[Shotimes] battery in trunk

[Ian Fisher]

These problems wouldn't arise with a sealed dry cell
battery such as an optima or Odyssey, right?

Ian
--- Leigh Smith <leighsm@comcast.net> wrote:

> VO;
> I know you will think this through. This is a
> serious modification of the
> electrical system of your car. I've seen hundreds of
> street cars that have
> done this, (drag racers and autocrossers) and many
> of them have charging
> and/or starting issues. This is not a fix it once
> and forget about it type
> of modification. If you are willing to check and /
> or clean connections
> regularly, etc. then maybe you can live with it. 
> Many times the always hot
> wire & connections make it difficult to keep the
> battery charged. The
> battery vent causes increased corrosion at all the
> connection points. Only
> older corvettes that I have seen have batteries that
> are vented to the
> outside of the car.  I have seen the damage that the
> acid fumes can do
> inside the trunk. The only sure fire way to wire it
> would be to run 2 big
> wires, both pos & neg, and a rear mouted solenoid,
> with a couple more
> smaller wires. Not many people do this. So see
> sentence #3 above. I wouldn't
> go thru all that trouble for a race car, but for a
> low maintenace street car
> I might.
> Yeah, I know it is a "cool" mod, but be prepared for
> any issues that may
> come up. Personally I would definately do it for a
> track car, but not a
> street car. My 11 year old daily driver SHO street
> car has enough issues on
> its own already. It doesn't need me adding to them.
> Good luck;
> Leigh
> 94 MTX with a new heart transplant and ready for
> another 200k miles or so!
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "van Oss" <vanOss@centurytel.net>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 4:30 PM
> Subject: [Shotimes] battery in trunk
> 
> 
> > Thanks to encouragement from Robert Bruce, I plan
> to take the plunge and
> > move the battery to the trunk in my 92 MTX.  I am
> using a Summit Racing
> kit
> > bought at the Maryland convention.  A few
> questions, please forgive me if
> > they've come up before.
> >
> > 1. This kit has a short ground wire; it definitely
> depends on grounding
> > through the body.  It's been said the PCM can get
> flaky unless it's
> grounded
> > directly to the battery.  Shall I run a separate
> PCM ground wire back to
> the
> > battery?  If so, what gauge?  How (which pin)
> would it connect to the PCM?
> >
> > 2. I wonder about the 2-gauge red positive wire
> being charged at all
> times.
> > What happens in a crash?  If I move the starter
> relay to the trunk, how
> does
> > the car get power for accessories when that
> relay's off?
> >
> > 3. I have a headlamp-relay harness in this car. 
> Can I keep it?
> Currently,
> > that harness connects directly to the battery. 
> Shall I reroute the red
> > wires to the point where the big red cable
> attaches to the starter motor?
> >
> > VO
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