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?Battery mounting position?

HowardB - 5/4/12 at 11:15 AM

If I fit the battery in a box,... and fasten it, can I mount it, as per the picture?

can I put my battery here?

This is so that I don't have to put it in the passenger foot well, or on the rear bulk head, the exhaust header is at least 300mm above that, so I had in mind a GRP box, with foam inside, and then an aluminium heat shield on the top,....

Both side pods on the Fury are already full of stuff,......

any thoughts or comments most welcome

loggyboy - 5/4/12 at 11:18 AM

I, was, thinking, of, putting, mine, there... too.

Cant see why it wouldnt work as long as its well protected from the elements.

jacko - 5/4/12 at 12:38 PM

Engine
Mine is over the gear box / bell housing

FuryRebuild - 5/4/12 at 02:07 PM

I put mine exactly there on my Fury.

The other advantage is that you only need a 6" lead to go from the +ve to the alternator. Low weight, but more importantly for a red-top battery, less resistance. You don't have as many goes to get it started on the red top before it starts to run out of juice compared to a bigger one. Saying that, if you're engine is in a good state of tune, it'll start it first time, every time. Mine always did.

jollygreengiant - 5/4/12 at 02:20 PM

Yep no problems there, I made use of some right angle alli in conjunction with the base clamp steps on the battery held down with some bolts.

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matt_gsxr - 5/4/12 at 02:32 PM

check you battery specifications, some don't like it hot.

Odyssey have max temp of 50degC, although the MJ (metal jacket) versions can handle a lot more.

jollygreengiant - 5/4/12 at 02:43 PM

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Originally posted by matt_gsxr
check you battery specifications, some don't like it hot.

Odyssey have max temp of 50degC, although the MJ (metal jacket) versions can handle a lot more.

SO put a heat shield around the exhaust like I did with mine (ok so battery is on the other side to the exhaust on mine but..) it did wonders for the under bonnet temperatures.

HowardB - 5/4/12 at 02:54 PM

wow - many thanks for all the input, I'll have a look and see what spec the battery is, I was planning on a heat shield and insulation on the battery too.

At the very least that means more space for the passengers feet!

thanks again

JF - 8/4/12 at 11:02 AM

If you do built it in with a nice heatshield etc... You might want to put in a remote charger/jumpstart point. You'll thank yourself if you ever need it....

FuryRebuild - 8/4/12 at 12:51 PM

Hi JF

I did exactly that - I had Gary from autosparks extend the high-current wiring and put me a gray power-plug mounted on the side-pod. I then had the same connector (opposite sex) put on the end of my jump leads.

I've used that system *alot* to get the car started when the battery was waning. It was also mounted in such a way that you could get to it with the bonnet down (from when I had internal bonnet catches).

Saying that, if you're taking it on the track then the sensible rule is to mount the plug right at the back of the chassis facing backwards. Then if you get it started and belt out of the pits, you won't drag a battery/starting rig down the pit straight with you - it'll just pull off.