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Originally Posted by myndseye
What parts of the car did you use to determine to boundaries of your available space for the battery? When I did my Serpent 835, I made a custom top plate using the original one as a pattern, and placed a cutout in the center area where the gas tank was to let the battery come through. I then stacked A123 cells in a 3s2p configuration (three on bottom and three glued on top like a brick). When you break down the Dewalt packs to get the cells, the paper cylinder outers on them are very good for gluing using basic wood glue. I would guess that with the extra length of the 8th, you could probably go 4s2p.
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I was using the available space under the top plate, extending out toward the body. Do you have a photo of your 835 with the cells in it?
I just want to reiterate that I need to be able to RACE continuously for 15 mins (10 mins. minimum) I'm not interested in just doing speed runs.
I have also found out that a high performance nitro engine out of a 1/8 can produce nearly 3HP. Is 2237.0996 Watts out of the question? Of course this would not be continuous.