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Electric cars have opened up a new world of modding, but I’m not sure anyon
e expected “V8" and “Tesla” to end up paired together. Yet, Rich Rebuilds
is here to do just that, and his 6.2-Liter LS3 V8-powered Tesla just had it
s first start!
The last time we checked on Rich Benoit of the Rich Rebuilds YouTube channel
, he was in the beginning stages of building what appears to be the first-ev
er V8-powered Tesla. He gutted a couple of donor Tesla Model S vehicles and
test fit the LS3 V8 lifted from a Chevrolet Camaro SS. He’s made a lot of p
rogress since then from installing the donor Camaro’s manual transmission t
o working through a labyrinth of wiring just to get the car’s computers to
fire up. But now the time has come to breathe new life into this dead Tesla
Now, a common question about this build is: why? Why would Benoit make a Tes
la slower and powered by gas? The answer is pretty much because he can. I re
spect that.
To get the car — named ICE-T (and yes, it means Internal Combustion Engine
Tesla) — running, Benoit and his friends hooked up a standalone ECU system
from Haltech. That was coupled to a fuel pump scavenged from a Miata with a
fuel filter from a Corvette, which fed fuel from a bucket. The setup was as
hilariously janky as it was epic
Benoit explained that there will be two integrations keeping the vehicle run
ning. The first is the standalone Haltech Elite 2500 ECU, which starts, runs
and monitors the engine. A screen will allow monitoring of the engine’s vi
tals. The other integration allows the Tesla to still be usable as a real ca
r. The sunroof will work, as will the body control module, speedometer, door
s and more. Basically, this V8-powered Tesla will still work like a Tesla, o
nly it’ll be powered by internal combustion.
Things got even more sketchy as the guys used residential light switches to
control fuel, ignition and starting. But not only did it start, it sounds aw
esome. That engine is good for 426 horsepower, so the completed project will
be able to run burnouts for days
Benoit and his buddies still have a lot of work to do. ICE-T is going to get
a side exit exhaust pipe and the shifter for the manual transmission will s
prout out where the car’s cupholders would normally be.
This is going to be a working Tesla with a V8 and a manual transmission, whi
ch is easily one of the coolest projects on YouTube at the moment. Watch mor
e Rich Rebuilds to see this thing come to life!
這位Youtuber有台ModelS
因為某些原因整車泡水
導致電池跟電動機都壞了
維修報價比一台新車還貴
所以一不做二不休就動起了改裝的念頭
後來裝了一台GM的LS3 V8 6.2
還用手排變速箱
影片有若干過程
但是穿插了些廣告以及內心戲小劇場
所以蠻長的
不過車子還沒完成
只是剛發起來
後續應該還有蠻長的日子才能做好
要看這台 ICE-T上路還有得等