kyles2000z

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in the process of relocating by battery. ive got eveything figured out but the grounds. ive read the other threads, but just wanna make sure im correct in this. in the rear as far as the ground goes......just ground to the body like i have my amp grounded, correct? and in the front, use the ground thats connected to the motor and attach it to the frame?

so two ground wires....one in the rear on the body, one in the front from the motor to the frame?

kyles2000z

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20 views and no replies, i know someone has to have a yes or no answer!

ls2 bait

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id think it threw before you do this. i did it and it was nothing but issues for me.

kyles2000z

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lol that doesnt tell me a whole lot. whatd you do? what issues did you face? i havent heard any batt relocation horror stories on here yet.

5_02ls1

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tthat will work fine just make sure you grind away paint for a clean mating surface...

ls2 bait

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my trip odometer would reset everytime i started the car. it was getting a lot of voltage drop on start up. i used all the stock grouns in front and added a ground strap. then grounded it right to the frame in the back. i tried 4 diff ground/ power combos before i admitted defeat and put it back up front.

kyles2000z

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oh wow, thanks for the heads up. thats interesteing tho, sounds like you had things done right? ill give it a shot, if it doesnt work out i can always go back to stock, as i havent modified the stock cables or anything.

5_02ls1

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once you get so fast you have to move it to the back with a cutoff anyway....ive never heard of anyone having a problem...

Black99CamaroSS

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You should be alright if you have a good battery and the correct gauge of wiring.

lsx454

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I have done both my cars and no issues. You could tell it was just a hair harder or slower to start but have done fine. Yes like he said just make sure your grounds are good and a nice 2 gauge wire to carry the current . Any smaller and you might run into problems. Make sure all connections are good and clean and all the above and you should be fine!

ls2 bait

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hope it works out for u i know i tried 3 diff gauge wires, 3 diff optima batteries (small red, big red, and yellow top) and several ground set ups. nothing worked for my car. maybe it was cursed.

Z28/2002

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Also hit up the drag racing tech section and search around there.

Funkster

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I have true 0 Awg wire and a Optima Red Top. I have never had any startup or reset issues of any kind. I grounded mine to my antenna mount in the rear quarter panel.

JoeyGC5

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For the battery, upgrade the ground to a 1/0 or simular size ground wire to the frame, to prevent voltage loss. In the front, upgrade the motor to frame ground cable also. One other thing is to upgrade or oversize the cable from the battery to fuse panel and from battery to alternator.

kyles2000z

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ive got everytihng done and driven it hard for 15 miles or so...no problems yet and starts up fine every time!

RoDan

yeah no issues here at all. mine has been working perfect. 1/0 wire to the front, 1/0 to the frame in thew back and a couple 2 ga augmented grounds up front, in addition tot he factory ground straps and such. Just make sure you install a master cutoff if you plan on racing at any NHRA sanctioned tracks!

heres how I did mine: