mfg Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 Trivia....Due to the addition of a second supercharger, and for better weight distribution and traction, the Due Cento 'R5' Avanti carried a large 'bus type' battery in its trunk.....True? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plwindish Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 I would say true due to there being no room left in the engine bay with 2 superchargers being used. Not so sure about the bus type battery, but it would get more weight in the back where needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 At Bonneville the salt conditions were so bad that several hundred pounds of chains were put in the trunk of the Due Cento to help increase traction. That begs the question...if the salt conditions were better, how much faster could the car have gone without that extra weight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted June 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Good thoughts here!...as plwindish surmised, they didn't use a large bus battery in this car. Also, Gunslingers mention of heavy chains in the trunk isn't commonly known! The final location of the battery carried aboard the 'Due Cento' was a position behind the engine, in a large fabricated boxlike cutout in the plenum chamber. (Where the hood release bellcrank is bolted down onto the horizontal firewall area on normal 1963 Avantis) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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