I'm going to ask this here.

Rotary Related · 11-06-2010, 12:29 PM

I am in the vendor forum as well, but I figured I'd ask here to get the most views since it's an RX-8 specific question.

I am currently developing a RX-8 battery relocation kit. It is not cheap by any means right now but it is the best you can buy for any car anywhere. What would you be willing to pay for a kit that is very well engineered and looks good to boot?

The battery I'm think of is an Odyssey PC1200t they run about $215 on Ebay shipped. That's the first expense. Any battery of similar type and size will work as well. A factory battery it too big. Plus you don't need it spilling acid in the box and making a mess in the trunk in general. The above mentioned battery is an AGM battery so no spills. You can look up the specs it's a monster battery in basically a 7" cube size.

The box is a fully sealed box which complies with just about every sancioning body there is. It has a vent tube and all the hardware to hold the battery down. It will be located right in the middle of the "shelf" in the trunk behind the rear seats. The cables will be attached to posts that pass through the box to the outside. You can remove them without removing the terminials from the actual battery. They also have covers to prevent any accidental arcing.

The cables will be made just like all the rest of our cables. All very high quality and actually made to fit your vehicle. Not having a foot or two of cable coiled up for no apparent reason. There will be appropriate provisions in the engine bay for the old positive terminal and it's fuse holder to be reused or it will be replaced with something similar.

Where do you think the battery should be if a different location?

Do you have a preference on the new "positive" terminals location in the engine bay? Think turbo charging equipment.

And any other concerns or questions you may have concerning something like this. We will also be coming out with a battery cable kit to replace the ones for vehicles equipped with a battery in the stock location. That kit is almost completely worked out already and will probably replace the entire driver's side of the engine harness. Also the Alternator cable will be sized more appropriately to a 4AWG instead of the 8AWG cable Mazda thought was good enough. This in cludes the start signal wire and the two A/C compressor wires which are also a bit tiny for there purposes.

I'll add some pics of the box in a little while so you can get a better understanding of it's consturction.

11-06-2010, 12:29 PM	#1
Rotary Related Good stuff at low prices Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: TX Posts: 52 Rep Power: 15	I'm going to ask this here. I am in the vendor forum as well, but I figured I'd ask here to get the most views since it's an RX-8 specific question. I am currently developing a RX-8 battery relocation kit. It is not cheap by any means right now but it is the best you can buy for any car anywhere. What would you be willing to pay for a kit that is very well engineered and looks good to boot? The battery I'm think of is an Odyssey PC1200t they run about $215 on Ebay shipped. That's the first expense. Any battery of similar type and size will work as well. A factory battery it too big. Plus you don't need it spilling acid in the box and making a mess in the trunk in general. The above mentioned battery is an AGM battery so no spills. You can look up the specs it's a monster battery in basically a 7" cube size. The box is a fully sealed box which complies with just about every sancioning body there is. It has a vent tube and all the hardware to hold the battery down. It will be located right in the middle of the "shelf" in the trunk behind the rear seats. The cables will be attached to posts that pass through the box to the outside. You can remove them without removing the terminials from the actual battery. They also have covers to prevent any accidental arcing. The cables will be made just like all the rest of our cables. All very high quality and actually made to fit your vehicle. Not having a foot or two of cable coiled up for no apparent reason. There will be appropriate provisions in the engine bay for the old positive terminal and it's fuse holder to be reused or it will be replaced with something similar. Where do you think the battery should be if a different location? Do you have a preference on the new "positive" terminals location in the engine bay? Think turbo charging equipment. And any other concerns or questions you may have concerning something like this. We will also be coming out with a battery cable kit to replace the ones for vehicles equipped with a battery in the stock location. That kit is almost completely worked out already and will probably replace the entire driver's side of the engine harness. Also the Alternator cable will be sized more appropriately to a 4AWG instead of the 8AWG cable Mazda thought was good enough. This in cludes the start signal wire and the two A/C compressor wires which are also a bit tiny for there purposes. I'll add some pics of the box in a little while so you can get a better understanding of it's consturction. __________________ Visit us at: www.rotaryrelated.com or find us on facebook