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Old 02-11-2020, 08:27 AM   #160
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Originally Posted by Red Chief View Post
Well you might need a soldering iron and some cheap components from China.

Electronic speed controllers, iNav GPS units, lithium polymer batteries, motor upgrades, none of that stuff requires a degree to install at home. Alot of what people call a "hack" these days isn't even that, they're just replacing a factory part with something else.

Mechanically it's closer to upgrading your car stereo or lighting than installing a procharger. Cars have been running off 12V DC forever so people with any inclination for messing with electric components will be right at home with it.
Sure, the mechanical part wouldn't be much different. The bigger problem will be in getting whatever you swap in to play nice with everything else on the CAN-bus.


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