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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 06:36 AM
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i have a question about relocating my battery. i need to relocate mine to the back due to my turbo kit, i was just wondering whether i still need to ground the battery to the engine block or not?
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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 06:39 AM
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na, just get a good chasis ground. Mine works fine like this.
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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 06:45 AM
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alright thanks dude!!
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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 06:49 AM
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Hey man, where did you get your relocation kit from?? Any pics??
Thanks
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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 07:45 AM
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After I had problems starting the car in the winter I grounded it to the block and It was much better! I'm in Michigan though where winters suck big donky *****.
This was not on my lude though.
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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 07:48 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AndyD &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hey man, where did you get your relocation kit from?? Any pics??
Thanks</TD></TR></TABLE>

I need to get on also
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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 04:46 PM
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all i did was take the stock battery mounting and remove it, then I drilled holes for it in the trunk, put the stock mounting on, put the battery in and wired a power and ground through the car. i think i can get some pics...
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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 04:54 PM
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i would imagine that a battery relocation would be relatively simple or am i wrong? just run your battery wire the fire wall to the trunk and reground it back there... or is there more to it?
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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 04:56 PM
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yes it was very easy....i have a aftermarket coil and ignition box too..... 30 min
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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 05:16 PM
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https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=540650
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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 06:44 PM
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Hey guys, I was just thinking about this. I was wondering if you can put a hiden switch to cut off ALL power so that it will make the car harder to steal. Just a thought.
I am sure you can do this...but i am wondering if it would be bad for the car in anyway?? Another reason why I want to do it is because of my 4WS issue. When the 4WS light comes on...I can get it to go off if I pull the stereo fuse or pull the battery cable.

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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 08:05 PM
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hmmm not to sure about this one but i dont think you could find a heavy duty enought switch...maybe i'm wrong, you might want to run a relay to a switch...
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Old Sep 24, 2003 | 07:09 AM
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make sure your get a big enough wire. I went with #2 wire. About a $1 a foot at a local electrical supply house. My car is slow to start. I had a friend who installed a larger wire with no problems.
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Old Sep 24, 2003 | 08:32 AM
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they do make battery master switches. They are fairly large but work well.
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