battery relocation kit
09-15-2006, 10:02 PM
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battery relocation kit
Went out today to pick up a battery relocation kit and none of the automotive stores around here have them. They all have the black plastic boxes for the batteries and one was able to sell me the cable, but no one in my town would crimp the connectors for me. Any one else have this issue? Any one got a reliable and inexpensive web site for one? Thank you all in advance. Clinton
09-15-2006, 10:52 PM
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also were did those of you who have done this ground the battery? Did you end up using one point or mulitple points. Any one have any pics on this (grounding points and hot lead under car) Thanks again.
09-16-2006, 04:32 AM
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Originally Posted by BlueCLS6
I did mine myself, using all the stock parts. It turned out fairly well.
09-16-2006, 08:45 AM
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I believe he doesn't have one under his hood because of the Turbo kit. Also the reason I want to move mine except Supercharger not Turbo. I did search "battery relocation" and saw where one member bought a holder off of e-bay that acutually fit in the cubby hole on the left side. I would have to assume that it would only fit the r-51 battery. Summit Racing has some kits but the price is too high.
Any one know of a good site for this kit? I to would also like to see pic or even a diy. Thanks
Any one know of a good site for this kit? I to would also like to see pic or even a diy. Thanks
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09-16-2006, 09:55 AM
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To relocate the battery to the trunk is a work intensive mod. Took me the better part of 2 days and some bucks. I chose the eddiemarine battery box that is made for the optima battery. You don't have to go this extravegant, sometimes I overkill.
http://www.eddiemarine.com/cart/cata...oxes%2FCharger
I took out the rear seat, door sill and worked the power line and ground line from the trunk to the engine compartment. I also grounded the battery to the trunk in 4 or 5 different places and also grounded it in 4 places in the engine compartment as well. Overkill? Who knows, I can tell you this, I have no electrical issues with all the electronics. Be prepared to sweat as it's a tedious project and you'll find yourself running to the store several times before your done.
These were taken right before I was truely finished, The black plastic tray that goes behind the battery has been cut and fitted and looks great. It's that black plastic tray that is already there that needs to be dremmeled.
It's a great mod for FI cars, even the SC'd cars that utilize that small 51r battery that always seems to fail, and we all know what a pain it is to change that one.
http://www.eddiemarine.com/cart/cata...oxes%2FCharger
I took out the rear seat, door sill and worked the power line and ground line from the trunk to the engine compartment. I also grounded the battery to the trunk in 4 or 5 different places and also grounded it in 4 places in the engine compartment as well. Overkill? Who knows, I can tell you this, I have no electrical issues with all the electronics. Be prepared to sweat as it's a tedious project and you'll find yourself running to the store several times before your done.
These were taken right before I was truely finished, The black plastic tray that goes behind the battery has been cut and fitted and looks great. It's that black plastic tray that is already there that needs to be dremmeled.
It's a great mod for FI cars, even the SC'd cars that utilize that small 51r battery that always seems to fail, and we all know what a pain it is to change that one.
09-16-2006, 10:00 AM
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he's right, the process sucks. i was going to do it with this battery, but it only weighs 15 lbs, so i'm i left it in the engine bay w/ custom mounting tray.
right now i have the battery you see in the box mounted w/ the tray in the 2nd pic, but in the location of the stock battery.
right now i have the battery you see in the box mounted w/ the tray in the 2nd pic, but in the location of the stock battery.
09-16-2006, 01:33 PM
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lol @ cardboard. shame you have to use a dry-cell battery if you want to relocate to trunk. don't they just have a sealed box with like a place for a tube to vent to outside? like a blowdown kit for nitrous except for battery gas? 
09-16-2006, 06:10 PM
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i'm not planning on doing FI on the car, but i was thinking about relocating the battery in the trunk to get a better weight distribution
(as the CL is 63 F / 37 R
).
i didn't know there were so many here that did it or in the process of (well actually, i thought nobody had it done)
it's nice to see different setups
(as the CL is 63 F / 37 R
).i didn't know there were so many here that did it or in the process of (well actually, i thought nobody had it done)
it's nice to see different setups
09-16-2006, 10:22 PM
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couldn't this be wired by going under the car and coming up through the trunk? What length of cable did you all end up buying? Where did you all end up grounding the battery? Did every use just 4 guage - is a higher guage just overkill or what? Sorry for all the questions, but I want to be as informed as possible when I go to do this. Thanks again you all. Clinton
09-16-2006, 10:48 PM
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what do you all think - OPTIMA® red or yellow. I see ThinJim went with the marine verision (blue). Pros and cons. Do I just stay with the battery I got and get a box that is vented and same some money. God, this shouldn't be this difficult....lol
09-17-2006, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by foreveraflboy
what do you all think - OPTIMA® red or yellow. I see ThinJim went with the marine verision (blue). Pros and cons. Do I just stay with the battery I got and get a box that is vented and same some money. God, this shouldn't be this difficult....lol
and its not diffcult if you would spend the time to search through this forum or better yet just google it
09-17-2006, 05:28 PM
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Bobby - thank you for pointing out my mistake in associating higher guage with thicker wire. I obviously was refering to using a thicker / low guage wire.
As for spend the time to search this forum, I did search under "battery relocation". This generated 18 post, including mine. None of which were a diy or really gave any light to the questions I was asking. Optima's web site really didn't provide the answers also. May be you could assist me with the answers to my questions, diy, and additional pics rather than submitting the standard "why don't you search" post.
Once again thank you and to all others thank you to in advance. Clinton
As for spend the time to search this forum, I did search under "battery relocation". This generated 18 post, including mine. None of which were a diy or really gave any light to the questions I was asking. Optima's web site really didn't provide the answers also. May be you could assist me with the answers to my questions, diy, and additional pics rather than submitting the standard "why don't you search" post.
Once again thank you and to all others thank you to in advance. Clinton
09-18-2006, 08:44 PM
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http://img315.imageshack.us/img315/7...tery4061hc.jpg isn't the blue top for marine applications?
10-19-2007, 10:03 AM
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I know it's an old ass thread but has anyone relocated the battery to the jack side of the trunk? seems to me that given the fact that my fat ass sits on the left of the car, relocating the battery to the right side of the trunk would give better weight distro.
10-19-2007, 10:06 AM
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I know it's an old ass thread but has anyone relocated the battery to the jack side of the trunk? seems to me that given the fact that my fat ass sits on the left of the car, relocating the battery to the right side of the trunk would give better weight distro.
Plus thats the side BMW mounts their's on in the trunk, and they have always been anal about weight distribution.
Plus thats the side BMW mounts their's on in the trunk, and they have always been anal about weight distribution.
10-19-2007, 11:10 AM
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I have not seen anyone do it. I assume mainly due to the fact that it is more practical to leave the jack in it factory loction than try to relocated it also. As for me, the weight ratio was not a big concern as our car will never have a good front to rear ratio. Some may say that every little bit helps but I just not that worried about it. Plus I ended up with a five gallon fuel cell on the other side so I gues that makes me about even....lol. Clinton
08-11-2010, 10:45 AM
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To relocate the battery to the trunk is a work intensive mod. Took me the better part of 2 days and some bucks. I chose the eddiemarine battery box that is made for the optima battery. You don't have to go this extravegant, sometimes I overkill.
http://www.eddiemarine.com/cart/cata...oxes%2FCharger
I took out the rear seat, door sill and worked the power line and ground line from the trunk to the engine compartment. I also grounded the battery to the trunk in 4 or 5 different places and also grounded it in 4 places in the engine compartment as well. Overkill? Who knows, I can tell you this, I have no electrical issues with all the electronics. Be prepared to sweat as it's a tedious project and you'll find yourself running to the store several times before your done.
These were taken right before I was truely finished, The black plastic tray that goes behind the battery has been cut and fitted and looks great. It's that black plastic tray that is already there that needs to be dremmeled.
It's a great mod for FI cars, even the SC'd cars that utilize that small 51r battery that always seems to fail, and we all know what a pain it is to change that one.
http://www.eddiemarine.com/cart/cata...oxes%2FCharger
I took out the rear seat, door sill and worked the power line and ground line from the trunk to the engine compartment. I also grounded the battery to the trunk in 4 or 5 different places and also grounded it in 4 places in the engine compartment as well. Overkill? Who knows, I can tell you this, I have no electrical issues with all the electronics. Be prepared to sweat as it's a tedious project and you'll find yourself running to the store several times before your done.
These were taken right before I was truely finished, The black plastic tray that goes behind the battery has been cut and fitted and looks great. It's that black plastic tray that is already there that needs to be dremmeled.
It's a great mod for FI cars, even the SC'd cars that utilize that small 51r battery that always seems to fail, and we all know what a pain it is to change that one.
08-13-2010, 11:27 AM
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It's important that those of you who want to relocate the battery think carefully about the fact: you have more resistance in the pathway of you battery/alternator now since u're going to the trunk and back. So if you got light dimming problems now they will likely worsen, and for those who love their high powered audio, remember
The lower the Gauge the THICKER the wire = LESS resistance.. So going with thick wiring will greatly help.
However this adds weight so if you're doing the mod for weight reduction it's not the best of news.
Just so u kno fellas
The lower the Gauge the THICKER the wire = LESS resistance.. So going with thick wiring will greatly help.
However this adds weight so if you're doing the mod for weight reduction it's not the best of news.
Just so u kno fellas
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08-13-2010, 12:09 PM
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It's important that those of you who want to relocate the battery think carefully about the fact: you have more resistance in the pathway of you battery/alternator now since u're going to the trunk and back. So if you got light dimming problems now they will likely worsen, and for those who love their high powered audio, remember
The lower the Gauge the THICKER the wire = LESS resistance.. So going with thick wiring will greatly help.
However this adds weight so if you're doing the mod for weight reduction it's not the best of news.
Just so u kno fellas
The lower the Gauge the THICKER the wire = LESS resistance.. So going with thick wiring will greatly help.
However this adds weight so if you're doing the mod for weight reduction it's not the best of news.
Just so u kno fellas
08-13-2010, 12:32 PM
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It's important that those of you who want to relocate the battery think carefully about the fact: you have more resistance in the pathway of you battery/alternator now since u're going to the trunk and back. So if you got light dimming problems now they will likely worsen, and for those who love their high powered audio, remember
The lower the Gauge the THICKER the wire = LESS resistance.. So going with thick wiring will greatly help.
However this adds weight so if you're doing the mod for weight reduction it's not the best of news.
Just so u kno fellas
The lower the Gauge the THICKER the wire = LESS resistance.. So going with thick wiring will greatly help.
However this adds weight so if you're doing the mod for weight reduction it's not the best of news.
Just so u kno fellas
Dont run anything smaller then 1/0 gauge wire. And just make sure that the cable you get is quality.
From left to right - Knukonceptz Kolossus Kable 1/0 gauge, Raptor 1/0 gauge, Streetwires 4 gauge, American Accessories 4 gauge.
As you can tell, the Raptor 1/0 gauge has a very thick jacket on it, but the wiring itself is not much larger then the Streetwires 4 gauge. So choose wisely.
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