Fixing things I've done wrong - Battery relocation

[nlowe79 at gmail.com (Nate Lowe)]

I'm chiming in to second the Braille battery option (when your current
battery dies of course). I've had one for a little over a year now and I
really like it. The front end felt "noticeably lighter" during cornering
after I installed it. That's just obervation on my part, but you can't argue
with removing weight from the front of the car, especially that far toward
the front. If I remember correctly, there was an alternative to the Braille
that was cheaper, but a little heavier (13lbs maybe?). Maybe someone can
help me out on a specific brand name for that one. Anyway, I do prefer the
lighter battery option to the relocation option simply for the safety
factor, I never have to check the battery cables to be sure my car isn't
going to catch on fire.
Nate

On 8/24/06, Mark F. <mk1mark@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 8/24/06, Koabi Brooks <koabi@seeohdee.com> wrote:
> > So I've added a distribution block after running 3 lugs with electrical
> tape
> > for 3 years after I relocated the battery to the trunk.
> > ...
> > So what should I use to protect this cable?  It is running in the
> interior
> > of the car, but that doesn't make it safe, since the body is metal.  And
> I
> > am definitely playing with fire (so to speak) where it goes through the
> > firewall.
>
>
>
> My advice?  Reclaim your trunk space by deleting your 40lb battery,
> get rid of the heavy 0 gauge wire running to the back, and get
> yourself an 11.5lb. Braille battery mounted in the stock location.  I
> have been running one for a couple years now with absolutely zero
> complaints...  Although relocating a battery to the trunk shifts the
> weight of it to the rear of the car, you're adding several pounds of
> wire to make it happen, and have to deal with your fire/short hazard
> dilemma...
>
> If you don't feel like doing that, how about adding some abrasion
> resistant heat-shrink tubing where needed?  Something like this:
>
> <http://www.raychem.com/US/datasheets/1654025_Sec_3/3-065_3-066_DR-25.pdf>
>
> My $.02...
>
> Later,
>
> Mark.
> 75
> 82
> 82 Caddy
> 93 Chevy/Kia 1/2 ton
>
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