Thread: Dual Battery System For 98 Discovery

I have not done this been killing me with what to do and where to put the second battery then I saw these....I hope this helps I know it will me.

Oooo...yer lucky bugger, your's is right hand drive!

Try doing that with a left hooker. Servo, clutch reservoire etc etc.

S.

The easy way is to swap the air box over with one from a 200TDi...

M

Originally Posted by Bugga Me

Guys

I don't get on here this often and no doubt your guys have mulled over this type of question before therefore if any one can direct me to the right thread / direction / pictures / instructions I'd be most grateful.

Currently putting in a dual battery system in the disco 98. yet..... the air pickup pipe is smack in the way of the new battery, what have you guys done to overcome this problem, not looking to put the a snorkel on, have had suggestions of fitting a "pod " type configuration.

Suprislying I noticed a great difference just running without the pickup pipe tested over about known hills etc, the old girl did pretty good, though I not sure if it’s the right thing to do ….??

Any help, direction greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Noel

If you get hold of an earlier "milo tin" air filter and canister as in pic, it will give you a lot more room and make it easier to fit a snorkel at a later date, Regards Frank.

Does anyone have a pic of how the snorkel fits up to the original air box on a 3.9L V8 D1, as I am also going to go these mods in the future and was wondering how it will all fit together.

Is yours the 200 or 300 series Discovery? The 200 had the round canister air filter box (as in above picture) and the 300 has the rectanglular filter box with the flat drop in filter.

If you are looking to fit a snorkel and a twin battery then the above picture is a good solution. It also depends on which brand of snorkel you want to fit. Some snorkel intakes use the original air intake in place of the trumpet, some go in through the side of the air filter box.

Sorry...but it's never that straight forward is it.

Well, we seem to have cleared up the Defender vs Discovery issue but I'm still a bit unclear as to whether it's a diesel or a V8. However Tank's been the only one to offer a photo so far so I'll volunteer some photos for my '96 V8 petrol Disco.

The battery fits in front of the air-cleaner which has the air-feed from an Airtec snorkel wrapped around in front of the air-cleaner as well, it so it's a bit tight in that area. The bracket carrying the ignition module and the power steer reservoir had to be extensively modified as well but there was still room left behind the air-cleaner for my LPG converter.

The previous owner installed the snorkel and the second battery so I can't offer any first hand advice but he did say it was tricky to get everything tucked in there.

Anyway one picture is worth 1,000 words so ...

mine looks exactly the same bar the snorkle, which, looking at those photos, I'm now dreading...