what are the racing rules about relocating the battery to the back of the car? does it have to be encased? even if it is self contained?

 

At BOTI the tech guy told me:
1. must be encased and vented to the outside.
2. Must have a cutoff switch located on the outside of the car that kills the entire electrical system.
I had an Optima red top.

 

I want to relocate the battery to the trunk as well. but how do you have it vented to the outside. how can i run the positive cable from the trunk to the engine bay? outside of the car or inside of the car. dose anyone has installed pictures?
thanks

 

the battery need to be enclosed inside some type of box. Then you have to run a hose through the floor board. You need to buy cables also.

 

Go to a car audio shop and buy some 4 or 6 gauge wire. I forget the exact gauge but the audio forum will be of better help. Measure how much you need and go and buy some.

 

do you run the positive cable inside or outside of the car?

 

you run both wires through the firewall.

 

Go to http://www.summitracing.com and buy one of the kits, either Moroso kit, or the generic Summit Kit. The Summit kit should have all you need.

The switch out the back of your car to kill your electrial system is an NHRA rule if your running in a certian time class. It's very fast, so I doubt you'll have to worry about it... I wanna say it's 9.99 and under, but I'm not positive.

Cable get's run inside the car.