I just came across your videos and have to say these are amazingly fun to watch. As an engineer I can really appreciate the line of 'I lied, one cable is different... and that's this one' :D

Did I enjoy this vid? Yeah! Am I looking forward to the next vid? Hell Yeah! Your enthusiasm is contagious Dala. Eventually I will acquire my own Nissan Leaf and upgrade it.

Slide large heat shrink or tubing on, before you begin splicing to protect finished splices, with second layer, for chafe and water protection. Use De-Oxit on connector pins to clean and protect from corrosion.

Great job!! Thank you so much for what you do for the LEAF community!!!

Great job! My friend! Quick inverter swap and we are off to software. From an old school tuner and mechanic very impressive. I’m looking forward to your next session!

Awesome! Love seeing this scene of EV modding grow

This does look tricky, thanks so much for showing us the stages of replacing the motor. 👍

Well done indeed Dala. You are very brave to take on something like this. I look forward to the next video. It should go like a scalded cat !

What a great Video. Used to have a Mk1 Leaf and loved it. Tempted to get another now after watching your videos! Kudos to you for taking on big projects like these.

Planning on getting a leaf for a project car! So excited for the future of EVs in tuner culture :) thanks for the tutorials!

Great stuff, keep up the good work.

Kiitos uudesta videosta. Vaikuttava! I am very curious about the following steps. I am really impressed about your knowledge and the enthusiasm for upgrading the Leaf. Om det var inte så långt väg jag kunde komma till din värkstad för uppgradera min Leaf......

Great Job ! Focused and practical video

was going to call u out for mix matched colored wires but u caught it! great videos and great job being detailed!!! might attempt this soon

Amazing! You are so brave taking this on!

Cool, I need this for the beach

Great video, as always!

Wow, Nice one Dala. I don't think many ICE cars could have their power upgraded by so much so easily/cheaply.

This is a lot more involved than I originally thought but I am still excited to do a battery and inverter upgrade on my leaf some day.

Hey Dala, Fist time ever subscribed to youtube anything although its my favorite entertainment choice, Time to get with the times. Have a 2013 leaf with 104,000 miles! Bought in 2015 with 25k miles, we love it, but our family of 5 has out grown it. Considered selling it But I like it too much, battery holding out, better than average. We have 4 other vehicles used for different needs but the leaf is favorite. would like to convert to tesla type performance, this is why I had eye on your channel a lot recently. An engineer mechanically and electrically secondary (structural) so this is not beyond capability, happy your working hard to figure it out :) Good Job. Cheers

amazing work!!!!!

Great work. I owned an 2018 leaf

Great work. For a few minutes, you had space for a frunk ;-)

I look forward to getting more power into my leaf

Excellent video quality! Thanks for quieting the background music when you speak. It would be even better if its volume was decreased by half when you don't speak.

For a split second, my blood pressure went up when I saw BSOD...

This is a great thing for Leaf owners and shows the state of EV tuning. I think based on the low value of the Leaf it is ripe for tuning. Two issues though. First you really should have just crimped new pins onto the OEM connector. I’m sure with a little hunting you could have acquired them for very little money. Secondly your splices as shown were poor. They have no mechanical strain connection in the way you performed them. You should mesh the stripped wire strands into each other then applied solider or performed a lineman’s splice. Also, the heat shrink should have sealant inside to prevent corrosion inside the heat shrink. Still a great video, I also like how you skipped sections of the assembly. As the part everyone really cared about was the process to swap inverters/wiring.

Don't know what I say! Man you are a Bev super maniac!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Hello @dalas if UKposts move to my country you gonna be unique guy come here and do that kind of things !!! There is a lot of Leaf here !!

Thank you for your work, I find it very inspiring. If it would be road legal in Norway my 2015 LEAF would be in your shop right now for a battery upgrade :D About this inverter upgrade and your custom cooling tube that has a copper part - assuming the inverter and the cooling parts are made from aluminium, is this not a potential corrosion inducing solution?

Beautiful

The new era of hot rodding shall commence! Hopefully you've done some baseline performance numbers so we can get an idea of how much of an improvement is realized. I'll guess the car might be a bit lighter than the Gen 2 car and should perform better.

Dala d'Best!!!

Strip and tin all the wires on the round connector on the work bench where it is easier, faster, and you can do a better job, then splice, solder and heat shrink in the engine bay.

Dala, me and my Dad are great fans of your bravery and work in the EV field. I have a 2015 Renault Zoe and I love my car but dream of the day when someone will crack the canbus like you and others have the the leaf and that will make it possible to do an upgrade to the battery and ability to fit a CCS charger do you think we will ever get there? Thanks Rob.

I also collected this option today) I only have an inverter of 62 kW. The colors of the wires all matched the color on my 2014 Japan and the wiring is also from Japan. The compressor is held by 3 bolts and unscrewing them with a 13 wrench is not a problem without removing the wheels. 4 errors appeared and a yellow car lit up on the dashboard. The car is driving, tomorrow I will fill in antifreeze and make a hose for the rear.

video idea for dala: i wonder if its possible to upgrade or swap 2013 or newer leaf powertrains into the older 2011-12 leafs? same idea for the P-brake / E-brake, i prefer the manual cable E-brake over the electric P-brake.

Hello Dala, great youtube videos!! Thank you for doing them. I have a broken reduction gear on my leaf and I want to swap it out. I don't want to die so I wanted to make EXTRA sure that if I disconnect the high voltage plug on the battery that everything under the hood will be safe. Is this true? Are there any capacitors or any other random things that could electrically kill me even if I pull that high voltage plug and remove the 12v battery? Thank you for your consideration

Great videos (the whole series is!)..what do you think would be involved in swapping out a 110kW inverter on a 2019 ZE1, with a 160kW inverter??? Would I need to amend the CANbus?

Awesome

Great Vid, Thanks Do you know if the round invertor plug is available third party or do you have the original part number, is it the same plug for the 160kw inverter ?

Wow 🤩!!

Woow, Great...

nice work! I recommend you to use thermal shrinking tube with solder and glue inside (you'll find a lot at bay or Alibaba), it's awesome. so the all power comes from invertor? I'm owning Nissan Note e-power with em57 motor at 80kw and there is note e-power gismo S with same battery and motor but more powerful (and Serena e-power with same more power output - 100kw). how do you think, changing invertor will be enough?

makes me wonder if the newer motors are any better than the older ones. i wonder if it is any more efficient?

You know I want to upgrade that fuse on my 24kwh pack and drop the inverter in :). 30kw extra grind should be noticeable. This car is lighter than the 2019 even with the 40kwh battery ?

Awesome! Actually, original aze0 inverter have a same connector as prius 30, prius c, camry inverters. And ze1 connetor looks like a battery data connector from ze0. Does they fit? I don't have an inverter from a ze1 yet ;)

Just my two cents I wouldnt use a copper pipe for the coolant. Everything else is aluminum and you dont want Galvanic corrosion to take place in the coolant system. That being said I am not sure if there are OTHER copper parts in the coolant system and nissan thought of it already or if the fluid has corrosion inhibitors built in. STILL Great video and PACKED with useful information. Thanks for all you do!

I would love to do upgrades to my LEAF ZE1 one day into the future... Why don't you get a ZE1 long range ? I just recently bought a used JDM grey Imported LEAF from Japan for $26k AUD

Hi Dala, have you ever weighted the entire engine with its transmission? its still an EM57 on 2018 and 2019 models?

5:35 Love the insulation tape wrapped metal tool. No, that's not a properly insulated tool!

I have a question about my 2012 nissan leaf I bought it with all battery bars intact and only charging to 29 miles and I took leafspy and reset the battery and it got 80 miles and I drove it 17 miles and it lost all it mileage what caused it

What can you do with the old inverter? Can you plug it into three phase 400 V 50 Hz and charge battery packs that are out of cars?

What is the brand of your radio?

Is it possible to upgrade the fuse in a 24kwh battery for this modification?

im swapping a 62kwh battery into a 2015, is it a good idea to do the inverter swap and should i also swap engines? will the engine fit in exactly the same place?

Tervehdys. Olisin tarvinnut apua sähkö autoni."nelipyörä". Mulla on siis minulle annettujen tietojen perusteella suomen ainut baoya 10kw sähköauto. Kanavallani löytyy ongelmasta videota mutta en tiedä pystyisitkö/haluaisitko auttaa vian löytämisessä. Se ajosta lakkasi liikkumasta ja ei reagoi kaasuun. Auto ei siis ole alkup sähköauto vaan tehtaan muuttama kiinassa. Kiitos.

I wish you were my neighbour 😂

is it possible to do it with other cars then only Nissan leaf? what about PHEV cars?, is it possible to extend the range?

hej , do you have an amp number for the fuse in 24 vs 40 ? the current can't be extremly bigger , usally there are some head room on fuses . I happen to have a 24 battery and a 2018 power train so maybe a first try :-)

Can the 30kWh battery handle the inverter upgrade?

you have the leaf 2022 wire diagram?? I need to know what the odometer wire

does this work with the em61 motor also?

Would this work on a 2017 Nissan Note e-Power? Same 80KW motor (EM57)

You mentuon the 24kwh battery has too small a fuse what about the 30kwh? I have a 30kwh 2017 leaf and this inverter swap sounds like it could be fun at some point

what about chademo retrofit with ccs, is it possible?

Very interesting, but not practical :) Can you do a reverse? Install 80 KW into 110 KW ze1 leaf?

Hi, do you have or know of a dead inverter so i can reuse the aluminium case for mine that is broken?

Hei! millainen radio teillä on ?

Näinkö oikein että navigaattorissa oli LeafSpy näkymä, vai kuvittelinko vain. Jos kyllä, niin miten?

The new inverter is 3,5kg lighter than the old one.

Kupperpipes are no good idee on aluminium motorparts cause of electric corosion😮

You are a genius, but does this improve the performance of the car, increase its ability to cover a longer distance, or increase its ability to receive faster power?

let's say you have an old Hybrid....can you not just change the batteries with higher capacity ones, so you would extend the range significantly...?!