i have a 88 crx and ive been wanting some extra space so i was wondering if anyone knew whats the easiest way to realocate the battery to the rear of the car what would i use?

 

Summitracing sells those relocating kits.

 

I made my own.
Get good quality wires, connectors and a gel battery. Made my own bracket too.

 

where do you recommend him putting the positive wiire trough the fire wall?

 

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http://www.fourthgenhatch.com/index2.html

 

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I routed mine through the hole just below the wiper motor. There is a black grommet covering it. It was perect.

edit: i just checked out fourthgen's site and he used the same hole. He's got pics of it so u know exactly where it is.


Modified by fourthgenhatchB17 at 8:34 PM 12/15/2004

 

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my CRX had AC originally (tossed that sucka) I routed my cable where the ac lines came out of the firewall.

 

Yeah...I did mines that same way also.....

As for the battery, I purchased a box from the local Autozone for a cheap price and mounted it in my trunk.

Then I went to the local stereo shop and picture up some thick wire....I forgot what guage it was.....I'm guessin 4....This was several years ago.....

After that, bought some connectors and that was it......

I've also heard of some people routing the battery wires underneath the car...But I never looked into that.....

Good luck!

 

just make sure that battery is mounted really well..otherwise in a collision it will become a lead/acid filled projectile..

 

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= bad

 

i ran my power wire throught he same hole the wiring harness comes through

 

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As long as you mount it correctly you wont need to worry about this.....It's a no brainer to think that this might be a hazard.....But dont sell yourself short and do some cheap job on it and you'll be alright...

 

use 4 guage speaker wire, and make your own mounting bracket, easy as pie

 

yep

 

if your going to be drag racing at a track that is very strict with their rules you will need a cut off switch on the rear of the car. this is in case of an accident at the track they can cut the power (ecu, fuel, ignition, etc.) good luck with it

 

I used a Westco gel cell lite weight battery, a small marine battery box, SAE marine wires (2 awg i think/ purchased 12 ft), a Rockford fosgate Tri-way distribution block.


I mounted the battery box to the car using steel L brackets (4 holes in each), 4 self taping screws (to secure the L brackets to the car), 4 bolts w/ nuts and washers. I also had to drill 4 holes to attach the L brackets to the battery box.


I mounted the Distribution block to the wheel well where the battery used to be located.


Then I ran the marine wire from the distribution block through the rubber plug (punctured large enough to fit the wire snug) in the fire wall on the passenger side under the heater unit. I continued running the the wire down the passenger side of the car along the route the OEM wires are run into the rear of the car to the battery.

I grounded the battery to the spare tire well jack holder. I used a copper fuse buse to attach mine.
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But you can use an O ring connector w/ nut,bolt, and washers to attach yours. The key is to remove the paint, so it makes a good connection w/ bare metal.



Well thats the basics, or atleast the way I did mine.


Modified by hondacivic4g at 2:30 AM 12/16/2004


Modified by hondacivic4g at 2:32 AM 12/16/2004


Modified by hondacivic4g at 2:45 AM 12/16/2004

 

If you want to run at the track you need to use 3/8" bolts to tie your battry down and you have to have the battry box and a cutoff switch

 

Just get a sealed lightweight hawker odyssey batt from ebay for around 60. A distribution block from a audio store like good guys and 4 ga. Wire.

 

well ill tell you how i did it..... I used to have an amp and sub in the back of my hatch and one night it got stolen so i said the **** with it and just left all the wires where they were cause i thought maybe i'd put me another system back in my car well i didn't insted i used my old power wire that was already ran from the Bat. under the hood to the back of the car where the amp was. well all i had to do to the wire was flip flop the ends on the wire. so i took my spliter (1 wire in 2 wires out) and put that end under the hood and ran one wire to the fuse box and one to the starte, and then got me a short ground wire and ran it from the Tranny to the frame (other wise the car wont start) so make sure you have it on there. then i took out all that un-needed **** like what the bat. sat on. so the i took my little fuse box that had the 100A fuse in it and hooked it up on the other end of the wire (in the back/trunk). well then i took the strap that held the bat. down under the hood and used it in the back to hold the bat. down. and here are some pics of how it went on;y took me and a friend about an hour to do it all and i have a crap load of room now under the hood to do whatever i want ~*~TURBO~*~ lol. but any ways here are some pics of how it went let me know what yall think......

The wire i used from the Bat to the spliter was a (4 Gauge), and the wires from the spliter to the fuse box, & starter was an (8 Gauge) wire.




Modified by White90SiHatch at 7:41 AM 12/16/2004

 

cool thanks for your guys input