Expiremental OM617 build
Expiremental OM617 build
i just finished moving the battery to the trunk today. it noticeably helps the balance in corners and seems to slightly help with squat on acceleration. i mounted a terminal block where the original location for the battery was and ran 15' of 3/0 cable to the trunk secured every 18" with adel clamps. i used the original battery tray by cutting the support leg off it and tack welding it in the side compartment of the trunk so i had a way to secure the battery down.
while i had the car on the lift to route the cable i checked everything and found something exciting. both my flex discs are torn and about to fail. the front one has a 45* twist in it with half of the disc torn and missing it is also missing 3 of the washers around the steel sleeves. while the rear one all the washers are cupped around the tripod legs on the driveshaft with a lot of fibers hanging out. i really need to fix this quickly as i suspect one more good WOT hit and the front driveshaft is going to do this. im looking at having a set made out of aluminum with poly inserts. if it works i may be able to make more for anyone interested.