location of battery - RX8Club.com

Feb 18, 2003 | 09:16 PM

tribal azn

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location of battery

does anyone know the location of the battery in the rx8? since it has 50/50 wegith distribution i would assume that it would be in the trunk but since its rotary, maybe the engine is light enough that they dont have to do that. like in my bmw the battery is in my trunk

u cant really see where the battery is in this pic

Feb 18, 2003 | 09:21 PM

wakeech

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it's under the cover on the front right...

Feb 18, 2003 | 10:17 PM

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Originally posted by wakeech
it's under the cover on the front right...

Agreed. Saw it at L.A.

Feb 18, 2003 | 10:33 PM

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ait thx

Feb 18, 2003 | 11:04 PM

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Battery exposed

Feb 19, 2003 | 02:38 AM

wakeech

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:p just realized i shoulda said "passenger side" rather than "right"

sowwy.

Feb 19, 2003 | 06:54 AM

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Originally posted by wakeech
:p just realized i shoulda said "passenger side" rather than "right" sowwy.

"Passenger side" can be just as confusing, with the different driver positions in different countries. This is why ship, plane, and even some car designers still use the phrases "starboard" (right side of a vehicle when looking forward) and "port" (left side of a vehicle when looking forward).

---jps

Feb 19, 2003 | 03:01 PM

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That black box right of the battery. Is that the stock intake? Looks pretty big. Hmmm... *drooling* :D ... if that is the intake... it might mean room for FI. Anyways correct if I'm wrong.

Feb 19, 2003 | 07:31 PM

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It certainly looks like an air box of considerable volume but the radiator has to be in there somewhere, so It's hard to say how much room there is. With a battery relo it looks there will be room to work with. :D

Last edited by SPDFRK; Feb 19, 2003 at 07:39 PM.