# Drop in electric EV motor retrofit for older cars?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/drop-in-electric-ev-motor-retrofit-for-older-cars/151062>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [October 19, 2019, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/drop-in-electric-ev-motor-retrofit-for-older-cars/151062 "2019-10-19T14:32:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 1:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/drop-in-electric-ev-motor-retrofit-for-older-cars/151062/21 "2019-10-23T01:19:39Z")

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I’d worry the electric motor’s higher acceleration capabilities compared to the original gasoline engine could make an older classic unsafe to drive. I went to an auto show last summer where someone had “upgraded” an older British classic from it’s original 40 HP motor to a 300 HP version, and they had to completely revise the suspension, steering, axle system to support the new motor.

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