battery relocation question

[mkii@nycap.rr.com (Josh20V)]

just as a side note, this is the one Im going with.

http://www.jshouseofeuro.com/images/stinger.jpg

Its a Stinger brand dry cell.

24.9 lbs / 5" H x 6-9/16" W x 6-7/8" D

Josh Able
www.JsHouseOfEuro.com
BrandNew Eurobumpers in stock
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Vince Royer" <vince@performancecarstereo.com>
To: "Joe Doty" <Joe.Doty@lcnetwork.com>; "Ryan H" <rhock99@epix.net>;
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 7:21 PM
Subject: RE: battery relocation question


> Just a note on all this battery stuff.  Here's my take:
>
> I wanted to get the weight of the battery right between the 2 wheels and
as
> low as possible to lower the center of gravity.  In the future I think I
> will cut out the well and make my own, but I'll wait for the stereo work
to
> start that.  For now I dropped the battery box down into the wheel well as
> far forward as possible and scewed it down.
>
> I'm using 1/0 phoenix gold power cable, through a 350 amp circuit breaker.
> I have a distribution block up front sending 4 AWG to the Starter & 4 AWG
to
> the Alternator.  I used the battery I had, it has a vent hose which I
routed
> out the bottom.
>
> I also have another neat trick.  I recently had my car stolen and really
> don't want it happening again. If a theif cuts your battery cable, alarm
> goes bye-bye.  So I ran a second 8 gauge cable from the battery directly
> into the main power input from the fusebox.  That way I was able to
> eleminate the old corroded wire coming through the firewall.  Suddenly all
> my electronic devices performed better - like all the bulbs/wipers/fan
etc.
> I guess I freed up some electrons, but the biggest thing I gained was the
> security.  Now there is no way of disabling the alarm from outside the
car.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Vince
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Joe Doty
> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 2:29 PM
> To: Ryan H; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: RE: battery relocation question
>
>
> I used a bench vise.  Worked great!
>
> Joe Doty
> IT/Development
> joe@lcnetwork.com
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ryan H [mailto:rhock99@epix.net]
> > Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 1:30 PM
> > To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > Subject: Re: battery relocation question
> >
> > All this battery talk brings about an interesting question of mine: I
> > bought the cheapo Summit kit, what kinda tool should I use to crimp
> the
> > end connectors (battery terminal connections are pre-crimped already)?
> I
> > don't think my trusty wire cutter/crimper will work for 2 gauge wire.
> ;)
> >
> >
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