Thanks for this great video. I am not sure if I will do a conversion but would like to understand something. Imagin if one were to put a 3DU rear and front in a vehicle and purchased a controller you listed for the rear 3DU. Is there a connection between the rear and front that would automatically control the front? So one would only need to run a harness from some port on the rear to one on the front and your in business? Side note, I suggest calling the front motor a "Zombie" motor. It gives the idea that it has no data processing power and no social restrictions on the word :^) Thanks again.
@@dustincousins correct. The rear is the unit previously known as master and front you know... The pedal monitor commands the rear drive unit until command exceeds capabilities and front gets awaken. There is also some oil pump strategy that happens in the background. Not sure how the aftermarket controller handles this. Essentially it turns the oil pump on when some time elapses as a sleeping unit just to lubricate the bearings out of the splash zones
Hi great vid very clear. My project has the LDU in the rear and unfotunatly we set up for the front with a Raven not realizing its not supported The Chassis is all finished i have to swap out the model x front raven with AC induction what motor would fit with the motor mounts (raven)
@@1956ctThe SDU front has the same mount scheme as the Raven. There is a few subtle differences with the packaging, but you can probably make it work. Unfortunately the SDU from is a large downgrade from Raven. Noisy and less efficient.
I don't think anyone makes an standalone aftermarket controller for the 3DUF. Makes sense, as it is only 130kW and less efficient than 3DUR (because it is designed to be a "boost" motor only). It is an induction motor so comparatively speaking it is easy to control.
@@mikejf4377 In general the early ones are better. The only major change was going from copper rotor to aluminum. Copper has better efficiency, but balance is better on aluminum. Efficiency doesn't really matter since it's a boost motor on model 3, but if your use is the only one, get the early copper rotor.
@@MKeefer-t8p it has a different part number. The actual motor and gearbox is exactly the same, at least on later versions, but the inverter is different. You can identify the sport/performance inverter as it has red circuit boards. You'll need to remove the inverter cover to check this. Have fun with the baby blue seal!
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Thanks for this great video. I am not sure if I will do a conversion but would like to understand something. Imagin if one were to put a 3DU rear and front in a vehicle and purchased a controller you listed for the rear 3DU. Is there a connection between the rear and front that would automatically control the front? So one would only need to run a harness from some port on the rear to one on the front and your in business?
Side note, I suggest calling the front motor a "Zombie" motor. It gives the idea that it has no data processing power and no social restrictions on the word :^)
Thanks again.
@@dustincousins correct. The rear is the unit previously known as master and front you know... The pedal monitor commands the rear drive unit until command exceeds capabilities and front gets awaken. There is also some oil pump strategy that happens in the background. Not sure how the aftermarket controller handles this. Essentially it turns the oil pump on when some time elapses as a sleeping unit just to lubricate the bearings out of the splash zones
Hi great vid very clear. My project has the LDU in the rear and unfotunatly we set up for the front with a Raven not realizing its not supported The Chassis is all finished i have to swap out the model x front raven with AC induction what motor would fit with the motor mounts (raven)
@@1956ctThe SDU front has the same mount scheme as the Raven. There is a few subtle differences with the packaging, but you can probably make it work. Unfortunately the SDU from is a large downgrade from Raven. Noisy and less efficient.
The front Model 3 motor is controlled via software right, do you know who’s making the software for it.
I don't think anyone makes an standalone aftermarket controller for the 3DUF. Makes sense, as it is only 130kW and less efficient than 3DUR (because it is designed to be a "boost" motor only). It is an induction motor so comparatively speaking it is easy to control.
What is the best front drive from a model 3?
@@mikejf4377 In general the early ones are better. The only major change was going from copper rotor to aluminum. Copper has better efficiency, but balance is better on aluminum. Efficiency doesn't really matter since it's a boost motor on model 3, but if your use is the only one, get the early copper rotor.
how do you tell if you have a LDU base or sport model?
@@MKeefer-t8p it has a different part number. The actual motor and gearbox is exactly the same, at least on later versions, but the inverter is different. You can identify the sport/performance inverter as it has red circuit boards. You'll need to remove the inverter cover to check this. Have fun with the baby blue seal!
Could you clarify 23:13?
@@allterrainrandy2587 yes, that was pretty confusing. The SDU and 3DU are both around 80-85 kg. The LDU is more like 140kg.
@scottmgraves34 I commented before I watched the end and saw the graph. I want to do a couple of electric conversions.
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