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As most of you already know, e36 coupes, sedans and convertibles have a trunk mounted battery while the 318ti houses the battery on the passenger side of the engine compartment. '96 and newer 318ti's are OBDII which means that they are equipped with an M44 engine that uses a secondary air pump as a...
Last edited by cooljess76; 07-18-2009 at 07:21 PM. |  |  | By Marv17 on 08-07-2009, 10:09 AM |
hey jess,
any update on what you did to relocate the battery in the back?? | | | | |
Not yet Marv, I'll let you know as soon as I get to it. The car is on jack stands getting other work done atm. | | | | |
Hey Jess, do you think this relocation is worth it for a non-swap guy who's looking to install the Sparco strut bar? I'd rather not shave down my battery compartment in order to fit it, and I figure this would be a decent alternative. | | | By FMD on 08-12-2009, 07:55 AM |
why would a strut bar have any impact on the placement of your battery? | | | | |
Andy, if you get a sparco strut brace that's Ti specific, you won't need to relocate or modify the battery box as the right arm is longer than the left to clear the battery box. Otherwise, if you have the standard e36 sparco brace, shaving the battery lid a little would be an easier option. If you take your time using a dremel tool, you could shave a groove for the bar to fit precisely and it might actually look pretty cool.   FMD, the sparco strut brace is probably the best brace available for our cars. It's steel non-hinged construction and overall design to clear the factory intake manifold makes it the best choice for our cars when it comes to strength and fitment. | | | | |
so it's just the lid that gets in the way? I don't even have the lid on my box because my battery's too tall and it won't clip, so I could just stick the strut brace on? | | | By Marv17 on 09-16-2009, 04:44 PM |
Is that a home made battery holder? looks clean and neat. Nice idea of how to have the battery held tight. | | | | |
Quote: Originally Posted by Marv17  Is that a home made battery holder? looks clean and neat. Nice idea of how to have the battery held tight. | Yes it is. basically 2 metal plates that attach to the rear support with 4 bolts in a square pattern. | | | | |
Just a suggestion, Odyssey makes a 920CCA battery that should fit in the hole for the storage bucket on the right.... It should start the car nicely, i use one to start a 425HP 302 v8.....  Dave | | | | |
I avoided Odyssey for reliablility issues, their long term durablilty record (over a year) is a problem. Also, their CCA ratings are self produced and not verified... They actually say that they don't rate the CCA's on their batteries. | | | | | Tired of breaking clips
Found this tool in the auto skills shop. I'm not even sure what it is for but it worked like a champ. | | | | |
It's called a pickel fork. They come in all different sizes for projects ranging from interior clips to prying out ball joints. | | | | |
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