Has anyone relocated their battery to the trunk?

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Sep 22, 2004 | 09:09 PM

#41

BlueCLS6

ex 6 Speed owner :(

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From: Huntington Beach, CA

Yeah, I had to crawl my ass back there to open the trunk once when the battery was disconnected. Now I am real careful about not closing the trunk with the battery unplugged because that was a real pain in the ass

Sep 23, 2004 | 05:20 AM

#42

Satin Slayer

aka gimmesomesugar

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From: Vancouver, BC, Canada

Good thing my battery is still under the hood...or else I'd be screwed

Incidentally, my 51R Optima Yellow died 2 weeks ago(10 months old). The car wouldn't start, but I still had juice for all the locks/trunk, radio, and interior lights.

Feb 17, 2005 | 12:16 AM

#43

kHmER Co

mister D

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From: C A L I F 0 R N I A

This question was never really addressed, anyone with pictures or instructions and what tools are needed to relocated the battery?

Feb 17, 2005 | 12:30 AM

#44

BlueCLS6

ex 6 Speed owner :(

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From: Huntington Beach, CA

Just curious... why are you going to move your battery?

Feb 17, 2005 | 07:48 AM

#45

jz-97-c7

givin the business

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From: Sasebo, Japan

battery kit

here's one from summit racing with cables included

Feb 17, 2005 | 10:27 AM

#46

allmotor_2000

Safety Car

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From: So Cal

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Originally Posted by ghost_masterCL

heh, I figured if you wanted more room for a turbo you could just relocate teh battery, plus you could just bolt the turbo onto teh battery support bolt holes too. I can't believe that hasn't been done yet.

You can't bolt the turbo to the chassis because every time the motor rocks it will seriously stress and crack the manifold piping!

Feb 25, 2005 | 03:47 AM

#47

speedr73

You can turbo anything

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From: Peachtree City/Ga State U,,GA

Exactly...you have to either build a bracket to mount the turbo to the engine, or hope like hell that the pipes can support the turbo...as far as grounding the battery, I just drilled a hole in my trunk and connected the ground to the chassis. The kit from summit is what I used, and it comes with a self drilling bolt...big ass thing makes a great ground. As far as running the power, just run it the same way you would run the power to an amp. I actually just used the amp power cable from the starter to the battery. (It was already huge wire)