MC braille battery install?
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MC braille battery install?
Has anyone installed the Helix braille battery on their MC (non-s!!!)?
It drops 25 lbs off the front of the car, where it needs some lightening.
I spoke with Helix and they said I may need to fashion a braket for it to work. They will include some generic braille brackets for free to try it with, but I just want to see if anyone has done this, first!
Thanks,
-Steve
It drops 25 lbs off the front of the car, where it needs some lightening.
I spoke with Helix and they said I may need to fashion a braket for it to work. They will include some generic braille brackets for free to try it with, but I just want to see if anyone has done this, first!
Thanks,
-Steve
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bump. has anyone else done this? I've searched around and haven't seen any Braille battery installs in the nonS MC battery compartment.
I just bought a 17lb Braille battery so any ideas to mount would be helpful. Otherwise I'll head to the hardware store and fashion something up and take pics.
I just bought a 17lb Braille battery so any ideas to mount would be helpful. Otherwise I'll head to the hardware store and fashion something up and take pics.
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bump. has anyone else done this? I've searched around and haven't seen any Braille battery installs in the nonS MC battery compartment.
I just bought a 17lb Braille battery so any ideas to mount would be helpful. Otherwise I'll head to the hardware store and fashion something up and take pics.
I just bought a 17lb Braille battery so any ideas to mount would be helpful. Otherwise I'll head to the hardware store and fashion something up and take pics.
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Battery is waiting for me on my porch, so i'll do some brainstorming tonight and put it in either this weekend or next.
Will be sure to post pics of whatever i end up doing.
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Preliminary test fit done last night.
Height of the battery is perfect and I'm not going to have to raise it up. The non-stock battery i had to drop in there in a emergency situation wasn't tall enough and I had to put some cardboard and such to lift it up so I could make a good connection. It also looks like the braille is going to be comfortably centered in the compartment.
Going to check out a few hardware stores this weekend and see if i can find some flame retardent high density foam. Also thinking of maybe some bar stock running length and width wise of the battery to secure it.
more to come.
Height of the battery is perfect and I'm not going to have to raise it up. The non-stock battery i had to drop in there in a emergency situation wasn't tall enough and I had to put some cardboard and such to lift it up so I could make a good connection. It also looks like the braille is going to be comfortably centered in the compartment.
Going to check out a few hardware stores this weekend and see if i can find some flame retardent high density foam. Also thinking of maybe some bar stock running length and width wise of the battery to secure it.
more to come.
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I talked to chad at detroit tuned for a while on it and ultimatly went with the 17lb for daily driving per his recommendation. 15lb was an option but the weight saving was negligible when you compared the stats on them. I was really tempted by a 11lb one, but winters are pretty harsh here and I didn't want to have to keep switching it out. The 17lb should have just enough cold cranking amps to see me through.
Braille has a pretty easy to read chart on their website as far as uses for each size battery.
Braille has a pretty easy to read chart on their website as far as uses for each size battery.
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Preliminary test fit done last night.
Height of the battery is perfect and I'm not going to have to raise it up. The non-stock battery i had to drop in there in a emergency situation wasn't tall enough and I had to put some cardboard and such to lift it up so I could make a good connection. It also looks like the braille is going to be comfortably centered in the compartment.
Going to check out a few hardware stores this weekend and see if i can find some flame retardent high density foam. Also thinking of maybe some bar stock running length and width wise of the battery to secure it.
more to come.
Height of the battery is perfect and I'm not going to have to raise it up. The non-stock battery i had to drop in there in a emergency situation wasn't tall enough and I had to put some cardboard and such to lift it up so I could make a good connection. It also looks like the braille is going to be comfortably centered in the compartment.
Going to check out a few hardware stores this weekend and see if i can find some flame retardent high density foam. Also thinking of maybe some bar stock running length and width wise of the battery to secure it.
more to come.
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I haven't forgotten guys! It's been a busy week planning my upcoming wedding and I had to run around alot to find something suitable to do this.
I put it in over the weekend and it's working out well and is nicely secured. I ended up using styrofoam insulation. I was worried about heat, but after checking out the temps the battery compartment remained very cool to the touch, so I declared it safe.
I took lots of pictures of the process and will post them in this thread or put up a separate thread for others to see and help with their own install.
I put it in over the weekend and it's working out well and is nicely secured. I ended up using styrofoam insulation. I was worried about heat, but after checking out the temps the battery compartment remained very cool to the touch, so I declared it safe.
I took lots of pictures of the process and will post them in this thread or put up a separate thread for others to see and help with their own install.
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Well I had a bunch of pictures of the whole thing but I can't get the computer to read the stupid card. I went out and took a quick snap of it to show the final install.
I got some 3/4" think styrofoam insulation from lowes. Cost was less than 10 bucks for 5 4' by 1' sheets and it took only one of them. Just measure out and cut with a knife!
Install was a quickie and it could be alot cleaner. Optimally i would like to cut a sheet to fit with a cut out of the battery and layer them up all the way to the top of the compartment for a better, cleaner looking fit. This works for now and the battery is in there solid. Just ran an autocross with it like that and had no issues!
I got some 3/4" think styrofoam insulation from lowes. Cost was less than 10 bucks for 5 4' by 1' sheets and it took only one of them. Just measure out and cut with a knife!
Install was a quickie and it could be alot cleaner. Optimally i would like to cut a sheet to fit with a cut out of the battery and layer them up all the way to the top of the compartment for a better, cleaner looking fit. This works for now and the battery is in there solid. Just ran an autocross with it like that and had no issues!
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Really?? So you're saying a battery manufacturer could produce a battery that would wear from the inside-out? They go in cars... surely the manuf. would test for vibration. Or did you mean, wear a hole in the battery compartment?
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