kinda - i'm not currently on my own wheels - i'm switching back at gridlife ncm

after the event though, i've got a few things incoming - cams, springs, retainers, fixed back seats

also been thinking about doing battery relocation and acd relocation to the trunk - anyone do the acd relocation? curious if the pump is in a riskier location and what if anything you did to protect it from corrosion, and roughly how much weight it moved from the front to the rear.

also with the battery out of the way, going to do the short route uicp and the air intake to stm's aluminum bits. looking to balance the car a little better

 

There's lots of discussions about relocations on here if just search my name and relocation. But its 20lbs in front of the heaviest corner so 1000% yes its worth moving. Logging pressure, I know its capable of something like 15bar but in reality Ive never logged more than 80-90psi in braking or wheel spin in the rain.

I use the factory evap canister line, its the same size as OEM and ends up being about the same length too. Its worked nearly flawlessly except after a few years 1 line popped off where OEM only had a small clamp in a raised section I didnt see above the rear subframe. Easy fix with a hose clamp.

 

sounds good. gonna have a shop do it, he recommended putting them both batt and acd pump stuff in the passenger rear corner.

 

Dallas,

Did you use the EVAP line for ACD hard line?

Thanks

 

Correct. And basically cause convenient, I mounted my ACD where the Evap canister was. Ideally it would have gone on passenger side but I run a big muffler for noise and figured heat probably wasn't great either.

 

hadn't though about that, will need to consider. that's a lot of heat right there if you mount to pass side

 

Drivers side is where it lives in the JDM and EUDM models. I will move mine to the trunk as I can not look at corroded pumps anymore

 

drivers side in jdm/eudm models = the right side/passenger's side for usdm, correct?

 

I have a Taylor battery box still new in the plastic I'm not going to use (Miata battery changed my mind). If you want/need to run an approved box for the track.

 

pm'd - not sure what size i need though.

 

"drivers side in jdm/eudm models = the right side/passenger's side for usdm, correct?"
UEDM is LHD JDM is RHD

kikturbo will clarify which side pump actually resides, E5-6 was Right Side, maybe later cars are on Left Side, since he refers to EUDM driver side.

 

good point, i forgot only england is rhd.

looks like on the evo 5/6, the exhaust exits on the left, which i guess explains why the pump is on the right. then maybe it switches with evo 7-9 to avoid the exhaust again on the other side?

 

51 group batteries measure - 9 3/8" L x 5" W x 8 3/4" H

What I've got is the 100 series (48100), measuring 13.5" L x 9.5" W x 10" H. Would fit anything from OE group 35 and below.

Some random stats:
OE weights 37lbs
51 series weighs 30lbs
Miata weighs 24lbs

 

sorry for the mixup... I meant drives side on our (EUDM/USDM) cars... not japan/uk....

 

that makes sense. do you think the switch was for the heat from the exhaust? I may run the pump on the driver's and put the battery on the passenger's then