| Owner: |
John 'Plasma boy' Wayland |
| Location: |
Portland, Oregon |
| Email: |
jw@plasmaboyracing.com |
| Base Vehicle: |
1972 Datsun 1200 coupe |
| Motor: |
'Siamese 8' Dual armature series-wound. What used to be two separate 8 inch electric motors, is now one custom built motor that's 25 lbs. lighter, 7 inches shorter, and more powerful. Thanks to 'Hi Torque Electric' and 'Dutchman Motorsports'. |
| Drivetrain: |
Direct drive (no transmission, clutch, or flywheel). Electric reverse. Custom aluminum driveline by 'Inland Empire Drivelines', 'Dutchman Motorsports' heavy duty 'Street Strip' rear setup with Dutchman 31 spline racing axles, Aluminum 'Strange' Ford nine inch differential with Detroit Locker, lead acid version uses 'Richmond Gear' ring and pinion @ 4:11 ratio, lithium ion version uses 'Strange' ring and pinion @ 3:70 ratio, custom made traction bars. Thanks to Dutchman Motorsports and Inland Empire Drivelines for their support. |
| Controller: |
2000 amp Zilla by 'Cafe Electric' with programmable series/parallel motor section switcher; ...launches at full torque (772 ft. lbs.) with motor sections configured in series mode, switched over at higher speeds to parallel for maximum horsepower. Thanks to Cafe Electric for their support.
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| Batteries: |
(lead acid version) 60 'Enersys' brand 16 ah' Genesis' deep cycle 14+ lb. AGM batteries for a total pack weight of 844 lbs....Thanks to Enersys, Aerobatteries, and Hawker for their support. (lithium ion version) 880 lithium iron nanophosfate cells for a total pack weight of just 175 lbs...Thanks to A123 Systems and the Killacycle racing team for their support.
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| System Voltage: |
360 Volts (lead acid version) 374 Volts (lithium ion version) |
| Charger: |
Manzanita Micro PFC 75, Rudman Regulators. At PIR (Portland International Raceway) where the Zombie usually does its thing, we get to plug into the 240V mains and charge air polution-free as the juice comes from Oregon's mighty Columbia River and its massive hydroelectric system. Away from home at other drag tracks where clean AC line power may not be available, a gasoline fueled 18 hp 2 cylinder Subaru generator makes 10 KW to feed the PFC75 and keep White Zombie's pack charged up. Thanks to Manzanita Micro for their support.
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| Heater: |
none (The tires get pretty hot and smoke a lot!) |
| DC/DC Converter: |
Vicor based custom unit able to operate with input voltages up to 450V and able to output 14+V @ 40 amps. A 16 ahr 'Hawker Genesis' 12 volt AGM serves as a battery backup for the 12V system. |
| Instrumentation: |
a) EVision battery computer. Thanks to Metric Mind for their support.
b) 1000 amp E-meter |
| Top Speed: |
unknown |
| Range: |
At least a quarter mile! |
| Seating Capacity: |
Driver and one passenger...rubber underpants required! |
| Curb Weight: |
(lead acid version w/6 point roll bar installed)~2652 pounds. (lithium ion version)~1858 pounds. |
| Tires: |
Rear....BF Goodrich DOT approved, 215/60/14 'G Force T/A Drag Radials' on Ford 5 bolt, 14 X 6 five spoke Eagle polished alloys
Front...Nitto DOT approved, 175/50/13 'Exit GS' on Nissan 4 bolt, 13 X 5.5 five spoke Eagle polished alloys |
| Additional Features: |
Electric line lock, 4/0 wiring, 3000 amp Kilovac Bubba main contactor, 240+ horsepower w/ 772 ft. lbs. torque (equivalent to ~350 hp gas)
Custom metal fab work by Marko Mongillo. Thanks to Northwest handling Systems for the use of their forklift service truck as our trackside base support vehicle.
(the following was written in 2006...check out how close the predicted performance came to the below highlighted actual results from the 2007 racing season!)
An all new battery pack is being readied for the 2007 racing season based on 60, 16 ahr Hawker Genesis batteries. This 360V pack will be 40% more powerful than the previous 360V pack, and will be capable of making 450 hp! The new pack will be 75 lbs. heavier, but the battery compartments will be far lighter, and other weight reducing mods should keep the car's curb weight close to the same. We expect ETs of 11.8 @ 110 mph, but with continued work, it's possible to see mid 11s for '07!
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Best lead acid powered ET 11.882 @ 109.58 mph!
World's 2nd Quickest & Fastest
'Street Legal Electric Door Slammer'
(in the standing start NHRA timed 1/4 mile, per NEDRA)
0-60 in ~ 3.5 seconds!
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Best lithium ion powered ET 11.466 @ 114.08 mph!
World's 2nd Quickest & Fastest
'Street Legal Electric Door Slammer'
(in the standing start NHRA timed 1/4 mile, per NEDRA)
1.58 sec. 60 ft. time, 0-60 in ~ 2.9 seconds, 1/8 mile ET 7.2 @ 94.5 mph! |
