Catch Can is in...Battery Relocation is almost done...

[DamnYankee]

Cool - thanks guys...!

[DamnYankee]

Battery Relocation - It's a little off-center which is irking me, but I got the Taylor aluminum battery box mounted where the spare tire typically goes. It's actually perfectly centered on the plate where the spare tire winch use to mount - problem is, the plate isn't exactly centered on the truck. Anyway, it's mounted with 3/8" all-thread, and I used 3/16" aluminum angle along the four corners of the box. I think the all-thread will hold, but I'm going to put a secondary means of retention on the box - just to be safe. Now I have to get the cables and disconnect installed. I used 3/8" couplings at the bottom of the all-thread, but not sure if I'm keeping it. I actually kind of like it although I couldn't tell you why. Maybe because it draws the eye to the battery box and subtly says "this truck is built for speed". Anyway, I plan on powdercoating it eventually so it blends a little better. Thanks to George and Lance for the pictures. Here are a few pictures:










Catch Can - For now it's mounted to the A.C. line. Ran a 3/8" line from the drivers side valve cover, along the firewall, into a 90 degree elbow, toward the catch can, into a "T", and into the catch can. The "T" points down, which is where the other 3/8" line loops down and over to the nipple on the passengers side valve cover. The nipple on the throttle body and the one on top of the intake manifold are both capped with 3/8" rubber caps.

[mean05]

really Moze who painted your coolant deal black? i have never noticed that

[DamnYankee]

if you could redo it so battery is more towards right rear tire. this way you get more weight over the tire that does teh most work

Oh really? Crap. I thought with the True Trac it would be about equal.

[DamnYankee]

really Moze who painted your coolant deal black? i have never noticed that

I did mainly because with the gap between the hood and fender you could see the white tank. It just bugged me.

[mean05]

Oh really? Crap. I thought with the True Trac it would be about equal.

when you leave the truck always squats to the back right...i told you about putting it on the back right...but you didnt listen...we just go over to much when we talk lol

[RedHeartbeat]

It all has to do with engine torque, Moze. It's not the fault of the LSD. Thats just the direction the engine twists the frame when its building torque.

[txarkitekt]

It all has to do with engine torque, Moze. It's not the fault of the LSD. Thats just the direction the engine twists the frame when its building torque.

DER DER DER Moze. Ever notice the cars or trucks at the track where the left front tire in in the air and not the right front? Ok, think about it Mozey, in which direction (sitting in the drivers seat) does the motor rotate? Then think about where that resultant rotated energy is projected... Speaking in structural terms (this is where I get to use my retardedly long 6 year degree), the torsional energy from the driveshaft is transferred to the LSD which is the moment connection form the torsional energy. The resulting tensile force (sometimes known as shear force--which eats up G80's) is then transferred to the axle shafts, which makes your tires go around and around. When the ring gear gets the torsion forces from the driveshaft, it hits the carrier--and yes, an LSD would mean (upon the correct amount of applied forces) that both tires would spin, with the moment energy being applied in a clockwise direction, the right rear tire is going to be doing most of the work, as described by Quik and Greg.

[DamnYankee]

Super - I guess I'll be moving it. The main thing was to get it out of the way so we don't have to screw with it during the turbo install. I'll move it eventually.





Shut up Tyler.

[txarkitekt]

FINE.