Moving battery to the rear?

I know it'll probably help distribute the weight but is it really worth it?

Eric what do u think?

 

LOL, the only car I know with a battery in the rightside of the trunk is the M3/M5. Thats taking it to the extremes.

 

really? hmm my friend w/ his old 325 must have moved it then.

also he volvo coupe in the picture w/ me had also moved his.

 

hmm actually alot of european cars have their batteries as a safetly system in the trunk...I know my C-Class Mercedez had it in the trunk, other class mercedez should also have it in the back, as well as BMW's and Volvos...m5/m3 is not the only cars with it in the back, alot of euros are made that way...

 

thnx. I knew I wasn't nuts!:P

 

my friends 540 has it in the back...I can only assume the other 3 and 5 series have it in the back.

I think the 7 series has it in the front though....

 

my dad's 740iL has the battery in the rear.

 

You are right. BMWs have them in the trunk.

With as nose hevy as the CL is, I doubt it will make a noticable difference unless you do a major front end lightening.

 

How hard is that to move to the Back ???

 

some bmw's have them in the trunk, i know for a fact that the 3 series 99-01 have them under the rear passenger seat, in the 4-door version at least, but i would assume the same for coupe... i dont know how much diff 30-40lbs would make... but it does help them get that much closer to the perfect 50/50 weight distro... and actually, since u take away 30 from the front and put 30 in the rear, it seems equivalent to putting 60lbs in the back... so actually it might be noticeable..

 

My old boss' 1978 911 Porche, was under the drivers seat or rear seat and was super small and VERY expensive ! I remember, cause she would bitch about the cost of it !

 

Go to summit and get a battery relocation kit...if you ever plan on taking it to the track..make sure it is the box that is NHRA-legal.

www.summitracing.com

 

You are wrong, the E46 has it in the trunk. I think that all late-model BMWs do as well.

I put this together to help any CL owners that wanted to try it.

This particular car is a 2000 328Ci

This is a jump start terminal. You will need one in case the battery is dead.


Something to cover up the battery


The battery itself clamped in tight. It shouln't have any play


And, of course, cable running to the starter

 

Me? :p

Hehehe...only reason I moved it was b/c of the intake.

 

Yeah, even the Lincoln LS has the battery in the trunk to help with weight distribution.

 

it is going to be a big job for cls or tls.and how are u going to wire them from front end to rear end?big job

 

Wouldn't it also be a good idea for security,
to have the battery in the trunk?
So thieves can't disable it?