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JaSSon

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Alright, i want to move my battery to my trunk, and i want it to pass tech at all tracks. I already have 4 gauge wire run, now, can i just get a plastic batterybox (similar to summit's battery box), bolt/screw it to the wall of the trunk, and be done with it?

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-jason

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Someone on stangnet said that if i dont have a firewall in the trunk, that i need to vent the battery to the outside. PLEASE tell me that this person is mistaken. And if not, how would i vent it??? And can i just wire the kill switch to the positive wire? how would i hide it under the trunk?
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Originally posted by My name... is Neo:

What about if your car is a hatchback?

Or if your interior is striped?

Well, as far as an optima batters is concerned, i wanted to just order Summit's $12 box and move my stock battery. I'm gonig for cheap here smile.gif

 

and i was planning on semi-stripping my interior. IE, pulling out all 3 seats just when i go to the track. And my car is close to a hatch back. the only thing seperating the passenger compartment from the trunk is the cloth that the top sits in then it is down.

 

I don't mean to nit pick, but i dont want to do this, only to get to a track and not pass tech.

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NHRA requires that the trunk be sealed if you put the battery there if you can't do that then the box has to be metal(aluminum is ok) you also have to have a kill switch mounted outside the car in the rear in a location thats easy to reach by track officials on the starting line. kind of a pain in the ass. also for the distance you are moving the battery away from the starter 4 gauge is prolly not big enough wire. I'd run two gauge minimum or 00 welding cable (cheaper than battery cable and it works better) HTH
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