| Go back to previous topic |
| Forum name | Performance/Engine |
| Topic subject | Are these legal? |
| Topic URL | https://forums.2gnt.com/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=i5&topic_id=123321 |
123321, Are these legal?
Posted by eclipse982nrRST, Jan-02-09 09:24 AM
It does not say if they are NHRA legal or not. Does anyone know?
http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=SUM%2DG1210&N=700+4294925143+4294862977+115&autoview=sku
|
123322, RE: Are these legal?
Posted by DR1665, Jan-02-09 11:23 AM
It's not sealed. I suspect it's not legal. Pretty sure you need to have the entire kit - sealed box, vent tube, securely bolted in, and all that.
|
123323, RE: Are these legal?
Posted by teklein, Jan-02-09 11:33 AM
Thats not legal.
http://www.rpmoutlet.com/musv6batt.htm
I had the Moroso blue one in my Neon.
IIRC I think you need a switch too. At least I had one.
|
123324, RE: Are these legal?
Posted by eclipse982nrRST, Jan-02-09 11:47 AM
Yeah I have kill switch. Its going to go in the center tail lamp housing. Fuck, I really did not want to spend $100 on a battery box. There has to be more legal battery boxes out there for cheaper.
|
123327, RE: Are these legal?
Posted by eclipse982nrRST, Jan-02-09 04:41 PM
According to the research I have done online on legal trunk/hatch mounted battery boxes, as long as the J hooks that hold the battery/box down to the body are welded closed, it makes it NHRA legal. You must also have a shut off switch and a vent tube going to the outside of the vehicle.
Can anyone confirm this for me?
|
123328, RE: Are these legal?
Posted by RoninEclipse2G, Jan-02-09 05:02 PM
Originally posted by eclipse982nrRST
Fuck, I really did not want to spend $100 on a battery box. There has to be more legal battery boxes out there for cheaper.
You can weld and work metal. make your own.
|
123329, RE: Are these legal?
Posted by eclipse982nrRST, Jan-02-09 07:13 PM
Originally posted by RoninEclipse2GOriginally posted by eclipse982nrRST Fuck, I really did not want to spend $100 on a battery box. There has to be more legal battery boxes out there for cheaper. You can weld and work metal. make your own.
thought about it, but how do they consider it to be 'sealed' ?
is there a rubber gasket or something that seels the lid to the box?
|
123334, RE: Are these legal?
Posted by freelancefool, Jan-02-09 09:29 PM
Pretty much. From what I understand they want it sealed in case anything happens and the battery bursts. All the gases need to vent outside of the vehicle. Something about acid vapors being kinda harsh if you inhale them.
|
123344, RE: Are these legal?
Posted by RoninEclipse2G, Jan-03-09 08:53 AM
yeah, IIRC my friend got his to pass and it was ~18ga sheet metal that he bent to shape, welded together and put a few vent tubes in place. I think he used parts of an oil pan gasket for his seal and had the top bolted in place.
|
123349, RE: Are these legal?
Posted by Star Turbo Talon, Jan-03-09 12:28 PM
NHRA legal requires the battery box to be completely sealed with a vent to the exterior of the vehicle. Batteries give off fumes during operation and those fumes are very caustic to inhale.
|
123353, RE: Are these legal?
Posted by eclipse982nrRST, Jan-03-09 03:04 PM
Originally posted by Star Turbo Talon
NHRA legal requires the battery box to be completely sealed with a vent to the exterior of the vehicle. Batteries give off fumes during operation and those fumes are very caustic to inhale.
Yeah. I am just going to make one when I buy a TIG next month.
|