I don't know if I'd use that truck as the guinea pig, but it would be cool to see a conversion or addition to another truck, even some cheap old truck. I will stay tuned.
Don't do it to yourself brother. You have an amazing truck on your hands. You can beef up that engine performance with one of those diesel tuners that allows you to switch modes like performance & eco. All they really do is target a fuel mixture ratio. All it needs is more fuel and sometimes more fuel pressure. You also want to put some air locking diffs on it (saw it struggle on tfl). But other than that you have a beast. The batteries needed to give you 400 miles range is going to put the truck over 10000lbs not including the motors. There is a reason why no electric trucks give that range its just not feasable. Besides it'll take you a week of charging to go down the street and back. If you do it though, the cost of design and fab would be about 100 grand. Thats what I would charge sourcing used tesla stuff. 👍
@@triedproven9908 hey bro! Thanks good tips all around. That’s a hefty tag for design! I’m supposing coz it’s all custom fresh design and process? As for the tuners I looked around for a bit. There were some Banks accessories that looked interesting. Any particular tuner you recommend or have experience with? And what’s your field? Fabrication?
@@iAmMarchal Mechanical engineering & design. And yes its a hefty price for something new always especially if you want it done right. As far as tuning you'd want to take it to a Diesel tuner in your area. They'd know what would work best for your setup and how and if you need to navigate any legalities. Best of luck though, I'll be watching and commenting. 👍
I don't know if I'd use that truck as the guinea pig, but it would be cool to see a conversion or addition to another truck, even some cheap old truck. I will stay tuned.
Get an old diesel truck and convert it to a hybrid. That would be interesting.
Don't do it to yourself brother. You have an amazing truck on your hands. You can beef up that engine performance with one of those diesel tuners that allows you to switch modes like performance & eco. All they really do is target a fuel mixture ratio. All it needs is more fuel and sometimes more fuel pressure. You also want to put some air locking diffs on it (saw it struggle on tfl). But other than that you have a beast.
The batteries needed to give you 400 miles range is going to put the truck over 10000lbs not including the motors. There is a reason why no electric trucks give that range its just not feasable. Besides it'll take you a week of charging to go down the street and back. If you do it though, the cost of design and fab would be about 100 grand. Thats what I would charge sourcing used tesla stuff. 👍
@@triedproven9908 hey bro! Thanks good tips all around. That’s a hefty tag for design! I’m supposing coz it’s all custom fresh design and process?
As for the tuners I looked around for a bit. There were some Banks accessories that looked interesting. Any particular tuner you recommend or have experience with?
And what’s your field? Fabrication?
@@iAmMarchal Mechanical engineering & design. And yes its a hefty price for something new always especially if you want it done right.
As far as tuning you'd want to take it to a Diesel tuner in your area. They'd know what would work best for your setup and how and if you need to navigate any legalities. Best of luck though, I'll be watching and commenting. 👍