# 11 second battery powered datsun....
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/11-second-battery-powered-datsun/72639
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [August 25, 2009, 8:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/11-second-battery-powered-datsun/72639 "2009-08-25T20:32:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@yunvme666](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yunvme666)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2009, 8:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/11-second-battery-powered-datsun/72639/1 "2009-08-25T20:32:11Z")
[http://www.opb.org/programs/ofg/videos/view/56-Electric-Drag-Racing](http://www.opb.org/programs/ofg/videos/view/56-Electric-Drag-Racing)
didnt see this posted here, figured you guys might get a kick out of it…
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### Author:  [@Mike93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike93)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2009, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/11-second-battery-powered-datsun/72639/2 "2009-08-25T21:15:08Z")
That pretty damn impressive! I’d give up my POS gas engine for something like that…
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### Author:  [@Adictd2b00st](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adictd2b00st)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2009, 9:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/11-second-battery-powered-datsun/72639/3 "2009-08-25T21:17:04Z")
i’m impressed :tup: sure helps when you pick a car that pretty much weighs nothing too 😛
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### Author:  [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2009, 10:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/11-second-battery-powered-datsun/72639/4 "2009-08-25T22:37:13Z")
Owner is a douche and I don’t care if it went 200mph, it’s lame.
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### Author:  [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2009, 10:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/11-second-battery-powered-datsun/72639/5 "2009-08-25T22:45:55Z")
Guys a major FUCKING dork, hamming it up way to much for the camera.
BS about not putting out pollution, has to charge it some how.
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### Author:  [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2009, 12:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/11-second-battery-powered-datsun/72639/6 "2009-08-26T00:15:15Z")
Meh.
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### Author:  [@Harvey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Harvey)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2009, 4:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/11-second-battery-powered-datsun/72639/7 "2009-08-26T04:18:44Z")
The idea is cool, but what a douche.
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### Author:  [@Southtowns27](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Southtowns27)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2009, 6:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/11-second-battery-powered-datsun/72639/8 "2009-08-26T06:47:30Z")
Wow, 11’s at 110mph without a harness…or even a seatbelt. wtf
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### Author:  [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2009, 7:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/11-second-battery-powered-datsun/72639/9 "2009-08-26T07:09:02Z")
I wonder what the life of the batteries is. A dozen charges before they are totally fried?
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### Author:  [@baseball24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/baseball24)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2009, 8:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/11-second-battery-powered-datsun/72639/10 "2009-08-26T08:20:38Z")
president obama probably funded the whole project
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### Author:  [@Muscle50](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Muscle50)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2009, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/11-second-battery-powered-datsun/72639/11 "2009-08-26T09:58:55Z")
Wait wait, is this Firehawk853 new Datsun???
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### Author:  [@baseball24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/baseball24)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2009, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/11-second-battery-powered-datsun/72639/12 "2009-08-26T09:59:47Z")
> [@Muscle50](#):
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> Wait wait, is this Firehawk853 new Datsun???
I thought he bought a Danzi lol
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### Author:  [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2009, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/11-second-battery-powered-datsun/72639/13 "2009-08-26T13:30:31Z")
> [@Blue Eyed Devil](#):
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> I wonder what the life of the batteries is. A dozen charges before they are totally fried?
They look like lead-acid batteries. 300-500 charge/discharge cycles are typical. High voltage charging will shorten this, although it doesn’t affect performance.
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### Author:  [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2009, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/11-second-battery-powered-datsun/72639/14 "2009-08-26T13:33:00Z")
^What about the immediate drainage of the battery? 11 seconds?!? That thing must be smokin hot. That can’t be good for it.:gotme:
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### Author:  [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2009, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/11-second-battery-powered-datsun/72639/15 "2009-08-26T13:36:30Z")
they look like high end Odyssey batteries, they need a reach around while charging to be done correctly or they’ll be damaged but yes, lead acid principal is still in effect. i doubt with the abuse they’d take 300-500 cycles but ideally yeah. new lithium ion technology is growing fast so hopefully with all the use they’ll gain some exposure and up the R&D and we’ll get some trickle down technology as they take hold.
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### Author:  [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2009, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/11-second-battery-powered-datsun/72639/16 "2009-08-26T13:38:11Z")
> [@Blue Eyed Devil](#):
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> ^What about the immediate drainage of the battery? 11 seconds?!? That thing must be smokin hot. That can’t be good for it.:gotme:
i doubt they’re being completely discharged in one run, but topping off after every run to keep consistent and keep them safe. 60 AGM batteries @ $200-300 a crack even at wholesale is something you’d want to care for like a child.
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### Author:  [@nappy1380](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nappy1380)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2009, 1:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/11-second-battery-powered-datsun/72639/17 "2009-08-26T13:59:24Z")
Cool car/concept. Lame owner.
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### Author:  [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2009, 2:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/11-second-battery-powered-datsun/72639/18 "2009-08-26T14:12:52Z")
Looks interesting.
Its reasonably easy to make a stupid fast electric car, its just not practical yet. Its easy and cheap enough to get a monster motor and controller, and get the power to the ground. The AGM batteries he was running prior would be nowhere near ‘discharged’ after a 1/4 mile, but if youre trying to break records and look impressive… You want to top off after every run. It isnt very bad on the cells for a brief rapid discharge, but its not that great as well. As long as you dont deep cycle them often you can expect 1000+ near full cycles before youre at 50% cap. Those odyssey AGM cells are fantastic, and can handle lots of abuse. Im sure he got them for $50-100 each for such a application.
The A123 cells that are on ‘loan’ are insanely superior to any existing battery tech, including almost all Lithum Ion / Polymer cells… But theyre also insanely expensive. What they put in that car would be around $10-50K in cell costs at retail.
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### Author:  [@08GT500](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/08GT500)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2009, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/11-second-battery-powered-datsun/72639/19 "2009-08-26T14:16:53Z")
Cool car. Not sure of the owner.
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### Author:  [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2009, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/11-second-battery-powered-datsun/72639/20 "2009-08-26T14:28:23Z")
Guy is definitely a pompous ass, but has a point.
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