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bfrymire
post Apr 23 2010, 08:48 PM
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Always seems to be something fix or upgrade. Neverending. But, we all like that right?

So, I wanted to move the battery into the trunk, and at the same time, use a AGM battery (26lbs vs 36lbs).

Well, here it is mounted using the billet mount. The PO cut a hole in the trunk for starter access, so, I decided to put this to use. (Yes, I do plan to clean up the hole.)

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Someone else did something simliar, and I had asked about the wires that normaly attach to the positive post. So, I used a battery bulkhead connector and attached the wires using that. You can see it in this photo next to the petronix.

Here's the post unmounted.

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Inside engine bay.

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More in next post....

(Still have to fix that big hole in the firewall, put new bars and shocks in the front, and fix an engine miss. <sigh> Don't think I am going to make the AX this weekend...)

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J P Stein
post Apr 24 2010, 10:44 AM
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It's been 5 years since I stuck this here. @11lbs you can put it where ever you want. I could have put it in the front trunk but the cabling would weigh as much as the battery. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) This makes for very convenient runs for the various wires....like the main feed for the MSD & starter/charging. Bout ready for a new one, me thinks.


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QUOTE(J P Stein @ Apr 24 2010, 09:44 AM) *

It's been 5 years since I stuck this here. @11lbs you can put it where ever you want. I could have put it in the front trunk but the cabling would weigh as much as the battery. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) This makes for very convenient runs for the various wires....like the main feed for the MSD & starter/charging. Bout ready for a new one, me thinks.



Part of what I am working toward is a ligther car, and simplification. Short wires = both.

I do like your placement better than mine, and that is an easy fix.

As far as heat from the muffler, probably still less than being in the engine bay. I can place a probe and measure it.

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QUOTE(bfrymire @ Apr 24 2010, 12:20 PM) *

QUOTE(J P Stein @ Apr 24 2010, 09:44 AM) *

It's been 5 years since I stuck this here. @11lbs you can put it where ever you want. I could have put it in the front trunk but the cabling would weigh as much as the battery. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) This makes for very convenient runs for the various wires....like the main feed for the MSD & starter/charging. Bout ready for a new one, me thinks.



Part of what I am working toward is a ligther car, and simplification. Short wires = both.

I do like your placement better than mine, and that is an easy fix.

As far as heat from the muffler, probably still less than being in the engine bay. I can place a probe and measure it.

-- brett


With the lid on, it gets REALLY hot, much hotter than the original location. The Cap'n
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QUOTE(Cap'n Krusty @ Apr 24 2010, 05:50 PM) *

QUOTE(bfrymire @ Apr 24 2010, 12:20 PM) *

QUOTE(J P Stein @ Apr 24 2010, 09:44 AM) *

It's been 5 years since I stuck this here. @11lbs you can put it where ever you want. I could have put it in the front trunk but the cabling would weigh as much as the battery. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) This makes for very convenient runs for the various wires....like the main feed for the MSD & starter/charging. Bout ready for a new one, me thinks.



Part of what I am working toward is a ligther car, and simplification. Short wires = both.

I do like your placement better than mine, and that is an easy fix.

As far as heat from the muffler, probably still less than being in the engine bay. I can place a probe and measure it.

-- brett


With the lid on, it gets REALLY hot, much hotter than the original location. The Cap'n


(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) with the Cap'n. I mistakenly left a Tyvek car cover in the trunk for a track event, and areas touching the trunk floor melted.

My battery is mounted in the front trunk like Elliot's above, only difference is I use a small battery similar to this to save weight.

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/www.performancedistributors.com-5027-1272203861.1.jpg)

I'm using the welding cable approach as the Cap'n suggested and have no issues what-so-ever with this setup. The cable adds weight, but it is as low as you can get and in the middle of the car.

Hope this info helps. Just trying to share a successful setup and lessons learned with the car cover in the trunk.
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bfrymire   Battery in trunk   Apr 23 2010, 08:48 PM
bfrymire   And here's a picture of the bulkhead inside th...   Apr 23 2010, 08:50 PM
Cap'n Krusty   Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't you wan...   Apr 23 2010, 09:43 PM
bfrymire   Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't you wa...   Apr 23 2010, 10:19 PM
brant   brett, 914's are tail heavy... even stock.....   Apr 23 2010, 10:59 PM
bfrymire   brett, 914's are tail heavy... even stock....   Apr 23 2010, 11:07 PM
Elliot Cannon   Put it here.   Apr 24 2010, 12:34 AM
Silverstreak   Put it here. :agree: Bring some weight to the ...   Apr 24 2010, 09:53 AM
watsonrx13   Put it here. Elliot, where did you run the batt...   Apr 25 2010, 09:38 AM
davesprinkle   You should put it here.   Apr 24 2010, 09:06 AM
Cap'n Krusty   It just occurred to me that you've placed the ...   Apr 24 2010, 09:40 AM
J P Stein   It's been 5 years since I stuck this here. @11...   Apr 24 2010, 10:44 AM
bfrymire   It's been 5 years since I stuck this here. @1...   Apr 24 2010, 01:20 PM
Cap'n Krusty   It's been 5 years since I stuck this here. @...   Apr 24 2010, 07:50 PM
race914   [quote name='bfrymire' post='1308545' date='Apr 2...   Apr 25 2010, 07:57 AM
Elliot Cannon   It's been 5 years since I stuck this here. @1...   Apr 24 2010, 03:03 PM
bfrymire   It's been 5 years since I stuck this here. @1...   Apr 24 2010, 07:26 PM
URY914   Put it on the pasenger side floor. That is as low ...   Apr 24 2010, 05:25 PM
Phoenix 914-6GT   Put it on the pasenger side floor. That is as low...   Apr 24 2010, 06:00 PM
bfrymire   Put it on the pasenger side floor. That is as lo...   Apr 24 2010, 07:28 PM
gendent   I am moving the battery to the front too. What gau...   May 29 2010, 06:14 PM
PRS914-6   I guess I'm just a party-pooper. :stooges: ...   May 29 2010, 07:23 PM
brant   Can anyone honestly say they moved a specific bat...   May 29 2010, 10:15 PM
PRS914-6   but it will show up on scales and racing is a g...   May 30 2010, 12:40 AM
campbellcj   I kept things simple and put a PC680 in the stock ...   May 29 2010, 08:37 PM
gendent   So maybe I need to illuminate my situation a littl...   May 30 2010, 01:00 AM
J P Stein   I've never measured the temps but I rather dou...   May 30 2010, 07:42 AM
motomadness1947   Okay this is my first of many posts/replys as I ha...   May 30 2010, 03:07 PM
motomadness1947   Okay this is my first of many posts/replys as I h...   May 30 2010, 03:19 PM


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