Battery relocation
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This page can be a starting point if you need a general idea of what you'll need. If you want to pass tech inspection at an NHRA track, you'll need an approved battery box and a remote disconnect switch. Summit Racing would have those things, as well as Performance Auto and I'm sure other performance shops in town could order them if they don't normally stock them. The blue Moroso battery box is one that comes to mind, and I think it costs around $80. You can't get away with a marine battery box as they aren't track legal. Someone else more knowledgable on this subject will probably correct me on some things.
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If you don't need the extra space under the hood then don't bother relocating the battery to the rear of the vehicle. I'm going to be needing the extra room, so I've recently looked into this matter again. I'm willing to cut up the body to mount a disconnect switch as I drive a 13-year-old car with shit for resale value.
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The switch part sucks, but there are plenty of ways to make it look good. One thing you could do is modify an extra taillight for the track. I've seen some of the SN95 mustang guys do that, and it looks pretty good. You can then put the other light in for the street and not have a big switch sitting there.
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hes gonna need the extra space...i guarantee it...my car is mostly stock and i dont even know how id be able to work in the engine bay without the battery in the trunk...if you are worried about the switch just have a way to disconnect it or somethin...i know kevin had some worries about that and he found a way around it or somethin
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its either tiny tiny battery in some place, relocate or about 1 inch cold pipe and i think i'll take 1 off the first 2 but i am waiting tell motor make a new apperance in car agian to figure it out just looking for info now sense i got nothing better to do besides work everyweek end i just run into dead end after the motor bay is painted i have everything else almost done a.k.a. repaint of all brakets and stuff cleaned and nothing else can really be done, just waiting for clutch and motor mounts and then get motor in and see how it runs and then have fun with turbo stuff
s13 are so more owner/worker friendly
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Make sure to do the switch properly if you are running the alternator still. You'll need to run a wire from the alternator to the positive on the battery then to the positive battery to switch, then from other side of switch up to the fuse distribution block. Most race cars don't usually run an alternator so it's really easy to do it vs wiring it with an alternator.
Good luck!!
Here is a link that I used. http://www.supraforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=247941&page=2&pp=25&highlight=battery+switch+wiring
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fallguy wrote:
Make sure to do the switch properly if you are running the alternator still. You'll need to run a wire from the alternator to the positive on the battery then to the positive battery to switch, then from other side of switch up to the fuse distribution block. Most race cars don't usually run an alternator so it's really easy to do it vs wiring it with an alternator.Good luck!!
Here is a link that I used. http://www.supraforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=247941&page=2&pp=25&highlight=battery+switch+wiring
Can't use link, and I am surely not going to register there.
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