Thread: Battery Relocation? Best Options?

im not sure sure how cold it gets there but here in the salt lake valley we have seen temps below ten for about a month this year and my battery has yet to not start my car in the morning after two years

Not saying it won't, I had a hawker genesis (similar battery) through my MI winters and experienced the same thing. however, if you EVER leave a light on or anything else and it is cold, you are done. if you have a rough start where you have to try a few times you can hear the cranks get slower and slower on them. Just saying, when it comes to winter, you don't want to gamble and having the battery in the trunk helps our weight distribution on the FF cars.

brent

Can you give me more details on the distribution block you use?

I've been reading through ChrisCar's relocation write up and he suggests 2 circuit breakers and no distrubution block. One 150amp circuit breaker in the front and one in the back.

i just got one from streetwire or whatever that had a 1/0 input and a 4 each of 8 and 4 gauge outputs. works pretty well

I haven't read it yet, but I just saw this so I thought I'd post it here.
The Hows and Why?s of Battery Relocation

I've done this too, definitely recommend it. Only thing visible in the engine bay is the power wire from the distribution block to the starter.

they have serious cold starting issues. I am on my second battery in my ve car. I have a optima in my turbo car and I have never had a issue with it.

I used a ground dist block in the engine bay and retain all of the stock fuses that are in line. I ran a 1/0 cable to the trunck and used the stock battery tray to secure the battery in the trunk. I also have a 100 amp breaker in line in the trunk just in case. Its also nice when you are not driving the car. Then you don't have to worry about dead batteries

What's the advantage of a distribution block in the engine bay vs just a circuit breaker?

I use a dist block that is non fused. this allows you to retain the fatory fuses that are in line with the battery terminal. the dist block will give you a place to connect the 3-4 wires that are on the positive terminal.