I tested acceleration repeatedly with a Dragy. Average 0-60 improved from about 6.6 to 6.4 and average 30-50 times improved from about 2.25 to 2.00.
I would say that if I could race myself with both versions of the car, the one with smaller wheels would be ahead by about 1.5 car lengths at...
Hi Gerry, thanks. I'm not too worried about #1 or #2, but #3 is what I'm really wondering. If the swap is actually possible, I'd volunteer to be the guinea pig!
I tried figuring that out, but it's not really viable. The 40r16 that I had on there were not good as a permanent solution. The ride was too rough and they did not have enough traction. Every little pothole was a landmine.
So I've recently become aware of the E-NV200 that is sold in Europe and Australia. Looks like it shares a majority of drivetrain parts with the Leaf and it has a gear ratio of 9.3010.
I'm very interested in the possibility of swapping the env200 transaxle into my 2020 Leaf S+ for improved...