Q for George

Non - G20 related but SR20 related Q here - did you relocate your battery to the trunk for your DET swap? And if so what size wire did you use? I'm thinking 2Ga - and then I got hung up on the whole do I need to run a ground all the way up front... I know the body gets grounded to the frame and so on - but I'm wondering if something power hungry like the starter will wan't a direct connect? I'm only use to the rules on this as they apply to the audio world lol
Thanks

The R man rules.....

Originally posted by MauiBlueGRide
Non - G20 related but SR20 related Q here - did you relocate your battery to the trunk for your DET swap?


No I didn't. I wanted to keep all of my trunk space. Plus, the pipes for HS had to work with the stock battery location. I only moved the battery in the tray, cut off the front of the tray, and relocated a relay box.

Originally posted by MauiBlueGRide
And if so what size wire did you use? I'm thinking 2Ga - and then I got hung up on the whole do I need to run a ground all the way up front... I know the body gets grounded to the frame and so on - but I'm wondering if something power hungry like the starter will wan't a direct connect? I'm only use to the rules on this as they apply to the audio world lol

I did relocate the battery in my SE-R though. I decided to use 1 AWG welding cable. I think you'll be fine with 2 AWG though. I ran the ground cable all the way up to the ground location under the hood. I've heard of too many people having little problems from grounding in the trunk (although most don't). Hey, anything worth doing is worth overdoing. :D

There was a bit of info here...


http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=3988&highlight=battery