Battery in trunk
Jan 20, 2009, 07:27 PM
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Battery in trunk
I plan in upgrading my uicp and it requires me to have a small battery, I feel more comfortable if I just relocate my battery into my trunk....
I seen a couple of relocating kits the just have the battery bolted down in the trunk- is that safe? or should I try to get an enclosure for the battery?
thanks in advance
I seen a couple of relocating kits the just have the battery bolted down in the trunk- is that safe? or should I try to get an enclosure for the battery?
thanks in advance
Jan 20, 2009, 08:07 PM
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ebay has some cheap boxes/trays, and you can just buy the cable pretty much any where. I have mines bolted right to the trunk with a tray from ebay and iam WAY happeir with it there vs. my old mini battery..
Jan 20, 2009, 10:24 PM
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but yea its going to be a pain if i ever decide to run meth, going to be crowded in the trunk.. but is that safe to keep a battery that close to meth??
but thanks a lot everyone, especially you chaotichoax that was excatly what I was looking for!!
just not the price haha
Jan 21, 2009, 04:02 AM
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but see here in chicago with a -20 degree or lower with the wind chill... i want a full size battery.
but yea its going to be a pain if i ever decide to run meth, going to be crowded in the trunk.. but is that safe to keep a battery that close to meth??
but thanks a lot everyone, especially you chaotichoax that was excatly what I was looking for!!
just not the price haha
but yea its going to be a pain if i ever decide to run meth, going to be crowded in the trunk.. but is that safe to keep a battery that close to meth??
but thanks a lot everyone, especially you chaotichoax that was excatly what I was looking for!!
just not the price haha
Jan 21, 2009, 05:39 AM
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i've been thinking about putting my battery in the trunk...but isn't if you have a battery in the trunk you can't run at the drag strip, no matter your ET time, unless you have a cut off switch mounted on the rear bumper?
Jan 21, 2009, 06:47 AM
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I've heard something like that though. Maybe it just depends on where you go and how strict they run things.
Jan 21, 2009, 09:10 AM
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I've never understood the mini battery idea. All it does is attempt to resolve a problem by potentially creating another problem.
The best solution is to get the battery out of the engine compartment completely. Shifting the weight of the battery from front to rear is beneficial to the weight distribution of the car, and represents a net shift of 2X the weight of the battery. Not to mention, it creates the most additional space in the engine compartment, and you won't be saddled with a puny battery that is undersized for the application.
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The best solution is to get the battery out of the engine compartment completely. Shifting the weight of the battery from front to rear is beneficial to the weight distribution of the car, and represents a net shift of 2X the weight of the battery. Not to mention, it creates the most additional space in the engine compartment, and you won't be saddled with a puny battery that is undersized for the application.
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