Originally Posted by
CrOwSoN15
Thanks for the replies chaps.
As Steve said, being a 1.8 ton Volvo it's not a huge issue with weight, it's the dimensions I'm after really as the original battery location has something in its place, so I'm after something smaller to tuck in behind it. I'll get some dimensions of space and see what we can come up with.
Thanks,
Ben.
Then the ballistic I showed would do the job well, it is tiny. One tip though, If you go down that route then try to get one with a low volt cut that keeps one last start in reserve as over cranking the lithium adds to hassles. Mark Shead is not a fan of race batteries.
1.8 tons down to 1.78 tons is a good step on the way to a total weight reduction programme but maybe only worth considering if you want to go further and try to hit say 1500 kg as that would make for a far better handling car.
I guess that puts it all in better perspective...if you wanted to try and hit a target weight then the battery is a very obvious starting point (get the pun) along with seats....