how to relocate a battery

[whatda]

well i'm trying to find out how to relocate my battery form the front to the back

things that i will need to know

what gage of wire to use

and any thing else that is needed
thanks in advance

[s13boy89]

a battery holder

[whatda]

okay what else please

[ayuaddict]

i usd 2 guage and a distribution block for the starter and other acc wires. the rest is pretty obvious.

[FRpilot]

okay what else please

battery terminal x2

[Rnz520]

-15-20 feet of 2 gauge or 0 gauge wire. Try to find one with lots of small strands as opposed to few big ones.
-2 battery terminals, try to colorcode them. At Advance you can buy negative terminals with a wire attached, they work well.
-battery box, or holddown, or both. Preferably both. If you just a box make sure you bolt it to the floor with some self tapping screws, at least 6
-Run the wire as far from the ECU as possible and somewhere where it wont get cut up so it doesnt short out. Run a breaker box or fuse no more than 12 inches from the positive terminal in case of a shortout.
-Do not cheapen out on supplies, you will catch on fire.

[mkomar24]

Get the wire from advanced auto if you have one by you its like 98 cents a foot for 2 gauge out here in st.louis. Also get a big fuse and a battery cutoff switch, I had a car almost burn to the ground when an unfused main positive wire shorted out and melted all the insulation off.

[boost_addict]

DIY: Battery Relocation! S13 Coupe.: 240SX Technical Forum: Nissan Forums / Infiniti Forums - NICOclub (http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=136906)


NUFF SAID / THREAD....:tardrim:

[lflkajfj12123]

nico's helly

get out now

[whatda]

all right well ill see how it comes out

[rb25_s13*CHUKI]

I would not suggest It.. Buy a small battery Or hit up.bardabe to have him Relocate It under your dash witha custom alminum case

[legacy927]

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=SUM%2DG1200A&N=700+115&autoview=sku

here you go...

[MudRacer]

What happens if you run your 2 gauge wire through the Main harness hole? and next to the ECU. Will that cause trouble?

I have my battery relocated through there since the other side has stereo wiring.

[Om1kron]

it's honda tech "cry"

Honda-Tech.com: Audio / Security / Video: Power Wire and Fuses / Holders ("what size do I need?")-Big three upgrade pics and details (http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread/1952098)

good info on here from a good buddy of mine.

[derek_s13]

What happens if you run your 2 gauge wire through the Main harness hole? and next to the ECU. Will that cause trouble?

second. what's wrong with this?

[bejota180sx]

yeah cause i had it for a few years far away from the ecu but decided to run it next to the ecu recently, whats the problem? electrical interference?

[Black240Ct]

i ran my wire along my brake lines next to the frame rail. no issues with it.
just did a nice ziptie job along it. make sure its not hanging low or getting pinched. done deal

[simmode1]

Summit SUM-G1200A - Summit® Battery Relocation Kits - summitracing.com (http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=SUM%2DG1200A&N=700+115&autoview=sku)

here you go...

Nice! Perfect for lazy ppl like me!:naughty:

[JDS Performance]

I would highly suggest using a circuit breaker too!

[bejota180sx]

i used to have it next to the frame rail never had a problem... but dude theres about 3 write ups around here and sadly youre gonna have to go into nico*vomit* theres a writeup there also in case u dont SEARCH! here enough...

[derek_s13]

Run the wire as far from the ECU as possible .

you wanna expand on this? there's a few people wondering why this is a bad thing...

including myself. electrical interference..? white noise bullshit? i don't know shit about electricity, elaborate please.

[Mr. Camshaft]

The EMF from the huge ass battery wire might fuck with the signals going to the ECU.

[s13 @ fullboost]

There are so many threads on here about this subject alone NO need to make more. There is a search button located at the top of your home page to the right use it.
The search button does wonders =]

[whatda]

wtf^^ is that for me