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Xusia
03-03-2014, 12:06 PM
Hey, does anybody know if the ABS must be mounted level? This is how it's mounted in the WRX, but if it's OK to mount vertically it would fit a lot better in the 818, and open up more options.
Related question... In my 818 I'm putting the gas tank in the front (basically where the battery tray is). I was thinking of making the gas tank with a mount for the ABS module. My thought was twofold: 1)That the gas tank is decoupled a bit from the frame; and 2)That the gas would be a natural vibration absorber. The goal is to reduce/eliminate the sound and sensation from the ABS module.
Thoughts?
Bob_n_Cincy
03-03-2014, 12:39 PM
Hey, does anybody know if the ABS must be mounted level? This is how it's mounted in the WRX, but if it's OK to mount vertically it would fit a lot better in the 818, and open up more options.
Related question... In my 818 I'm putting the gas tank in the front (basically where the battery tray is). I was thinking of making the gas tank with a mount for the ABS module. My thought was twofold: 1)That the gas tank is decoupled a bit from the frame; and 2)That the gas would be a natural vibration absorber. The goal is to reduce/eliminate the sound and sensation from the ABS module.
Thoughts?
You may have difficulty bleeding the ABS if not mounted normally.
Bob
AZPete
03-03-2014, 01:45 PM
Good thought, Bob. I used the OE ABS mount with the rubber bushings to isolate the sound/vibrations, but I had to cut & bend it a bit to mount to the firewall. I think if it worked in the much quieter WRX, it should work in the 818.
Xusia
03-03-2014, 02:41 PM
Pete, did you mount it level or vertical? If you mounted it vertically and bled the system already, how did that go?
AZPete
03-03-2014, 02:48 PM
Level. See a photo in the ABS Plumbing thread . . . . but don't panic over the complexity.
Goldwing
03-03-2014, 03:28 PM
That sounds like a good plan, but Bob had a good point in mounting it level. I put mine between the battery tray and the firewall at the V of the frame. Though probably not a good spot for you with your gas tank up front. Further noise isolation will only help, especially once a top is on.
I'll have pics of my brake setup soon once the plumbing is in.