i like this, very interested

 

For those interested would you like me to provide the battery or just the tray?

 

I'm looking at it from a different perspective... the more air you can get out of the radiator, the more air you can get through the radiator. I happened to notice at a drift event, the RX8 had the intake, coolant overflow tank, and battery relocated leaving the back of the radiator completely exposed and then they ran a giant heat extrator opening in the hood right above that area.

The newer drift RX8 pics i've seen on these boards did the same thing with a v-mount setup for the radiator and intercooler

 

maybe specs of the battery you chose first? or at least the ones that will fit?

 

no no. not the intake ports. the coupler on the end towards the front of the car is supposed to attach to the throttle body. the reducer hose you have attached to the throttle body goes in its place.

and they're not identical. the coupler, if i'm not mistaken, can withstand more heat. it's thicker whereas the reducer hose is more of a sleeve.

it should say AEM right there where the intake exits the car.

and lmk about just the intake tray. i want one.

 

ahh, i see what you mean. I bought it used from another member and that's how it came. I didn't read the instructions so it may be wrong. I'll check, thanks for mentioning it.

 

Make the battery box adjustable for different batteries like Braile

Edit: You don't want to ship batteries. Its Hazardous Material.

 

i could probably do that pretty easily -- good idea.

I went with odyssey PC 680 because it seems to be the most reliable highest performing battery of it's size. I did a bit of research and all signs seemed to point to Odyssey and from what i've heard Braille are kind of a pile of junk

 

I agree about the battery but.... If you only make it to fit that size and Odyseey changes their size or your customer has a different battery................... it will be a pain to get return shipment.

 

Such insightful commentary... Razz1, YOU ROCK!

 

um. sorry.

i have it wrong. lol.

 

Very interested...

 

Im really interested! I was looking for new ways to spice up my engine bay!

 

+1

I like this idea as well. Will def follow the progress...

 

I'll def be interested as long as the pricing is good. Always wanted to do this. I think it would be best if you just sold the tray/mount with everything included except the battery. That'll be a PIA to ship

Any chance you can get one made in CF? or an overlay or something, so it'll match MS strut bar.

 

I think i'll stick to aluminum for now. CF would be cool but i'm not sure how it would hold up in the heat nor do i know how to make anything out of CF... yet

I've pretty much decided against shipping batteries for now. But I still need to research shipping hazardous material a little more. I did get some quotes for these batteries with a quantity discount and it would probably save you a few pennies if i put in a bulk order. We'll see.

P.S. - figuring out pricing at the moment, stay tuned.

 

Alright, after crunching the numbers and giving it a lot of thought I think this is going to be priced around $199+shipping/paypal.

This is for the tray only. I've decided against providing the battery but if I change my mind i'll let you know. I'll be making the battery tray adjustable so other batteries can fit if you'd like to go with something other than the PC680.

The current design will only work with a limited selection of intakes but i'm hoping to have other designs and test them to fit other intakes before long.

Feedback is appreciated.

 

how would one order it? also, im going to have to wait a bit longer. I just ordered my AEM CAI and some other accessories. I'll pick this up in 2 paychecks lol.

 

Well, i have to set up an official group buy to sell this on RX8club.com so you're going to have to wait for that. I'd say i'd need at least 10 people before i set up the group buy.

 

well im in


1. L337fpc

 

^+1

 

how about a trunk monnt setup

 

That was something I was trying to avoid. Originally I wanted to mount mine in the trunk but I wasn't real fond of the idea of ripping apart the interior to do it. This is a lot simpler than a trunk mount set up.

I'm fabricating another one at the moment for some more testing

 

When you figure out pricing PM me

 

Already figured it out. Updated OP.