that's a new one on me.

careful where you put your floor jack.

 

lol, definitely. i usually use ramps, then jack from the side with jacking pucks

 

That is a really cool spot to put the coils, hope you cave some kind of cover also for rain and such?

 

rain shouldn't affect it too much. the spark plug wire connections are on the top side. i'm gonna avoid bad weather as much as possible. if you note in picture 3, the giant sway bar and twin turbos won't like the rain/snow much either

 

WOW! I am just concerned about water and road debris -

It's a good idea for keeping them cool - the only thing too would be the routing of the wires

So I am neither for or against it - ohhhh the internal confliction

Thanks,Matt

 

I put mine inside the fenders. 4 on each side.

Your idea is unique and interesting, but personally I wouldn't put mine there.

 

how about some fine race mesh as a "just in case" for debri. That way it breaths but keeps out the major crap. Pretty cool idea, good luck with the overall setup.

 

As others have said, I would be worried about water working its way up the coils and it will.
Nice job though.
Mr.Bill

 

Interesting location - the wires are going to be some very long ones to make it work, but best of luck with it.

 

I like that idea!

As far as water goes, I'll just avoid crappy weather

 

I applaud your engineering and fabrication. That mount looks like it could take a direct hit from most roadway debris w/o sustaining damage.

The length of the wires would concern me more than moisture if you don't drive in inclement weather.

 

interesting, I would be concerned with road debris more than anything, heat souldn't be a problem but, with longer wires will resistance be an issue? I'm a idiot when it comes to anything electronic/electrical just wondering if it would be a factor.

 

There shouldn't be a whole lot of debris making its way to that spot.

I don't think resistance will be an issue. There are cars out there with wires just as long. Take a look at any LT1. Lol.

The nice thing about having the wires come from there is that it'll be easier to not burn them up on my manifolds

 

I was under my car today for a couple of reasons, one being just a general inspection. That particular area of the front cross member was clean, no oil, mud, dirt, tar, or gravel. It's not a daily driver but it's not a garage queen either. I have put 10k of the 58k currently on the car and I haven't detailed the underside so I'm thinking it's a pretty safe spot. I don't know if it's better than the fenderwells or not but I like the idea.

 

Not a fan... props for trying something but way too much stuff can happen down there with road debris, dead animals, sticks, weather, water pump leaking, etc... Does'nt make much sense.

 

the problem with fender wells is trying to route the wires through a top mount turbo system

 

Some of the speed bumps and roadways are notorius in my neck of the woods, and soon would wreck havoc on that location.

 

i think if this guy can make this mount, then he is capable of raplacing one of the coil packs should they sustain damage from road debris. and think about it, how often does something hit your cradle when you are driving? i think it may have happened to me once? so if something large enough does hit it, it couldnt cost more than 50 bucks to replace. It doesn't sound like this car is a daily driver that is driven in the rain anyways. definitely a great idea for cooling. Speed bumps will not be an issue because this area is between the tires.

 

Very nice!!