Battery reloctation......."homemade"?
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Battery reloctation......."homemade"?
Hey guys..........
So I got to thinking today and what I was thinking about started to scare me. I want to relocate my battery and change it out for a dry cell. anyway I'm not quiet the electrician of the year. So I was wondering if anyone has made their own relocation kit and done a write-up on it. oh ya, I'm a lazy slob and that's why I didn't search.
thanks dudes, Matt
So I got to thinking today and what I was thinking about started to scare me. I want to relocate my battery and change it out for a dry cell. anyway I'm not quiet the electrician of the year. So I was wondering if anyone has made their own relocation kit and done a write-up on it. oh ya, I'm a lazy slob and that's why I didn't search.
thanks dudes, Matt
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All you really need is a good length of 4 gauge stereo power wire to go from under the hood to the rear bin, or trunk...
I haven't done this yet, but will very soon.
You'll need good connectors for the ground and things like that, but I don't know the exact sizes.
I haven't done this yet, but will very soon.
You'll need good connectors for the ground and things like that, but I don't know the exact sizes.
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I relocated my battery without buying a kit. I used 4 gauge cables for postive and ground. I just hooked up the 4gauge positive to the fusebox where it connected to the battery before and the ground someone back around the bin area. I installed the drycell into the passenger side bin.
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Garfinkle has done this , he uses welding cable . a customer came with a Pettit kit , the small wire with that is in a storage box were it belongs. do solder all your connections.
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Originally posted by Lost Time
No need to run the wire all the way back up front. Pettit just hooks the + cable up to the starter.
No need to run the wire all the way back up front. Pettit just hooks the + cable up to the starter.
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Thanks for all the info guys......There wouldn't happen to be some kind of diagram would there. Again, I want to emphasize that I am very new to all this stuff.
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Originally posted by jdhuegel1
Really? You have an illustration by chance?
Really? You have an illustration by chance?
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Originally posted by Lost Time
No need to run the wire all the way back up front. Pettit just hooks the + cable up to the starter.
No need to run the wire all the way back up front. Pettit just hooks the + cable up to the starter.
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Does it strike any of you as odd/wrong that the Pettit kit goes straight to the starter and doesn't go through the fusebox (like the stock battery stuff does)? That sort of scares me, considering the propensity of our cars to catch on fire to begin with. The last thing I need is something wierd to happen and have a fire caused by something that was wired without any foresight in mind. Just my $.02, but I'm also curious about the battery relo because of the possibility of me getting a bigger IC in the future.
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Originally posted by SanJoRX7
because of the possibility of me getting a bigger IC in the future.
because of the possibility of me getting a bigger IC in the future.
Cheers
PS. I'm moving my computer to garage.
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Originally posted by SanJoRX7
Does it strike any of you as odd/wrong that the Pettit kit goes straight to the starter and doesn't go through the fusebox (like the stock battery stuff does)?
Does it strike any of you as odd/wrong that the Pettit kit goes straight to the starter and doesn't go through the fusebox (like the stock battery stuff does)?
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What I did (FWIW).
http://reganrotaryracing.tripod.com/batrelo.htm
To summarize: $200 for everything incl. an Optima
Red Top battery.
BTW Don't sweat the install. Most of my troubles centered around the roll bar which always seemed to
be in the wrong place.
Regards,
Crispy
http://reganrotaryracing.tripod.com/batrelo.htm
To summarize: $200 for everything incl. an Optima
Red Top battery.
BTW Don't sweat the install. Most of my troubles centered around the roll bar which always seemed to
be in the wrong place.
Regards,
Crispy
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For those, like me, afraid of a non-fused connection to the starter, simply put a large (power amp stereo system type) fuse (mine is a 150 amp) in-line with the + power cable. That way any problem or exposed wire blows the fuse and no increased risk of fire.
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if i were to go with the m2, would i have a harder time powering my 1700w sound system ? if so, what battery should i use. m2 uses 2 guage why did some of you say 8 guage?