I just installed sway bars in my car this week and it got me thinking about the design of the battery tray and NSX-R underbody components. This is a bit of a brain dump but I was thinking...
- Is there any structural purpose to the battery tray? It connects to the chassis via 6 bolts but its basically 2 longitudinal beams which makes me wonder considering the chassis reinforcement stuff seems to focus on connecting the frame rails/suspension points laterally.
- With the spare tire removed and a lightweight battery (like the Shorei) if the tray isn't serving any chassis reinforcement purpose it's a bit over built considering it just lost ~60lbs. This makes me think there's a good opportunity for simply removing it all together and designing a simpler smaller battery mount.
- All of that other stuff aside, adding yet another piece of material for the NSX-R battery tray is a bit redundant. Ideally the undertray would be the battery/spare tire tray and the part count could be simplified. I understand why Honda designed things the way they did, but if the panel were made of a CF sandwich structure a strong smooth surface panel would be feasible
- On that note, I suppose you could possibly build the NSX-R lower chassis bar right into that as well :biggrin:
- If you're working with composites you might as well build the NSX-R front bumper undertray while you're at it...
I'm just pondering future projects for when I finally finish what's already on my plate. Would love to bounce ideas off you guys
- Is there any structural purpose to the battery tray? It connects to the chassis via 6 bolts but its basically 2 longitudinal beams which makes me wonder considering the chassis reinforcement stuff seems to focus on connecting the frame rails/suspension points laterally.
- With the spare tire removed and a lightweight battery (like the Shorei) if the tray isn't serving any chassis reinforcement purpose it's a bit over built considering it just lost ~60lbs. This makes me think there's a good opportunity for simply removing it all together and designing a simpler smaller battery mount.
- All of that other stuff aside, adding yet another piece of material for the NSX-R battery tray is a bit redundant. Ideally the undertray would be the battery/spare tire tray and the part count could be simplified. I understand why Honda designed things the way they did, but if the panel were made of a CF sandwich structure a strong smooth surface panel would be feasible
- On that note, I suppose you could possibly build the NSX-R lower chassis bar right into that as well :biggrin:
- If you're working with composites you might as well build the NSX-R front bumper undertray while you're at it...
I'm just pondering future projects for when I finally finish what's already on my plate. Would love to bounce ideas off you guys
