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I have an old v8 laying around that’s not very useful to me. Is there a company that sells conversion kits that replace the alternator and starter with an EV motor? I can’t seem to find one.

Edit: like this:

https://gmauthority.com/blog/gm/gm-engines/l8b/

Found one:

https://m.roadkillcustoms.com/e-charger-bolt-on-electronic-supercharger/

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

https://gmauthority.com/blog/gm/gm-engines/l8b/

Volvo and Ram are using this system currently. Probably 48v.

The echarger I found runs 100+hp but doesn’t seem to be in production yet.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And that's a system that was engineered end-to-end.

Developing an add-on is far more difficult.

Look at the aftermarket supercharger options for most any vehicle. Far simpler than this, and yet there are very, very few, with very limited engine platforms supported.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

There are tons of superchargers for nearly every engine platform, but especially the common ones.