Product Feeler: Battery Relocation Kit
04-30-2009, 01:26 PM
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I'm looking at it from a different perspective... the more air you can get out of the radiator, the more air you can get through the radiator. I happened to notice at a drift event, the RX8 had the intake, coolant overflow tank, and battery relocated leaving the back of the radiator completely exposed and then they ran a giant heat extrator opening in the hood right above that area.
The newer drift RX8 pics i've seen on these boards did the same thing with a v-mount setup for the radiator and intercooler
04-30-2009, 02:31 PM
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and they're not identical. the coupler, if i'm not mistaken, can withstand more heat. it's thicker whereas the reducer hose is more of a sleeve.
it should say AEM right there where the intake exits the car.
and lmk about just the intake tray. i want one.
04-30-2009, 02:46 PM
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no no. not the intake ports. the coupler on the end towards the front of the car is supposed to attach to the throttle body. the reducer hose you have attached to the throttle body goes in its place.
and they're not identical. the coupler, if i'm not mistaken, can withstand more heat. it's thicker whereas the reducer hose is more of a sleeve.
it should say AEM right there where the intake exits the car.
and lmk about just the intake tray. i want one.
and they're not identical. the coupler, if i'm not mistaken, can withstand more heat. it's thicker whereas the reducer hose is more of a sleeve.
it should say AEM right there where the intake exits the car.
and lmk about just the intake tray. i want one.
so it may be wrong. I'll check, thanks for mentioning it.
04-30-2009, 02:50 PM
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Make the battery box adjustable for different batteries like Braile
Edit: You don't want to ship batteries. Its Hazardous Material.
Edit: You don't want to ship batteries. Its Hazardous Material.
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04-30-2009, 03:01 PM
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i could probably do that pretty easily -- good idea.
I went with odyssey PC 680 because it seems to be the most reliable highest performing battery of it's size. I did a bit of research and all signs seemed to point to Odyssey and from what i've heard Braille are kind of a pile of junk
I went with odyssey PC 680 because it seems to be the most reliable highest performing battery of it's size. I did a bit of research and all signs seemed to point to Odyssey and from what i've heard Braille are kind of a pile of junk
04-30-2009, 03:04 PM
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I agree about the battery but.... If you only make it to fit that size and Odyseey changes their size or your customer has a different battery................... it will be a pain to get return shipment.
05-03-2009, 12:17 PM
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I'll def be interested as long as the pricing is good. Always wanted to do this. I think it would be best if you just sold the tray/mount with everything included except the battery. That'll be a PIA to ship
Any chance you can get one made in CF? or an overlay or something, so it'll match MS strut bar.
Any chance you can get one made in CF? or an overlay or something, so it'll match MS strut bar.
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05-03-2009, 01:18 PM
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I'll def be interested as long as the pricing is good. Always wanted to do this. I think it would be best if you just sold the tray/mount with everything included except the battery. That'll be a PIA to ship
Any chance you can get one made in CF? or an overlay or something, so it'll match MS strut bar.
Any chance you can get one made in CF? or an overlay or something, so it'll match MS strut bar.
I've pretty much decided against shipping batteries for now. But I still need to research shipping hazardous material a little more. I did get some quotes for these batteries with a quantity discount and it would probably save you a few pennies if i put in a bulk order. We'll see.
P.S. - figuring out pricing at the moment, stay tuned.
05-04-2009, 05:27 PM
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Alright, after crunching the numbers and giving it a lot of thought I think this is going to be priced around $199+shipping/paypal.
This is for the tray only. I've decided against providing the battery but if I change my mind i'll let you know. I'll be making the battery tray adjustable so other batteries can fit if you'd like to go with something other than the PC680.
The current design will only work with a limited selection of intakes but i'm hoping to have other designs and test them to fit other intakes before long.
Feedback is appreciated.
This is for the tray only. I've decided against providing the battery but if I change my mind i'll let you know. I'll be making the battery tray adjustable so other batteries can fit if you'd like to go with something other than the PC680.
The current design will only work with a limited selection of intakes but i'm hoping to have other designs and test them to fit other intakes before long.
Feedback is appreciated.
05-04-2009, 05:39 PM
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Well, i have to set up an official group buy to sell this on RX8club.com so you're going to have to wait for that. I'd say i'd need at least 10 people before i set up the group buy.
05-07-2009, 07:45 PM
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That was something I was trying to avoid. Originally I wanted to mount mine in the trunk but I wasn't real fond of the idea of ripping apart the interior to do it. This is a lot simpler than a trunk mount set up.
I'm fabricating another one at the moment for some more testing
I'm fabricating another one at the moment for some more testing