ME 495 EV

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ME 495 EV
ME 495 EVElectric Pontiac Fiero Project

• Presented by Team 2
• Colin Bates, and Nick Smith

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Timeline
Timeline
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Clutch Disc Selection
Clutch Disc Selection

• Same price as less aggressive clutch discs
• Protect Transmission from torsion damage
• When the motor starts up from a dead stop in gear
• When the motor starts up in a gear other than
  first
• etc...

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Pressure Plate Selection
Pressure Plate Selection

• Sufficient clamping required to take advantage of
  an aggressive clutch disc
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• http//www.speedyperformanceparts.com/

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Flywheel Purchase
Flywheel Purchase
KFGroup Enterprises

• - Commercially Available Flywheel can be acquired
  faster than can be manufactured in house.
• Commercial flywheel option ensures balanced
  flywheel with appropriate factor of safety for
  high output engines.
• Solves problem associated with the design of an
  aluminum flywheel with a comparable factor of
  safety to the stock flywheel.

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Mounting Hub
Mounting Hub
- Machined from Aluminum - Possibility of
integration with Belt Hub (through Goodyear
custom sprocket ordering) - Dictates spacing
between motor and transmission.
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Flywheel Analysis
Flywheel Analysis
FEA analysis on old Flywheel. This gives us a
safety factor of 7.7 but weighs 17.5 lbs.
Commercial Flywheel weighs only 8 lbs.