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 Sep 19 2007, 09:28 PM
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Member  Group: Advanced Members Posts: 65 Joined: 7-June 07 From: Salt Lake City, Utah Member No.: 1,817  |
How many of you racers have moved the battery to the trunk to help balance out the front/rear weight ratio? Is it helpful? What other options are there to assist in balancing the car?
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Sep 19 2007, 10:52 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 404 Joined: 12-January 04 From: From PA, now AR Member No.: 120 |
There's quite a few threads on this already if you just look a bit. I know because I've been reading them as of late. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
FWIW I considered doing this. Now I've decided to go with a small, light battery in the stock position. This post has been edited by Racer X: Sep 19 2007, 10:54 PM |
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Sep 19 2007, 11:38 PM
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Nothing says 'I love you.' like a box of Hydroshoks Group: Moderators Posts: 5,284 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Granbury, TX Member No.: 4 |
"You cannot install that battery far enough back and away from the driver to offset the weight.
You could put it on a pole, 10' long hanging off the back and the side and it still wouldn't be far enough back." Lou Gigliotti - circa 2003 Consequently, mine is in the spare tire well. |
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Sep 20 2007, 12:35 AM
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Race Driver Group: Advanced Members Posts: 382 Joined: 14-February 04 From: SoCal Member No.: 205 |
QUOTE Consequently, mine is in the spare tire well. Mine too...
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Sep 20 2007, 02:27 AM
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Veteran Member Group: Member Posts: 2,688 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Ft Worth, TX Member No.: 8 |
mine 3. and i got a few coments this past event on how nicely the car was weighted on the scales. it was not corner weighted when that was taking place.
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Sep 20 2007, 04:46 AM
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Senior Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 5,226 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Danville, CA, USA Member No.: 27 |
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Sep 20 2007, 12:05 PM
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I build race cars Group: Advanced Members Posts: 4,748 Joined: 31-August 05 From: Central coast, CA Member No.: 874 |
Heh... Nope, not in the trunk - that's a crush zone. Get that fender folded around the battery and ripped sheet metal cut thru the + cable and you'll have a fire going that can't be stopped with the cutoff switch, and maybe not even an extinguisher - it can just cool it down until the battery is dead. Fuel tank is back there, too.
I put the battery box and + cable within the confines of the cage. |
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Sep 20 2007, 01:49 PM
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Senior Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 5,226 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Danville, CA, USA Member No.: 27 |
I agree wholeheartedly about folks who put the batteries in the little hole by the rear fenders.....sounds like a good idea, but is bad for the crush zone you mention. However, my spare tire well IS within the confines of my cage, and if I get hit that deep into the car....I am NOT going to be worrying about the battery getting taken out.
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Sep 20 2007, 02:04 PM
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Veteran Member Group: Member Posts: 2,688 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Ft Worth, TX Member No.: 8 |
LG's response to that was "did ya build it to wreck, or did ya build it to win?"
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Sep 20 2007, 06:36 PM
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Senior Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 5,226 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Danville, CA, USA Member No.: 27 |
QUOTE (Glenn98ZM6 @ Sep 20 2007, 09:04 AM)  LG's response to that was "did ya build it to wreck, or did ya build it to win?" I agree with that to a degree......but putting the battery in the fender well can cause a failure from racin' like you boys from the south and your NECKCAR like to do.... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/2thumbs.gif) |
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Sep 20 2007, 08:45 PM
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I build race cars Group: Advanced Members Posts: 4,748 Joined: 31-August 05 From: Central coast, CA Member No.: 874 |
QUOTE (Glenn98ZM6 @ Sep 20 2007, 07:04 AM) LG's response to that was "did ya build it to wreck, or did ya build it to win?" heh... yes :-) |
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Sep 21 2007, 04:56 PM
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Experienced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,528 Joined: 13-January 07 From: Solebury, Pa. Member No.: 1,589 |
QUOTE (Blainefab @ Sep 20 2007, 04:45 PM) QUOTE (Glenn98ZM6 @ Sep 20 2007, 07:04 AM) LG's response to that was "did ya build it to wreck, or did ya build it to win?" heh... yes :-) Alan, this is off topic, but do you have a site where I can see some of the products you manufacture (especially the delrin shift knobs)?? |
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Sep 21 2007, 07:59 PM
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I build race cars Group: Advanced Members Posts: 4,748 Joined: 31-August 05 From: Central coast, CA Member No.: 874 |
QUOTE Alan, this is off topic, but do you have a site where I can see some of the products you manufacture (especially the delrin shift knobs)?? No website yet (soon!), but this will find a lot of my stuff: vendor section search for Blainefab |
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Sep 25 2007, 07:03 PM
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Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 99 Joined: 7-November 06 From: Columbus, OH Member No.: 1,450 |
mine 5
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Sep 26 2007, 02:36 AM
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newbie Group: Advanced Members Posts: 4 Joined: 1-August 07 Member No.: 1,873 |
I run mine just behind the passenger seat so somewhat offset my weight, and keep the weight low and central in the chassis.
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Sep 26 2007, 03:37 AM
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Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 221 Joined: 2-December 05 From: Haslett, MI Member No.: 997 |
Why not run a 14 pound gell-cell battery in the stock location, skip on the 14 pounds of COPPER you need to relocate the battery into the back, then simply add some lead ballast to the places where you really need to add mass??
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