moving the battery

[88B18aHB]

anybody moved there battery to the trunk i'm having trouble with getting my short air intake to sit right in the engine bay because i have a ls motor an the car is a 88 civic hb . the intake is rubbing the postive terimal almost on the battery i was thinking bout getting the Summit trunk mount battery kit .anybody got one or heard anything bout them

[kris]

Originally posted by 88B18aHB
anybody moved there battery to the trunk i'm having trouble with getting my short air intake to sit right in the engine bay because i have a ls motor an the car is a 88 civic hb . the intake is rubbing the postive terimal almost on the battery i was thinking bout getting the Summit trunk mount battery kit .anybody got one or heard anything bout them

I know someone with it relocated. Plus I am thinking about it myself.

But, for the problem at hand. You can take a piece of rubber hose, like the kind used on the end of your intake, and put it around the intake where your postive terminal is. That way it wont keep grounding out. Hope that makes some sense.

[Bleebdat]

My Battery is in the back of my hatch, its a great and cheap mod. Also Dont buy the kit from summit, its wasted money. Go buy 4 guage wire from HomeDepot, about 14 feet, and a couple of feet of 2 guage wire for your ground. run the wire from your engine bay through one of the holes in your firewall, under your rug all the way to the back and your done, it's great because it evens out the weight distibution of the car.

[kris]

Originally posted by Bleebdat
My Battery is in the back of my hatch, its a great and cheap mod. Also Dont buy the kit from summit, its wasted money. Go buy 4 guage wire from HomeDepot, about 14 feet, and a couple of feet of 2 guage wire for your ground. run the wire from your engine bay through one of the holes in your firewall, under your rug all the way to the back and your done, it's great because it evens out the weight distibution of the car.

You really should have some sort of fuse it between there somewhere. Something like the big fuses used in car audio.

[Bleebdat]

Kb: I actually use circuit breakers instead one in engine bay, and one at battery, I tried fuses, but they would blow due to the power the starter needs.

[crxlvr]

yea fuses dont go that high, a starter usually requires about 2-300 amps of power to start, so aint no stereo fuse gonna do that

[kris]

Originally posted by crxlvr
yea fuses dont go that high, a starter usually requires about 2-300 amps of power to start, so aint no stereo fuse gonna do that

Okay, well now I know that. But he didnt mention anything like that. Not everybody is smart enought to put something in there.

[emil13si]

But what willyou do then, if you would like to have some subs(subwofer) in your trunk, I was thinking of that to to move battery but then I remembered that I need trunk space for music, so nothing won't come reality...

Oh yeah one advace use a strong wire( I mean for lot Ampers) to connect your previus wires, cause if it'll be to thin it will burn the plastick or rubber around the wire and cause the +(pluse) will came in touch with the ground and that is not good at all

I hope that you understand anything I wanned to say :flash:

Good luck

[Bleebdat]

Im sorry for not mentioning the safety devices, but in truth they arent necessary. I have been running my mr2 with the battery upfront(engine in rear) for years with out a breaker or fuse. Unless you have some sort of problem with your battery or connections there should be no problems.

[kris]

Originally posted by Bleebdat
Im sorry for not mentioning the safety devices, but in truth they arent necessary. I have been running my mr2 with the battery upfront(engine in rear) for years with out a breaker or fuse. Unless you have some sort of problem with your battery or connections there should be no problems.

There is no need for seat belts either, unless you get in a accident.

[Bleebdat]

KB: if you say so, but the only difference between battery in front and back is 10 feet of cable. It's always better to be safe, but I doubt we are all following the speed limits either =).

[PFCfutrell]

Hmmm... can't believe i'm the only one to point this out but he's driving a hatchback. I HIGHLY recommend going with a sealed battery such as an Optima Yellow top, non-sealed batteries can vent dangerous gases into the passenger compartment. The Optima can be mounted upside-down if you'd like but I wouldn't recommend it.

[chzdhippt]

Originally posted by PFCfutrell
I HIGHLY recommend going with a sealed battery such as an Optima Yellow top, non-sealed batteries can vent dangerous gases into the passenger compartment. The Optima can be mounted upside-down if you'd like but I wouldn't recommend it.

Plus they look cool if you have it all prettied up with your Amp rack and distribution block nearby.

[88B18aHB]

thanks for telling me bout the gas. i knew that the battery would blow up if it was puntruced.but had not heard bout gas comming from the battery.plus looking over the kit i ordered seems to be crap now cause the bolts have to be welded an the kit has to be in a trunk to be legal at the track am im thinking that might be because of the gas.

[PFCfutrell]

Most race tracks require trunk-mounted batteries to be enclosed in a battery box. The difference between using your old battery and a new sealed battery is that with a regular battery you'd have to vent the box to the atmosphere to pass a tech inspection. With the Optima you'd just have to have it in a battery box with no need for a vent tube making life a lot easier and your hatch that much prettier.