Battery Reloq. - wire size, routing, battery location etc.

[scirious@hotmail.com (Brian Haygood)]

I disagree.  I did some rough calc's last week and found that by moving a
40lb battery (tho my Optima is like 33#) from the stock location to my spot
at the rear changes the weight distribution by something like 4%.  That's a
heck of a big improvement and I'm not giving up a bit of it for an
improvement in moment of inertia I may never notice.  There is still PLENTY
of weight on the front when you are done.

BH
----- Original Message -----
From: <jester@westfailure.net>
To: Ron Pieper <rapieper@yahoo.com>
Cc: Brian Haygood <scirious@hotmail.com>; T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>;
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 7:25 AM
Subject: Re: Battery Reloq. - wire size, routing, battery location etc.


> On Wed, 27 Mar 2002, Ron Pieper wrote:
>
> > and vent it anyway.  I'm using the spare tire well, and have cut a 19"
> > diameter piece of plywood that fits into the well bottom nicely.
> Well,
>
> IMHO, make sure the battery is between the wheels, in other words draw a
> straight line through the axle of all wheels 90 deg angle to the ground &
> try to put the battery between these lines.
>
> Putting the battery behind the rear axle will move the weight from the
> wrong place in the front to the wrong place in the back ;)
>
> take care,
>
> Steve
>
>
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