I need to relocate my battery to my trunk, For a couple reasons.
1. The new CIA rubs on it
2. Because of how many things I have using the battery it keeps dying (mostly during winter). I've gone though two brand new batteries because of this
I've finally just decided to get a bigger battery with more CCA, But the one I bought doesn't fit, Even if I bought a bigger tray.
So I'm going to put the battery in the trunk Here is my questions...
1. How would you suggest I attach the supplied pos wire to my existing pos terminal wire?
2. What would I do with the existing neg terminal wire? Just wire it to the frame then put a new negative in the trunk on a good ground?
Brandon Howard
>Because of how many things I have using the battery it keeps dying upgrade your damn alternator
Blake Jenkins
I've thought of that, I cannot find a high output alternator for my car.
I can get replacements, But not high outputs
Camden Watson
>cold air intake kys. you didn't gain any power and probably killed some.
Ryder Morgan
t. memespouting busrider
I literally just ran some spare cables, I think 10 gauge, through the firewall and roof into my trunk, cut the original cables in the hood, soldered & taped the new ones, and called it good. You can ground it nearly anywhere, just sand down part of the frame so it can have good connection wherever you ground it.
I did run the cable alongside my speaker cable, so I already had an idea of how to get it to the back.
William Nelson
Oh, I didn't read #2 correctly, it doesn't really matter what you do with the original neg cable, just wrap some duct tape or electrical tape around it.
And buy a cheap soldering kit at the local wally world
Luis Thompson
>Battery keeps dying Purchase a proper deep cycle battery designed for your use. Yes, it's going to be ridiculously expensive.
>Bigger battery with more CCA Why? That's not going to solve your problem. Purchase a battery with more reserve hours. See above.
>Battery in the trunk What vehicle / engine configuration? This will help determine the appropriate gauge size. They have calculators online to help determine gauge size per foot the wire is running.
>Attach pos Solder the positive. Use an online calculator to determine whether or not you need to upgrade the to a heavier gauge wire.
I'd recommend soldering a wire to a protected insulated post somewhere to make jump starting the vehicle easier. Gives you two access points if you want to jump someone or receive a jump.
>Neg wire Run a negative back and attach more grounding straps along the way.
>10 gauge user, come on. Don't be a cheap bastard. Not nearly heavy enough.
Carter Butler
>user, come on. Don't be a cheap bastard. Not nearly heavy enough. You really don't want to see the wiring in my shed And so far it works fine, no fires (yet)
Chase Davis
>I put the gun to my head and pulled the trigger a few times, but I haven't found the bullet yet. I'm gonna keep pulling the trigger.
Andrew Gomez
shit I cannot (you)
yea, more drinks 4 me
Benjamin Lewis
Just think of it like this: Electricity is always trying to kill you, and you need to keep its cage strong and in good condition or it will break out and go on a rampage, through you or your stuff.
Nathaniel Morales
Part of me is scared, but the wiring in my garage is a little rough as well. >Not a single junction box in sight
Jace Parker
What car is this? I'm willing to bet you can find a bigger alternator
William Nelson
>grounding straps
Why?
>What vehicle / engine configuration
2012 lancer ralliart 2.0L
I'll look at deep cycle batteries too
Blake Murphy
>he bought a CAI
Daniel Taylor
>moving battery to trunk >not placing it under your fender
Liam Hill
>1. How would you suggest I attach the supplied pos wire to my existing pos terminal wire? No remove the old positive terminal wire and wire the new one to where the old one was attached.
>2. What would I do with the existing neg terminal wire? Just wire it to the frame then put a new negative in the trunk on a good ground?
Just remove the old Negy cable completely,
Easton Martin
This thread guys... this thread.
10 gauge to move the battery, and you ran it beside the speaker cable? Did you shield the speaker cable at least? Does it sound like ass?
You saved, what? $10 relative to using 1 gauge?
You can get a CAI but not an alternator for your car? You might want to pay someone to relocate your battery so neither you nor your car dies.
John Gonzalez
How would I die from 12 volts DC?
Yes, Oddly enough there are about a dozen different CIA's available for my car. But literally not one H/O alternator
It's mind blowing really
Daniel Torres
Actually looks like a good idea
Alexander Hughes
>I need to relocate my battery to my trunk You have voltage drop from the longer wire runs to the trunk. So you should use a large wire. The extra set of main battery fuses must be located right at the battery terminals AND at the charging lines in the front hood. But I bet you're just going to make a "T" splice instead.
The trunk is an enclosed environment, so your battery must not be a lead acid wet cell type battery. Otherwise, the acidic vapors can cause problems in the trunk.
Some cars have their battery charger electronics and voltage regulators designed for a specific size battery. So if you change the battery size, their behavior might be different. It's up to you to find out if that is acceptable for your make and model and that overcharging and undercharging won't occur. AGM batteries do not like overcharging.
All your new power lines should be fused such that they can be shorted at any point and not cause a fire because the fuse will blow. This will cover the case where someone T-bones your car and crushes the power line. The fuse should be close to the power source. I've seen where people put the fuse at the end where the device was using power because all that mattered to them was that there was a fuse somewhere in the line.
Picture: same brand, manufacturing method, and size/type of batteries but the chinese versions seem to have taken shortcuts somehow.