Putty Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 My daughter has a little quad that's the perfect side for her, but she's to the point it's too slow. Can you easily boost the speed on them? It's a one speed job. Not one where you can remove the screw and get about 2 more mph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 hook up two batteries :gabe: gonna need to up the voltage to get the lectric motor spinnng faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck531 Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 I think kirk modded one or two that he has. I can't remember what he did though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 moar volts. add another battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchy chan Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 http://www.modifiedpowerwheels.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordell Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 moar volts. add another battery. More volts or more amps? Because that would change how you hook up a second battery, series or parallel. Series would give you more volts, but I'm not sure the switches and such wouldn't melt. Interesting topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verse Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 You'll need to beef up some of the wires I believe when you add more battery voltage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmonda Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Can you slap a golf cart motor in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Gump 9 Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 The stock battery is 6volts, so if you can do 9 volts that will be a little faster. Or you can get a small motorcycle battery that's 12volts, rework the wiring and it'll be fast. You have to run after it if you go 12 volts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 no 24 volts no care Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchy chan Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 our barbie jeep is 12 volts and is pretty quick (you can watch us chasing a jeep at cars & coffee, lol!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirks5oh Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 i used to lurk quite a bit on the modified power wheels website--i'm waiting to mod our barbie jeep and get my boy a bigger powerwheels. right now, my boy rides a standard 6 volt buzz lightyear (small power wheels), and my girls have a dora jeep, barbie mustang, and princess toyota SUV. the only modded one i have right now is the 6volt pink one in the videos linked below. its now 12 volts. all the other bigger ones which are 12 volts will be converted to 24 volts next summer when my kids are ready for the extra power. tons of information on the modified website/forum. its easy to spend way too much time modding these things when your kids don't even have enough patience to wait 3 hours for the damn thing to finish charging. http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75000&highlight=modified+power+wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirks5oh Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 The stock battery is 6volts, so if you can do 9 volts that will be a little faster. Or you can get a small motorcycle battery that's 12volts, rework the wiring and it'll be fast. You have to run after it if you go 12 volts. you need a completely enclosed battery--you can get 12 volt enclosed batteries (just like the power wheels ones) on ebay for $20, instead of paying $50 for an official power wheels brand battery. you don't want to use any other batter for the risk of acid leaking out all over your kid. just add a 30 amp inline fuse, and you're good to go. of course you'll need a 12 volt charger--i just use a regular car battery charger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted August 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 I think I may do a motorcycle battery. How would you charge it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got-Boost? Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 http://www.modifiedpowerwheels.com/ +1 Was going to post this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirks5oh Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 (edited) I think I may do a motorcycle battery. How would you charge it? see the post above yours--motorcycle battery may leak acid if the car flips or rolls over, etc. you need an enclosed battery. not worth the risk of acid burning your kid, and the 12 volt batteries can be had for $20. i charge mine with a car charger that plugs into the wall--takes a couple hours. if you're on carpet (the 6 volt cars can be driven indoors) and the car gets traction, you will do a wheelie. Edited August 23, 2011 by kirks5oh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got-Boost? Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 http://www.modifiedpowerwheels.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=700 http://www.modifiedpowerwheels.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=699 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alibies Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 Pick up a UPS battery from batteries plus. They are AGM batteries and shouldn't leak or be toooooo heavy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 More volts or more amps? Because that would change how you hook up a second battery, series or parallel. Series would give you more volts, but I'm not sure the switches and such wouldn't melt. Interesting topic. volts=speed amps=longevity Just strap a small (50cc) generator on there, one that has a 12vdc output, along with a small 12v battery to hopefully smooth out the current. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bruh Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 buy a 50cc quad profit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRTurbo04 Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RDgi_Qi_p0&NR=1 bahaha sorry i know not relivant but it was in kirks link to videos in his thread as a related video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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