battery relocation or light weight battery
09-14-2007, 06:27 PM
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battery relocation or light weight battery i am wondering which option is better? i recently took out my spare tire and jack and now i am just wondering if the battery relocation is worth the hassle.
09-15-2007, 01:40 AM
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I did it. I used the BMR battery holder and then I switched to a bigger Optima red top battery. Its better for weight distribution, it cleared space that was needed for the intercooler outlet pipes and now I can jump start my car from the front or the rear.
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Originally Posted by 00SS!
Anyone relocate and then put a lightweight battery?
The weight of the wires/box, etc. would probably outweigh just front mounting an Optima, plus you would lose the traction benefits of a "ballast" over the right rear wheel with the lightweight battery.
09-16-2007, 11:43 PM
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Why not locate battery in place of the T-Top holders? It's low, and you can choose either side (give or take). You can have it on the passenger side and keep your spare. Here's a good idea. Make it so that you have the wires and a mount down at the spare tire, but keep the battery under the hood. When you go racing, take out spare and move battery.
09-17-2007, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by dailydriver
This might not be the best thing (except for an all-out race car) since you're starting with a "weaker" battery to begin with, and then you're dropping the current even more with VERY long cable runs (EVEN if you use 2 gauge wire!!).
The weight of the wires/box, etc. would probably outweigh just front mounting an Optima, plus you would lose the traction benefits of a "ballast" over the right rear wheel with the lightweight battery.
The weight of the wires/box, etc. would probably outweigh just front mounting an Optima, plus you would lose the traction benefits of a "ballast" over the right rear wheel with the lightweight battery.
