Recent content by gimp_dad

This is not correct. I've been told the actual number was 42, not 27. I own a Model S Founders series that is higher than 27.

That adapter won't help you if you need to plug in to a 6-50 outlet. The 'R' in 6-50R means 'receiver' (i.e. female end). If you need an adapter to plug in to a 6-50 outlet then you need a 6-50P to 14-50R adapter.

I have a stagger setup with the Hankooks on my P85: 285/30/21 rear, 245/35/21 front. They are not the new 2's as I have had them for about 9 months. I don't put anywhere near as many miles on my car as you do but I think I have about 10k miles on this set. My Conti's on the OEM 21" rims...

I couldn't agree more, Apache. This continues to be my only (at least justifiable) beef. A concise email to affected car owners and all service personnel would have changed the course of history for the better on this one topic.

This statement (below) is way more broad than what they actually do. You might want to get someone to sign that for you :-) "you would be eligible to receive any of the upgrades that we come out with at no extra charge." By this definition "A" batteries would be upgraded to "B", "C", "D"...

I'll try it with my adapter as soon as I am near a 30A outlet. My car is Aug 4, 2012 so I am guessing it will not work.

I know you were probably just joking anyway but if you are in the desperate position of needing to charge on a 120V outlet, I am guessing that, yes indeed, 5 hours difference could be important to you (approximately 24 hours at 24A vs 29 hours at 20A for 70kW of charge). - - - Updated - - -...

FlasherZ, thanks so much for sharing this information. This sounds like exactly what the doctor ordered. Can't wait to have it done on mine. I will note, however, that moving to a stagger (245/35/21 front, 285/30/21 rear) setup did change the behavior of my car quite a bit. Possibly it has...

So 5.9 SC got slower for B packs? Hopefully I'm reading your charts right since you and Bluetinc used exactly opposite axes. Well, if they keep this up maybe B packs will be as slow as A packs. I'm an A pack owner. I've already gone on record as saying I would never trade the great time I...

Interesting. I seem to have plenty of clearance with my 21" rims and 285/30 rear tires. What is your offset? Mine is 35mm (if I remember correctly). I guess the P+ suspension may result in a little less clearance... My rear rims are also 10" width. I agree that they should be OK for 295s...

Thanks, Zextra. Definitely going to try it as soon as I am ready to upgrade the current set of tires. Nice to see an example of 295s working on the back!

Back in November I got a stagger setup on my P85 using 21" TSW rims. I started with Hankook tires just so the rubber wouldn't be too expensive during the experimental phase. I love the setup but definitely want more traction (stickier tires). Once the Hankooks wore out my plan was to go with...

I respectfully disagree, Gear. It is a negative in the sense that we thought we had the faster charging (including taper) and found out we don't. That was a negative surprise. I have not said I deserve the faster charging or made ridiculous demands that it should be given to me free. As a...

I agree that could be more relevant but the statement doesn't even acknowledge the slower taper in older cars. Kind of weird to avoid taking responsibility for something negative while taking credit for the cases where it is improved.

OK. Fair point. If that was the point then it is not terribly relevant to the question about whether a particular car can charge at 120kW or not. However, I seem to recall that even original 90kW chargers (i.e. superchargers that could only deliver a max of 90kW for one car) still had 120kW...