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Subject: Battery cold air feed?

hobbs600

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Post #1

I dont really know alot about cars yet, but gotta start somewhere! Anyway I want to make some room for an air filter up top and was just wondering what the deal is with the duct which appears to feed the battery housing, would anyone suggest I remove this and re locate the battery into the back of the car? I just dont like the thought of sucking up water by having a cone filter too low!

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Posted 5th Nov 2010 at 19:23

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lotek

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the feed clears gasses from battery tray Yes

if you put battery in boot then you dont need this feed.

id be tempted to stick to the standard intake tho, if you put filter where battery is you will get nothing but hot air sucked in Yes

Posted 5th Nov 2010 at 19:29

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mr swampy s16

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Post #3

I removed the feed to make a bit more room
never had any problems in the 5years i ran it like that

Posted 5th Nov 2010 at 19:45

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hobbs600

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Fair enough, I was thinking about removing the main beam headlight from the quads so the filter would have direct cold air and sticking a bit of ally plate next to it to prevent hot air off the rad?

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Posted 5th Nov 2010 at 19:49

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rikky Pikey

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if you put the battery anywhere, you need to vent it somehow

if you move the battery inside the car, you need to put a vent from the outlet on the battery to the outside or you are inhaling charge gasses

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Posted 5th Nov 2010 at 19:54

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hobbs600

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That doesnt sound great! Ill figure something out. I quite like the idea of having it in the car. :s

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Posted 5th Nov 2010 at 20:26

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rallyeash

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race battery FTW

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Posted 5th Nov 2010 at 20:31

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cjm_harris

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rallyeash wrote:

race battery FTW

Can you recommend one that will work for a car with occasional use, that won't cost me the earth?

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Posted 5th Nov 2010 at 20:35

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rallyeash

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im using a odossey race battery, cant remember the model but i can look the next time im at the workshop.
although mine is probably abit small for you as it only runs lights and cranks engine. no heaters, radio, electric comforts.

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Posted 5th Nov 2010 at 21:16

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Rich E Forum Admin

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Post #10

Most car batteries are sealed these days anyway so the issue of ventilation is largely irrelevant now.

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Posted 6th Nov 2010 at 20:35

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rikky Pikey

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Post #11

they still have vent feeds on them and should mostly already be in a case so are venting already, thus not a worry really. it was more a case of those who smack the battery in the boot without thinking about it [i did it first time round!]

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Posted 6th Nov 2010 at 22:40

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