battery in boot. and pics :)

[ljpacey]

hi guys this week i felt like putting my battery in my boot so i can make a better cold air feed to my fillter and free up some space in the bay, i all so took the front bumper off to look were abouts i can pipe a front mount intercooler ( i am not buying a forge one cost thay are way over prised!) i was shocked wen i saw the size of the standed one no wonder it gets heat soak, so just showing you some pics in what i have done thanks liam.

 

[Damoegan]

Dont know of anyone who has put a battery in the boot of a mk4 ibiza.

You could be the first

 

[ljpacey]

 

[ljpacey]

.photobucket.com/albums/p436/ljpacey101/DSC00049.jpg[/IMG]

 

[ljpacey]

you think i mite be the only one thats done it then (O yer i did the n249bypass have i donr it right i took the hole thing out and my engine light came on (i new it wud) but the car feels alot better to drive and faster on boost.

 

[Damoegan]

Think you are the first person to do it mate (that I know of anyway).

 

[st10587]

hmmm looks a bit

if you catch my drift............................

for the very small gains your going to get i would have left the battery under the bonnet

 

[ljpacey]

well thats you and am me!

 

[st10587]

maybe if it was enclosed or slightly more hidden it would look better

 

[ljpacey]

i no what you mean tho it was a right mess about but we did it in the end, think am goin to put a intercooler spray in the space ( u no the tank) but i dont no now see what heat skin i can get i mite use all the space up and exstend the silcone hose on the filter done closer to the front.

 

[ljpacey]

himm ano am kinder doin it for a track car so, think i will make it look neater.

 

[ljpacey]

i like the pic u used thats mint!!

 

[MrNorma]

if you put a new air intake pipe i could understand but all its doing is sucking up the same air in the engine bay. No difference in the amount of air getting into the bay (unless i am missing something?)

 

[R1ch85]

I've been thinking about putting my battery in the boot too, I just haven't bothered to do it, plus I don't have any power cable I can use to extend from under the bonnet. I think it looks much less cluttered under the bonnet without the battery there, and even more so if you removed the secondary air injection. Damo did a guide on that in the FAQ's section btw.

Also, where your oil cap is.. You can remove the tower that the oil cap is on simly by turning it to the left. You can then put the oil cap flush with the valve cover looks much neater in my opinion

 

[st10587]

i like the pic u used thats mint!!

made it just for you

 

[st10587]

himm ano am kinder doin it for a track car so, think i will make it look neater.

if your going to be using it for track then maybe loose the spare wheel and stick the battery in the spare wheel well?

 

[R1ch85]

if you put a new air intake pipe i could understand but all its doing is sucking up the same air in the engine bay. No difference in the amount of air getting into the bay (unless i am missing something?)

Maybe no difference to the amount getting in, but theres a greater volume of air under the bonnet for the filter to suck up. I've just left the standard cold air feed to my open filter.

 

[ljpacey]

year that what am going to do make a big heat sheald and make the intake hose/pipe longer to the front of the car so theres not as much heat sock so no heat can get to it i no there wont be much gains in power but i think it will look awesome wen done i will put a pic up wen i do it.

 

[st10587]

year that what am going to do make a big heat sheald and make the intake hose/pipe longer to the front of the car so theres not as much heat sock so no heat can get to it i no there wont be much gains in power but i think it will look awesome wen done i will put a pic up wen i do it.

why not go all out and move the filter down to behind the bumper and remove the fogs for more air in

 

[ljpacey]

why not go all out and move the filter down to behind the bumper and remove the fogs for more air in

that kinder what am gunna do i already moved the spots out so i can get more cold air in am not gonner move the fillter down near the spot light i dont wana suck up water am just gonner move it near the were the standers cold air feed was, i dint have a cold air feed in but i took it out cose it was rubbing on all the pipes i dint want that so i riped it out