RX1 Light Weight Battery and CDI Relocation

After these simple mods, I can now remove the air box and remove the oil filter in seconds. I found the stock battery box to be very annoying, heavy and in the way of everything up front. This is the lightweight battery I used all winter last year with no problems, started fine at -20. I also ended up removing the long ground strap (heavy) that connected to starter mount bolts, used a short cable right to existing bolt on bulkhead at new battery location. As close as I can figure, this saved me about 13 pounds all together, more if you use K&N Filters.

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Battery Info:  The battery is 70 ah, but being it's a UPS intended battery, they don't list CCA specs. It cranked the sled at -20 just fine. For $20.00 you can afford to replace it every year or two. There may be better batteries out there. The connectors had to be modified by epoxying a 90 degree metal bracket next to the connectors (For rigidity) This battery fits nicely in the bulkhead, just fits through the front opening. The whole project was done in 6 hours.
 

CDI Relocation if "NOT" Using Stock Air Box: For those who want to run the stock air box, mount your CDI and fuse box this way. The rubber intake would hit the CDI the way shown above, but running K&N's, and now a turbo. If you want to change the location of the CDI and fuse box in case you want to put the stock air box back on .  The engine is grounded to chassis. Just remove the long ground going back to starter mount bolt, take it down close to the battery and ground it on a bolt.
Yes, put original rubber mat under battery. Here's a pic of what you want if you will use stock air box.
 

And Here's A Pic With CDI Mounted To Bracket

From the RX1 Forum: treewhacker
 

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