks
Plenty, add a single battery and move to 42v. Get a controller with a much higher amperage output.
I sold that cart. Got a 2009 ezgo mpt 1000 converted to 600a ac navitas controller and motor. Also have 2 more g series yamahas. I'm addicted
Is your golf cart going 32 mph with stock motor and navitas controller?
Yes
Hey man I have a will this work on my 2010 rxv?
I don't think this model will work. You need to find out which brand of controller you have. They make a different controller for the type of factory controller you have.
Put lithium on it you’ll do 35-36. No voltage drop at full throttle. It will increase both torque and high speed. I’m still running DC with 500a controller and high speed motor getting 35 with lithium and 23” tires. Night and day difference
Ballsoutwilly got the AC powered RXV I’d love to do this instead of new standard battery set but I don’t think it’s in my wheelhouse. Also way over $2k from what I can find.
Where did you get the lithium batteries
ReLion are golf cart experts. They sell bank packages for 5 to 6 thousand.
RAN CON Update: I upgraded to 72v Allied Lithium pack, 500a Alltrax Controller with Plumquick Barracuda motor. At 7800 rpm I’m at 50+mph and 22” tires. Front wheels come off the ground slightly.
@@cwilson1227 how much did you pay for the batteries and how much range do you get
Nice video. How did you get the dealer app?
You have to be a dealer service tech. You apply through navitas.
I got that from the video. But are you a service tech, or did you go through that process just to get the app? Sorry, should have been more clear.
@@ArtifactMfg Yes I am a service tech.
You just changed the controller and it went that much faster I wonder if I can do this to my 1997 club car
Yep. That's all it takes on the AC drive carts. Won't be quite as drastic on your 97 Club car.
@@JackofAllMasterofNone 97 club cart
Can you still max out your speed without the dealer app
It depends on where you order it from. How they configure it. On mine I had to have the dealer app to to max it out.
@@JackofAllMasterofNone how fast is the user max?
My rxv go slow with new controllers do need the green motor too
No. The RXV with stock motor is very fast with this controller. Probably your batteries.
Did you install an AC motor as well?
The EZGO RXV comes with an AC motor from the factory. I just upgraded the controller only.
@@JackofAllMasterofNone Did not that, I have a 2004 TXT. Just purchased the Navitas DC/AC 440 Amp kit w/Motor. Cant wait to install. Thanks
Not sure about your cart, but all the stock RXV's ran 19mph totally stock.. and with dealer programming, 25mph and over is easily had, with 205/65/10 tires
How expensive was the dealer programming
Is this an electric golf cart or a gas golf cart? Does this controller work on both?
Really?
Is this on a Stock Motor?
Yes
Is ur golf cart a 48v?
Yes
Where on what page can I buy this speed regulator?
$800 +! Wow.
36volt
I don't understand why guys spend this kinda money for a new controller, ect when you can achieve the same results with reprogramming the stock controller for next to nothing.
Where are you getting this info? You can get speed codes but that will put you at 20mph. Nothing on the torque end of the system.
@@VileWhiteMeat I've been buying and selling carts for a few years. A stock ezgo rxv will go 17-19 mph.( always closer to 19) with reprogramming 30mph plus is easy. And with the rxv's being a.c. powered, torque is INSANE already. And the newer 48v carts have plenty of torque for most people, as electric vehicles in general have full torque from the start. So unless you want to do wheelies, ect. More torque isn't really needed.
@@VileWhiteMeat I have a stock 48v 2013 Columbia Par Car here now that will run 25-27mph and accelerate very well. It's running 205/50/10 tires.
Bradley Slusser nice! I’m on he DC side in a precedent.
@Bradley Slusser The dealer is telling me that Programming it will get the cart to 19. Do you have other suggestions?
Bob could have programmed the stock controller and gone well over 19
But he wanted to go 25
Bob is the man
Man you just have money to spend lol those motors are $1000
You don't need the motor, just the controller. It is expensive though. You have to pay to play unfortunately, especially in the golf cart world.
@@JackofAllMasterofNone the controller can I get off the save website and how much do they run
@@willywonka077 it just depends if you have a RXV with a Curtis controller or a Danaher controller. If you have the Curtis controller here is a link to the one you will need. amzn.to/33pIEnI