Hello again, After getting nearly all the winter jobs finished I thought I was ready to get out and enjoy the fine weather. I suddenly started getting flat battery problems. Maybe you remember when the Super Charger was installed the intake manifold, MAF etc. ended up facing backwards instead of forwards. That meant there was far less space for the battery so I had to swap the standard with a Varley Red Top 25. Problem is the Red Top is designed specifically for racing - starting the engine and not running auxiliary equipment like alarms, dashboard dials etc. I've been using a battery charger from the 90's which is probably why the red top no longer holds any charge. It maybe solved by having a trickle charger plugged in whenever the car is standing still in the garage but I don't want to take the chance and ruin another battery - they cost almost double a normal battery (here in Sweden at least!). Also the solution to draw air into the intake isn't good either, so something drastic has to be done.
Red Top in place with air filter and washer bottle. I can move the washer bottle almost anywhere but air filter is a real problem. At the moment a pipe from the air filter goes down past the engine and points forward sucking in air very close to the road.
I've therefore made up my mind to add a scoop to the bonnet and have the filter directly under it. This solves the problem of air as well as hopefully freeing up enough space for the battery otherwise I could move the battery to behind the radiator (if there is enough space).
It's going to look a bit mean but solves the problems.
Bye for now.
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