So I've recently become aware of the E-NV200 that is sold in Europe and Australia. Looks like it shares a majority of drivetrain parts with the Leaf and it has a gear ratio of 9.3010.
I'm very interested in the possibility of swapping the env200 transaxle into my 2020 Leaf S+ for improved acceleration. It would be 13.5% shorter gear ratio than the stock 8.193 gearbox.
I've already conducted a sort of test by temporarily fitting 205/40r16 tires, which shortened the drive ratio by 10.8%. It worked like a charm, exactly as I was hoping. Speedometer was off by about 10%(exactly as expected), max speed was about 90mph, but acceleration was significantly improved and the car was much more fun!
So does anybody know the feasibility of swapping the Env200 gearbox into my Leaf? It honestly seems like a straightforward swap, if I can get my hands on one. Any potential issues that I'm not considering?
I'm very interested in the possibility of swapping the env200 transaxle into my 2020 Leaf S+ for improved acceleration. It would be 13.5% shorter gear ratio than the stock 8.193 gearbox.
I've already conducted a sort of test by temporarily fitting 205/40r16 tires, which shortened the drive ratio by 10.8%. It worked like a charm, exactly as I was hoping. Speedometer was off by about 10%(exactly as expected), max speed was about 90mph, but acceleration was significantly improved and the car was much more fun!
So does anybody know the feasibility of swapping the Env200 gearbox into my Leaf? It honestly seems like a straightforward swap, if I can get my hands on one. Any potential issues that I'm not considering?