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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by bfife
hey Kwik, the motor appears to be external, Its not the same as but similar to a GM with electric shift on the fly. The rep didn't say anything about overheating. but I did ask him about oil requirements. He said a high quality synthetic oil would be nice but most of all to change the oil atleast once a year.
That makes sense. I'm sure that they get as hot or hotter than a rear diff with all that HP and torque going through it.
And if the motor is external, replacing a burned out unit should be a ten minute affair.
 
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