Posts by neostar

Quote from Br4hm4

I really like the idea of the Edison...but I am eyeing the VW Buzz for my next electric vehicle. We will see what happens. That damn bus has been rumored for a long time.

lol, so was I. But I don't need another electric car, I just want an electric toy. If Polaris did the unthinkable and sold an electric version of the slinger with quiet gearing, I would never even consider the vanderhall.

Still the VW mini-bus concept looks so damn good, too bad VW continues to stall on that one. I might consider trading in the leaf for that one, might.

The pessimist in me thinks that the Edison may not see the light of day just like the Morgan EV. Morgan threw in the towel last year.

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/…organ-3-wheeler-ev3-dead/

My concerns with the electric vanderhall (already 1.5 years behind production schedule) or any future attempts by Polaris is battery supply and recharging tech. It's no secret that battery materials are already in short demand and could prove economically impossible for small companies like Vanderhall and medium companies like Polaris in the future. Not to mention the charging tech not being compact enough to offer good recharging times while fitting in a small chassis footprint. Time will tell. My guess is 5 years before we see something viable and supportable by these companies.

Quote from MACAWS

Here are some numbers we got from a road course run at Robeling Road

Stock - 115mph - FunCycle - can reconfirm

Super charger - 130 mph - Dave will have to verify that number I am doing it from memory

Turbo - 130mph - looking to beat this number next time out with some modifications we are making.

To qualify all above were on the straight away after a long sweeping 90+ mph turn

Numbers are based on what the Cameras with GPS recorded - not the speedomitor

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Just to be clear the stock 115mph was the best that could be done with the given power of the engine? Or are you limited by amount of straight away etc...?

Quote from edwardaneal

the problem with 0-60 or 0-anything with the Slingshot is the lack of traction having only one wheel putting down the power. Using a calculator like this:

0-60 calculator

the power to weight of the slingshot would indicate a 0-60 time of well under 5 seconds, but because of the single tire you are going to spin much of that power away before you get moving.

Personally I think 0-60 times are very over hyped. How often in real world driving (not racing someone) is 0-60 important. I really wish that they would use a standard like 20-70 or something that would be more representative of entering a freeway or 50-80 for passing.

Oh well - as to top speed I have hit 100 a few times passing, but I have not been in a place where it would be safe or legal to see how much faster it would go

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0-60 is just a handy performance metric to see where your car stands in the pack. I don't expect the metric to mean anything for real-world driving. But then again HP and torque metrics are becoming apples and oranges thanks to electric propulsion.

Quote from Br4hm4

I have a 2018 SV with Tech package...and I think it would be right around 7 seconds. I think the official tests show 7.4 seconds with the 40kwh battery. But...the electric torque could be really messing with me. lol

Actually I own the E-plus model. The 62kWh battery allowed the nissan engineers to fit a more powerful motor (~35% more power/torque I think compared to 40kWh model). Nissan did this so that the new model could go toe to toe with the Bolt. I still think that the Bolt is about .5 seconds faster 0 to 60. Some more worthless trivia for you, the maxed out SL trim actually loses about 15miles of range because of extra weight compared to the lower trims. So far very pleased with the efficiency (4.1 mi/kWh avg after 800 miles of use).

You can see my LEAF in the background of my profile pic, all jealous because all she is doing is acting like a glorified stereo boom box while I wash/mod/pamper my slinger every other day in the garage

This is my 2nd leaf and I swore off gas vehicles 5 years ago (never again I said) until I saw the damn slingshot in action. Damn toy pulled me back into the stinky gas/oil world again. I will be buying the Vanderhall Edison a few years from now once I get my current stuff paid off.

The guy that did this 0-60 test had a huge negative bias towards the slingshot (ducati riders can really be stuck-up, just watch the whole video to see) but 0-60 in just under 7 seconds?? Come on. My new nissan leaf can do that time @ close to 4000lbs with 200hp.

Not surprised by the poor handling performance around the track though. Common sense would tell you that with only having 3 wheels.

Surely there are better numbers out there...right?

Quote from Br4hm4

I can't speak for the 0-60...unfortunately boosted, traction is a bigger issue than it should be... But top speed...I have been able to get a hair over 135mph with no real issues. The back road I was on was a little less than flat so I let off...but I feel 145+ wouldn't be out of the question considering there are Slingshot owners that have been getting 140mph range in the half mile.

Nice! My official answer to the question will now be 135mph. Thanks!

Even with this beautiful wing, I still don't want to push my luck with top speed

A common question I am getting with my new slinger is how fast can it go. So for those that have attempted to find out for themselves, how fast can it go (safely)? My concern is due to it's light weight and flat profile I can see this thing actually leaving the ground after a certain speed and hard enough bump. Since my days of "need for speed" are far behind me, I have no desire to see what the limits are so I am curious what others have achieved. My guess would be 115 mph before aero stability becomes an issue with the 3 wheels.

Also, I keep reading about the the slinger doing 0-60 in the mid 5 second range but I have yet to see any video proof. I would love to know if anyone knows for certain what the 0-60 numbers are for stock and also what improvements have been attained through turbo mods. I find it interesting to read about 270-300hp attained on a dyno but no mention of 0-60 numbers. I suspect that single rear wheel can't convert the extra horsepower to propulsion at the start to significantly make an impact for 0-60 numbers.

The journey to perfection begins...

Quote from edwardaneal

because these days Robin runs a large dog rescue in Riverside CA and sells dog food for a living - - -check it out:

gentle giants dog rescue

gentle giants dog food

its a pretty heroic thing to do, but there is no Gentle Giants Mobile

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I bet he would have a big grin seeing my furry companions riding in my batmobile especially if they had costumes.

Quote from edwardaneal

There really isnt any point in all of this discussion any more. The elite political class has won - they have succeeded in creating a hopelessly divided populous that they can control.

It is the highest and most successful identity politics plan of all time - - get roughly half of the people to identify as one party and the other roughly half to identify as another and then convince each party that they are right and the other is wrong and as a result guarantee that the political class will always be in charge

the two party system has been used to destroy our Democratic Republic. no longer is the power derived from the people with the elected officials working for those people - - now days its the elected officials who hold all the power and until a day comes when we let go of this two party mess and come together as a united electorate it will never change

as long as we think with the our side vs their side mentality we will be ruled by the kings and queens with the little R's and D's after their names that are using us like tools

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It was long ago determined by psychologists that politics along with religion taps into the emotional side of the brain. So you can explain to someone with complete unbiased logic as to why any corrupt politician be they Trump, Clinton or anyone else is bad for the government until your blue in the face and it doesn't matter.

Those that have chosen their politician are emotionally tied to them so no matter how bad the politician screws up and shows how corrupt they are (i.e. currently Trump) they (supporters) will continue to justify their support namely by using the old standby "yeah but <enter name here> is so much worse". This would equally apply to the liberals who supported Clinton and now will support Biden. They will be making a strong case for "Anyone but Trump" in the coming years.

I last voted independent and the last politician I felt I could get behind was Ross Perot because he was sincere in trying to fix the country's issues back then. Since then it's been nothing but corrupt politicians, left, right or otherwise.

Having been a student of history all my life I feel strongly that Lincoln was the last truly ethical politician/president (Eisenhower, Carter and Truman are close). If you study closely how Lincoln became president you realize it was a total fluke. A perfect storm of the whig party collapsing thereby providing an opening in the already corrupt two-party (whig vs. democrat) system for someone outside the sphere of corruption to come in. And no he wasn't perfect but he was damn close.

Of course it's easy to blame the corrupt in power for manipulating the masses but in truth the masses want to be manipulated. They want to pick a side and root for their guy and scream "yes, we did it!" when they win an election and rub it in to those that picked the other guy. It's no different than picking a sports team and rooting for them to win the championship.

Quote from wokka

Saw this at the Kerrville, TX event this year, don't know who's it is.

That's MiM green ride to the left, and chavey2 ass with the slingshotinfo.com tshirt, not sure who he is talking to.

Love the look. The colors are perfect for the spidey motiff. Bravo to the owner for making it happen!

BTW as for me, no need to have a robin-mobile. My robin is riding with me in the batmobile. I just need to find the perfect Robin costume for him, aaaaannnnd I need a batgirl costume for my furry girl who rides shotgun. Before anyone asks I have each of them tied down to the car via safety lines attached to their harnesses. They absolutely love their joyrides around town and to the park.

Quote from R Lough

I think I only had to back it out of the garage to get a signal. I did download the map from Polaris and register with them.

Randy

Another question. Do you have a 2019? Were you seeing the page "contact dealership to get upgrade". I realize this is a default page but I am starting to think they software locked the nav feature to force you to get nickle and dimed at the dealership for an install for the 2019 SL models. But if that really was the case I don't see how they would still sell the GPS antenna online direct to customers which I did.

Already registered last week and tried the map update to no avail.

I also figured out that the whole back of the console is exposed so it's really easy to get to the harness connect once you open the hood. The only need for opening the dashboard is to mount the antenna then you just swing around and plug her in from the hood area.

Quote from R Lough

I upgraded mine last August and it went quite well. I don't believe I had any problems and it only took about a half an hour.

Randy

Thanks exactly what I needed to hear. I assume as soon as you install it, you will see a map without needing to update first right?

I am pretty sure my problem is the harness is not fully seated or I am dealing with a bad antenna. It's just a bear getting back there especially with large arms and hands. Going to ask for help from someone smaller than me.

I just installed the GPS antenna behind the console as per the (very simple instructions that came with the unit) for my 2019 SL . After the install, the ride system still doesn't see the upgrade. I have double-checked/re-seated the harness wire. I updated the system software to the latest and tried a map update only to get a "no package detected" error.

I am curious, did anyone get this install to work at home. I really don't want to go to the dealership (they will sit on my slinger for at least a week and I don't trust them based on my past interactions).

I just need confirmation that this is doable/successful at home.

To wrap things up with this thread, I decided to experiment with a solution that will give me peace of mind both with regards to heat buildup and protection from the elements. As you see from the picture below I preserve the boots (without modding them) by using them to hold excess wiring and wrapping all of that in zip-tied baggies for element protection (it's not sealed so moisture is not trapped).

As for the lights themselves I duct-taped some elbow-shaped pipe insulation and angled them down to avoid water accumulation and ensured copious amounts of protected airflow to the fans (they have at least an inch of space away from elbow). So not only do the fans have all the air flow they need they are almost completely protected from dirt/grime/moisture generated from the wheels in motion.

Is it a pretty solution? Nope, but I rarely pop the hood when talking about my toy batmobile. People are more interested in the outside looks and just talking about the engine inside.

Quote from EjFord

Color Works...

oooh just think how badass it would look with a cool spider-man web (with spider centered) on the hood. Make it happen! I did see a west coast custom slinger with the deadpool theme going, tons of decals. The best one yet was someone had a warplane theme going complete with eyes and teeth in the front.

Quote from edwardaneal

okay neostar got my OEM Dual windshield kit today so here is the picture I promised. Having now installed this I dont see any reason why it would not fit on every year of slingshot and in the instructions under "application" all Polaris says is "slingshot" there is no mention of specific year - if you go over to the todays mode thread I posted pictures of the install so if you check it out you can see that it is a very easy 15 minute job at most

Thanks for the info, this will probably be the last mod I do sometime late next year. Looking forward to hear what it brings to the table other than the perfect look.

Really curious to see if there is a solution to quieting it down. I will be buying the ceramic dual exhaust at a later date to take the exhaust noise and move it to the back and I would love to see a solution to quiet the gears down as well.