03-28-2007, 09:55 AM
Maengelito Wrote:white_2kgt Wrote:D_Eclipse9916 Wrote:I have a battery relocation kit, but why run tons of 4-gauge wire to the back, a box, mounting brackets, kill switch...blah blah blah, when I could just go to a small braille or oddyssey battery and save money, weight, and also the small battery allows it to mount right next to the firewall behind the front suspension and atop the subframe for key location.
Its not really a TON of 4ga wiring, at most you are looking at 15' of +, then use the chassis to ground. I mounted my odyssey behind the passenger seat, low and behind center line. If you plan to race you are going to need a kill switch anyway, but yea, for a street car, just mount the little batt somewhere in the engine compartment. I had a problem w/ my odyssey dying if I didn't drive the car for a week, I generally just kept a batter tender on it all the time.
15' of 4ga wiring is pretty heavy. i mean, obviously its not as heavy as a battery, but it could negate much of the benefit of the weight distribution from battery relocation. i know the wiring wouldnt be all in one spot, and would be low in the car, but it just seems like for DE's, its not really necessary.
Depends on the car, for a DE car, I agree. For a front heavy race car where every little bit helps and you have cut all the excess metal you can cut out of the front end and are still 55/45, it's worth it
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