lookforjoe Posted November 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 I wonder if the header wrap tape caused (corrosion) issues? I've heard mixed reviews on that stuff. I'm sure it is a contributing factor, since the header is mild steel. It is very heavy gauge however. The main cracking/rust that I can see from the top is in the collector 'crotch', which is not wrapped. I'll know the extent of the underside cracking/rot once I get it off the wagon. you might want to try to reroute that filter to the inner fender area. Seems like you are out of room in the engine bay and that filter looks pretty crowded. Yeah. That would require a significant redesign of the battery location, the breather can & all my hose routings and cutting a 4" hole in the inner fender ; nevermind that the Charcoal cannister occupies the available space in the forward inner fender region. Even if I were to relocate that, I'm unsure that a 7-8" can could be fit any more easily than in the bay. I'm going to start with the 8"x1' cylinder I bought, and contour it to the available space - it only needs to be round at the filter neck, from there it can be more elliptical in cross section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Riker Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 Have you considered a battery relocate to the trunk? The reward of the additional space in the engine bay is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkaplan Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 (edited) Yea with all the weight you have up front with that thing I would definitely want the battery in the trunk. If the battery is gone you could easily use that space to build a nice shroud around the fliter. Edited November 6, 2014 by blkaplan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted November 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 No trunk - cargo area It would have to go in the center well - which would mean no spare. No a great trade off for an early AWD subject to component wear if driven any distance on a flat/ low tire. Still, I'll have to consider it an option Too cold and set to touch the wagon today - so I worked on my coil pack mount plate/cam cover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Riker Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 Sorry... you're quite right... no trunk. I put mine in the passenger corner. It fits quite nicely... no loss of the spare and really is never in the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tightmopedman9 Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 Liking your coil setup, I'm thinking about using my fuel rail cover to mount my LS2 coils. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted November 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 Sorry... you're quite right... no trunk. I put mine in the passenger corner. It fits quite nicely... no loss of the spare and really is never in the way. Any links to pics of your install? Cable routing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Riker Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 I don't have any... but I could take some. It's just a JEGS battery relocation kit. Cable is through the floor, down the inside of the cabin at the doors and through the firewall. Like standard amp wire routing. Can't find the exact kit I used... but it is either similar to or exactly this : http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS+Performance+Products/555/10275/10002/-1 If I had to do it again... I would go to the junk yard and look for BMW stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkaplan Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 Would about right behind the rear right tire. next to the fender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blockpartie Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 What about relocating the battery to the drivers side rear compartment where the cd changer is supposed to go. Installing the correct cover panel for the changer option would allow for easy battery access while only slightly decresing cargo space. Some work will be required to make everything fit. Passenger side would work as well but installing a tilt sensor would become more difficult if you ever want one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted November 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 I don't have any... but I could take some. It's just a JEGS battery relocation kit. Cable is through the floor, down the inside of the cabin at the doors and through the firewall. Like standard amp wire routing. If I had to do it again... I would go to the junk yard and look for BMW stuff. I'll look into it. What wrong with the Jegs kit? If it's quality of connections, I'd rather build from scratch. No cutting corners with that ish. JY resources non existant here , so that's not an option. I think I'd rather run the cables under the car rather than through it, though.Installing the correct cover panel for the changer option work as well but installing a tilt sensor would become more difficult if you ever want one. Tilt sensor??? OEM cd changer cover??? You know we are talking about 16-17 year old car, right ? Volvo NA doesn't maintain stock of accessory items or parts for accessory kits for anywhere near that time span you do realize... ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted November 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 I don't have any... but I could take some. It's just a JEGS battery relocation kit. Cable is through the floor, down the inside of the cabin at the doors and through the firewall. Like standard amp wire routing. Can't find the exact kit I used... but it is either similar to or exactly this : http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS+Performance+Products/555/10275/10002/-1 2 gauge is sufficient? Seems like the kits are either 2ga for around 100 or 1ga for around 160. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tightmopedman9 Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 You could pull the battery cable from an S80, they have a rear mounted battery and use 0ga wire, IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blockpartie Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 Tilt sensor??? OEM cd changer cover??? You know we are talking about 16-17 year old car, right ? Volvo NA doesn't maintain stock of accessory items or parts for accessory kits for anywhere near that time span you do realize... Sorry, didn't realise your budget only allows for new, blue boxed parts to be used. I fully understand your problem with not being able to spend several grand at the dealer for pieces of plastic or adadequately priced spare parts and accessories Was thinking more about used parts or making your own version of it. New these parts are way overpriced and nowadays in some cases better options are available. All P2X cars have their battery in the back. Don't think using their cables is any easier than building from scratch as they have that rear distribution panel and predetermined mounting positions for the cables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted November 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 Sorry, didn't realise your budget only allows for new, blue boxed parts to be used.. . Sorry, that didn't go across as intended - didn't mean that as an attack on you Regarding the relocation, I'm mainly concerned over whether 2ga is perfectly sufficient or whether it's just wiser to use 1 ga. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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