Taxman's Lightning Chronology

[TaxmanHog]

I've been busy the past month getting my race bikes engine rebuild finished, today picked up fresh racing fuel to complete the stationary heat cycling of the engines rings & bearings, fire in the hole 4/30/2026 @1400 EDT

First round of heat cycling revealed a compromised coolant hose at the thermostat housing, took the Lightning on a 131 mile road trip to pick up the replacement hose and shrink tubing.

Installed new parts tonight, more heat cycles Friday afternoon.

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[TaxmanHog]

Heat cycles completed, bike is prepared for racing, unfortunately while I was thrashing to complete all tasks today and be ready for 5/2, a text-alert came in that Saturday racing is canceled, rain-out.

I had also been in the process of charging to 100% so that I'd be certain to be ready to roll at 4:30 am, got the trailer cleaned up, all tires including the spares are aired, wheel bearings greased, figured I would take the whole rig for a 30 miles test drive, about half highway and the second half local roads, went from 98% SOC to 83% , ~19.65 kWh resulting in a mixed 1.5 MPK, while on the first leg of 15 miles I was running about 1.1 MPK, which is likely going to be the rate for the full trip to the dragway.

Next event is 5/9.

Also activated EA 25% discount for July, that will help cut costs for the anticipated DCFC sessions at the Tewksbury 350KW site, this location has an 85% max charging limiter, but I only need 80% each visit, one going up to the track, then again on the return trip.

 

[TaxmanHog]

Documenting my current list of OTA updates in the signature.
I'm going to shorten the list of older versions, shown here:

Diagnostic Improvements on 6/9/26 OBCC-AS.AU OTA on 4/10/26 PT-25.13.12 : Charge Port Func. & Cold Weather on 3/23/26SYNC-25.2.1.6.5.2 - SiriusXM on 3/12/26 PU-Sync-25.2.1.6.5 - Walk Away Lock Toggles on 9/22/25 IPMA-24.204.10.9 Blue Cruise 1.4 on 9/5/25BCM-24.5.1 Frunk on 9/4/25FHCM-24.AC.AD-Frunk on 8/15/25DDM-25.12.0 Smooth Windows on 4/9/25ECG-25.2.5.7.1 LVB Performance on 3/20/2510.1.1 - Con & Power Management on 2/1/2510.1.0 - karaoke on 1/16/25ECG-24.2.5.6.3 on 12/4/24PU v6.14.0 on 9/6/24 23-PU1024-6CH-AUD on 4/5/24 24-PU0105-CMR-FX on 3/20/2423-PU0813-DOR-UP2 on 3/19/2423-PU1113-UNX-DC on 2/29/24 24-PU0119-DC-CHG4 on 2/23/24PU Improved Diagnostics on 1/23/24 PU v6.8.0 on 12/22/23 PU v6.5.0 on 12/16/23 PU v6.4.0 12/11/23PU v6.2.0 10/30/23

 

[Jseis]

We need to start a go fund me account to get your home charging rate up to at least 20-25 miles an hour. Watching the SO’s Mach E charge on a 120V circuit is like watching paint dry. Of course at $.064/kWh I’m not complaining . And she drives maybe 5-10 miles a day.

 

[TaxmanHog]

We need to start a go fund me account to get your home charging rate up to at least 20-25 miles an hour. Watching the SO’s Mach E charge on a 120V circuit is like watching paint dry. Of course at $.064/kWh I’m not complaining . And she drives maybe 5-10 miles a day.

That is no longer an issue, my FCSP is cranking at the 80 amp setting since the fall of 2022.

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