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Old 10-28-2009, 03:42 AM   #1
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Just purchased a Enginer kit for a Prius to retrofit and test. I have done some research and this seems to offer best value for gain in EV distance. I will do some testing on temprature of convertor and general output. Any other Aussies done or looking to convert their Prius.
My aim is to make a 2.5L/100km car now rather than wait till the industry get forced into it.
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Just purchased a Enginer kit for a Prius to retrofit and test. I have done some research and this seems to offer best value for gain in EV distance. I will do some testing on temprature of convertor and general output. Any other Aussies done or looking to convert their Prius.
My aim is to make a 2.5L/100km car now rather than wait till the industry get forced into it.
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Sounds good, Can you give a few more details, where to get it, cost, ease of installation, support etc.
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Just purchased a Enginer kit for a Prius to retrofit and test. I have done some research and this seems to offer best value for gain in EV distance. I will do some testing on temprature of convertor and general output. Any other Aussies done or looking to convert their Prius.
My aim is to make a 2.5L/100km car now rather than wait till the industry get forced into it.
Cheers
David
Good on ya Dave. I wanted to do this but my personal situation is such I couldn't take the chance being so far away from the supplier and the system being in a beta form at the moment.

Good luck with it, keep us posted please.
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Old 10-30-2009, 05:50 AM   #4
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Have replied to "Wintechsw" pvt with info and will keep you guys upto date with progress. looks like it will be good value cost effective winner.
Im going to fully test it and maybe make a few mods to suit local conditions.

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Good on ya Dave. I wanted to do this but my personal situation is such I couldn't take the chance being so far away from the supplier and the system being in a beta form at the moment.

Good luck with it, keep us posted please.

I know Plugin Conversions just did a few installations in Australia and I believe now has a dealer there--not quite sure where it is in Australia though. You might want to try contacting them for details--I know from experience their system works quite well and has EV drive up to 112 KPH.

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