Cascade Crew

jakemk8706 · Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:20 am Post subject: relocating the battery.

so i want to relocate the battery so i can make a cold air intake.

i was just curious on the best method on doing this.

so i was thinking putting the battery (sealed of course) where the spare tire goes. but i just dont know which is the best way to route the cables. either tucked under the car or some how thru the interior.

IDK....just lookin for some suggestions

blue89 · Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:28 am Post subject:

look at my v6 sig. I put my battery back in the spare tire well. Don't run the wires outside. Theres more than enough room to run it under the carpet.

DBL_TKE · Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 7:24 am Post subject:

Do you plan on ever taking it to the drag strip?

Quasi-Traction · Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 7:52 am Post subject:

it can get spendy to buy the length of 1ga welding cable that runs from the hatch area up to the starter.

And I think you'll have to find a way to mount a disconnect switch somewhere on the outside of the body.

Twilightoptics did this mod about a year or so ago. He could tell ya more about it.

jakemk8706 · Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 10:07 am Post subject:

DBL_TKE · Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 11:55 am Post subject:

Alright, If you relocate the battery from the stock location to the rear of the vehicle it's going to need to be contained in an aluminum battery box or sealed off by a firewall. You'll have to have an exterior mounted battery cut off switch that is clearly marked OFF and wired to the alternator to kill all power to the car and engine.

The only plastic battery box that is NHRA legal is the one sold by Moroso. Instead of a switch you can also have a push/pull cut off, that way when you're done racing you can remove the rod so it's not visible from the exterior.

jakemk8706 · Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 7:01 pm Post subject:

really??? thats kinda lame. i dont wanna have a on/off switch on the back of my car...i guess ill figure something else out.

redlava · Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 7:38 pm Post subject:

You could try and get an extra tail light from the junk yard. Then you could mount the switch in the tail light housing. Then when you need the switch at the track put the other tail light housing in.

DBL_TKE · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:50 pm Post subject:

Well I've seen some third gens cut a hole behind the license plate. that way they can flip down the plate and mount on of those push pull type of cut off switched behind it. When you're done racing remove the rod, flip up the plate and you'd never even know you had a cut off switch back there.

here's a good option too...

http://www.thirdgen.org/techboard/electronics/408298-lets-see-your-remote.html?highlight=battery+switch+off+cut

and another good one

http://www.thirdgen.org/techboard/body/321848-nhra-kill-switch.html

Twilightoptics · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:33 pm Post subject:

http://www.thirdgen.org/techboard/attachments/body/103136d1127166242-nhra-kill-switch-panel-off.jpg

that's what I did. Works great.

blue89 · Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:28 am Post subject:

Why does he have to have a battery cutoff? Is it because the battery has been relocated AND he wants to run the strip?

DBL_TKE · Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:49 am Post subject:

Yes, it's an NHRA rule.

jakemk8706 · Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:37 pm Post subject:

ya i like that one behind that cover plate.

but the other thing is, can it be in the wheel well? because i found this.

http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1677

but this prob isn't track legal huh?

Dewey316 · Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:20 pm Post subject:

The only track legal battery box that I am aware of, is the Morroso sealed one.

--John

Twilightoptics · Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:22 am Post subject:

Has to be a SEALED battery box that is NHRA approved.

You might get yourself a rulebook if you're planning to run the drags on any kind of regular basis.