so i drew one out as a brainstorm.



1)Does my diagram look correct?

2)Is the 100amp fuse necessary? bc i read some thread with it some not....i do not want my car to catch on fire.

3)anything else i need to add or change? fuse box fuse amperage for batt etc..




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The 100A fuse is definitely necessary. I've had my battery in my trunk for a few years, and the fuse blew today because the insulation had been worn off on the firewall. The fuse caught on fire in the trunk. Yes, you want the fuse.

Everything else looks correct.

 

Any suggestions for securing a battery box down? I just don't want to drill holes in my trunk.

I had an idea for using an ammo can for a battery box since the ones I've seen are flip top and have a gasket so a tube could be added to vent and keep hydrogen fumes from building up in the trunk.

 

As stated above everything looks good. I just finished my battery relocation a few weeks and did it the same way minus the fuse box. Another thought is adding a battery disconnect right after the fuse block. They sell them at Autozone for a few bucks and just unscrews if you need to work on the car rather than unbolting the terminal every time.

 

Out of curiosity... are there any benefits in relocating the battery to the rear in a FWD car?
The only things that come to mind are "form" related.

Thanks for clarifying.

 

It really depends on what you are going for as far as race or show. I have seen a lot of people relocate them due to wanting to clean the engine bay and the added space is appealing to some. I have seen others relocate the battery into the front fender which possibly allows a FWD car to keep some weight up front over the tires. Me personally, I moved mine because I used a GO-AUTOWORKS catch can and needed a decent amount of space to attach it and be able to keep it high enough to allow an oil to flow back into the block. Plus the cool thing is for the most part it's just like hooking an amp up and it requires the same wiring so it's it's pretty easy to do.

 

If you have a Sears near you, they sell battery boxes you can use. Cut a small hole in the carpet of your trunk, and cut a hole in the bottom of the battery box. You can use one of the big frame bolts under the carpet to hold the box down. It'll be as secure as physically possible that way. If you'd like, I can post pictures of it later.

Personally, I moved the battery to the back to clean up the engine bay, and to make wiring my stereo easier.

 

cool. guess i will start ordering parts this friday

 

I have a small sealed battery (with plenty of CC amps) that I have under my passenger seat, which is mounted securely.

I prefer it because there is less wiring to run, you still have full trunk space, and it is just as easy to get to.

 

Thanks for the clarifications guys.

 

i wish i could put under the seat but the del sol seats have a 2 in or so gap between the floor and seat pan . its either in the trunk or in the storage compartment behind the seats for me

 

use the storage compartments. cut out the bottom of one and bam. battery storage. i think its passenger thats bigger too.
i never use them so idk which one is which. i can't imagine you use em either freakin useless.

 

That is how I was orginally going to run mine. I however wanted to make it clean but able to see a breaker up front. So I have a a hot power to the starter from the trunk, then one line bridged onto that connection and fused with 100A fuse. After the fuse it runs to the fuse box. The benefit with this is no need for a distribution block, rather one wire to the starter one out to the fuse box with breaker in between. I like my setup and its worked for a long time.

 

Measure the space.

Odyssey 680 is 3.11 inches thick.

I think you may be surprised.


Hell, why not attach it to the firewall at the base of the passengers feet? You could fasten it on the outer of the carpet (keep some sound resonation out) and have quick access to it.

 

if you are ever gonna take the car to the dragstrip that will not pass inspection.

 

^unless they suck at inspection. mine passed twice with nothing tying the battery down and no vent lol

 

is it suppose to be 8g or 6g wires from the alt and starter to the fuse box?

 

I used 6, don't have any problems.

 

ok i just ordered a roll of 8 gauge primary wire. thanks everyone

 

Nice post I actually learned something

 

Awesome! I really want to do this as well.. Gonna be a lot easier hooking up a system...! Nice Post / Help! Hahaha!

 

they should sticky this or throw in the faq bc i had a hard time trying to figure it out and put everything i searched into the diagram