Derek,I have my battery in front of the firewall but a mere inches from the
exhaust. The location was the only real-estate left. I originally installed a
heat shield that is commercially available on the exhaust to protect the
battery. That worked for nearly 3 years. Then i started to rework the baffles
on the engine to tighten them up. I started cooking batteries then. I built
another shield around the battery that left air space around it and open top
and bottom. I then robbed a 1" scat tube line that feed cold air to the coils
and split it to feed air directly to the shroud around the battery. That has
been in place for about 150 hours now and i have been keeping check on the
battery to make sure it isn't starting to bulge out. Mark is correct that the
cowl in general is around 20 degrees above OAT but there are certainly hot
spots in there too. I would recommend taking some steps ahead of time knowing
what I know now.Joe Horton,Coopersburg, Pa
---------- Forwarded Message ---------- KR> Engine compartment temp
> Date: Tue, Jan 10, 2012 9:18 pm
>
>
> Has anyone checked their engine compartment temp? I was planning on mounting
> my battery to the firewall behind the engine, but the battery says to not
> heat it past 140 F. I am worried the temp may get to hot to mount it there.
> I could always insulate the box, but will add more weight. Any ideas or info
> would be great.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Derek Lewis
>
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