battery relocation question

[drew@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (Drew MacPherson)]

Isn't a yellow-top the deep cycle marine battery?


On 14 Feb 2003, Adrian Dorel Culda wrote:

> Yep ...
> 2 gauge works ....
> im using 4 gauge wire and its all good ...
> then again its a low compression engine using a diesel starter
> as for the batery box...
> i had one of the old guys here in town that are dealing with chassy
> reinforcement do it. he welded up a beautifull battery box :) costed me
> a case of beer :P
> as for fitting ... i cut he back part of the trunk .. right in the
> middle where the spare tire well is :P i noticed that when i was changin
> the suspension theres  unsused space between the tire well and the back 
> part of the car ... so i cut that out and put the battery in there  :)
> Almost flush ... actually its only about 1/4" higher that the rest of
> the floor also using a yellow top optima ... works great :)
> no complaints at all.
> 
> On Fri, 2003-02-14 at 15:57, Joe Doty wrote:
> > Drew,
> > 
> > I put my battery in the hatch for the same reason and ended up using the
> > same Exide one.  The Optimas were too heavy and expensive for me.
> > 
> > I used the crappy Summit battery relocation kit.  It comes with a crappy
> > ABS battery box, and the hold downs are really flimsy.  I'd recommend
> > fabbing something yourself or buying one of their nicer kits.  Also, I
> > don't know if you plan on dragging your car, but those crap non-sealed
> > ABS boxes are not NHRA legal when mounted in a hatch.
> > 
> > The kit came with 2 gauge cable.  Even with a 20 foot run to the engine
> > bay I haven't had starting problems.  Make sure you use good cable ends
> > and lots of dielectric grease.
> > 
> > It will be difficult to mount it on the passenger's side forward of the
> > spare tire well.  There isn't enough flat space between the spare tire
> > well and the back seat.  I mounted it on the driver's side just because
> > it was easier.  Ideally, I think I'd cut out the well altogether and
> > weld in a flat piece of sheet metal and mount the battery on top of
> > that.  But that's way too damn much work.
> > 
> > Joe Doty
> > IT/Development
> > joe@lcnetwork.com 
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Drew MacPherson [mailto:drew@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca]
> > > Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 12:43 PM
> > > To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > Subject: battery relocation question
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I know a few listers have relocated their batteries to a box in the
> > trunk
> > > (notably CA Ron - thanks for the web site Ron!)
> > > 
> > > Has anyone used an Optima RedTop located in the trunk?  I'm faced with
> > > battery relocation as an option for gaining intercooler plumbing
> > space,
> > > and if I'm going back to the trunk I don't want to give up a lot of
> > space
> > > to the battery.  The nice thing about the Redtop is that (in theory)
> > it
> > > should be able to be mounted on its end or its side tucked into the
> > back
> > > pasenger's corner.
> > > 
> > > The other issue is, of course, how to get those 800CCAs up to the
> > beefy
> > > starter I need to kick over the TD.
> > > 
> > > Any input is appreciated.
> > > 
> > > Drew (84 Wolfsburg Ed. TurboDiesel Scirocco)
> > > 
> > > 
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