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battery relocation, front trunk, or.... |
crash914 |
Dec 29 2003, 03:44 PM
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its a mystery to me Group: Members Posts: 1,826 Joined: 17-March 03 From: Marriottsville, MD Member No.: 434 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Ok, I am going to relocate the battery. Should I cut out my battery tray and use it as the mounting plate in the front trunk?
( I got a new welder so this should be fun!!) Has anybody then ran the positive cable back to the stock location? I have a kill switch there, so I thought it should stay. The longest battery cables that I saw are 4 gage, 78 inches. Too short? Welding cable? This should get me about 30 # on my right front wheel, side to side weights are equal, cross weights are off by a little, with the right front wheel the lightest. This is for a minimal street/maximum track car... Thanks, herb |
ss6 |
Dec 29 2003, 07:24 PM
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fun city... Group: Members Posts: 261 Joined: 2-February 03 From: Western Connecticut Member No.: 221 |
You can use welding cable, but yer gonna pay for the privilege. Nothing special about welding cable other than it's made to be more flexible than most other wire, and the insulation tougher to withstand constant use. Why not just buy some battery cable from your local FLAPs? I relocated my batt to the front trunk, and used about 15 ft of #2, though #4 is probably just fine. Ran it along the center tunnel pass side.
If I had it to do over again, I probably wouldn't. The rain issues can be solved with a plastic bag over the top of the battery, and I doubt I'll ever flog the car hard enough to notice the slight difference in center of gravity. I'd probably make a bigger difference by losing 10 lbs... |
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