Battery Relocation

[spawpoet]

* Is there ANYTHING those engineers didn't do "right" on that car...?

Well, they never have managed to engineer the femininity out of it . And before anybody thinks I'm flinging poo, I drove a Miata for 6 years, and it was the best car for the money I've ever had. I'd be racing one if everybody else on the planet wasn't already doing that.

To answer your question seriously, the only real issue I ever knew about with Miata's was the 90'-91' crank snout issues. Otherwise they are little Japanese tanks.

[chuck baader]

Let's contemplate....LF wheel is the heaviest on the car...move battery from LF to RR and look at the scales My, why did all that weight come off the LF wheel...how can that happen??? Chuck

[DoubleXL240Z]

... so we harmlessly move the battery to the RR corner ( where the E30 I-6 has it stock ) and the car blows turn One at Sebring in the pouring rain and hits the tire wall, next car does the same, rear ending said BMW. Battery is pushed into fuel cell, sparks ensue= 60 tires toasted, 3 sections of retaining wall cracked or compromised from heat, 35 dead fire extinguishers, 2 cars flambeaud(sp), race day over for 2 or 3 run groups, lots of wet people standing in the rain!!
If I would have phrased that right it could of been the 12 days of batteries(instead of Chrismas)!!
If moving stuff and washer bottles are that big of an issue, build a prod or GT car. Either built for regional competition will cost no more than a decent IT car, and you can play to your hearts content!!

[chuck baader]

Thought about that considerably when building my cars. Checked junk yard, and of all the wrecks I saw (30+) with rear impact there were no fires, and very few had the battery loose from the mount. Note, BMW has a molded plastic piece that protects the positive terminal from metal contact in the event of a rear end collision. Note, in my severe impact at RA in July, battery did not come loose and went into my current car. Chuck

[Greg Amy]

Man, that must suck for all those cars that have the battery mounted on the extreme front corner, you know, close to the engine oils and fuel lines and stuff.

There oughta be a law!!!!