Pull a ground wire (#1or #1/0)to the engine bay along with the positive cable and install a terminal block for the negative cables.You can also connect the negative terminal of battery to the frame at trunk area(in ADDITION to negative cable to engine bay).You will get multiple opinions on this ,so do some research on your own. Good Luck.
Battery Relocation
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imo ya I would do this somewhere near the last mod, if your car becomes a weekend toy just for trips to the track (plus you have another vehicle for your daily driver). In wanting traction there would be better, lighter, simpler ways then doing the battery relocation. i.e. rear lower control arms come into view. Heck, a good UPR kit with rear upper and lower control arms would be close to the same price as a battery relocation kit. I found the control arms were better to do then the relocation mod. Offered more then the relocation mod. Where you're in your modding - just looking in your sig - this might be a mod to look into if you feel.
The big thing for me was the extra added weight to the whole car, room in the trunk, including the battery changing or charging. For a fun car to drive which does not see to much track time (around two or three times per year - if lucky) I want it for fun not a trouble to change this or that, which should be simple. Every one is different.
If you still looking for weight over the tire here's something - this is not ment to be sarcastic. Want a cheap weight over the tire trick? Get a plastic box bolt it to the trunk floor over the tire, then a 40lb bag of cement. Use round head smooth cap screws / bolts - no sharp edges from the bolts in the box. Put the bag in the box. The rest of the money would go for the light weight battery up front then either remove your front sway bar or loosen it up for the track. Once done at the track an home, install or tighten up the front sway bar and remove the bag. Weight issue done with, battery charging or replacing done with, while still having weight over the rear tire.
There's your cheap and easy weight over the rear tire trick. Now during the week you have a useful place to put stuff into (in the trunk). Without it rolling all over or something important getting messed up or broken. Such as cans or bottles for some event or food items which you don't want damaged. Then looking once more (not the once more thing
) - do it right and make it water tight you have a very nice cooler in your trunk Just make sure to include a drain valve for it. Getting water out of it without is a bit of trouble, unless you have a wet/dry vac.
Good luck in your modding an have fun!
The big thing for me was the extra added weight to the whole car, room in the trunk, including the battery changing or charging. For a fun car to drive which does not see to much track time (around two or three times per year - if lucky) I want it for fun not a trouble to change this or that, which should be simple. Every one is different.
If you still looking for weight over the tire here's something - this is not ment to be sarcastic. Want a cheap weight over the tire trick? Get a plastic box bolt it to the trunk floor over the tire, then a 40lb bag of cement. Use round head smooth cap screws / bolts - no sharp edges from the bolts in the box. Put the bag in the box. The rest of the money would go for the light weight battery up front then either remove your front sway bar or loosen it up for the track. Once done at the track an home, install or tighten up the front sway bar and remove the bag. Weight issue done with, battery charging or replacing done with, while still having weight over the rear tire.
There's your cheap and easy weight over the rear tire trick. Now during the week you have a useful place to put stuff into (in the trunk). Without it rolling all over or something important getting messed up or broken. Such as cans or bottles for some event or food items which you don't want damaged. Then looking once more (not the once more thing
) - do it right and make it water tight you have a very nice cooler in your trunk Just make sure to include a drain valve for it. Getting water out of it without is a bit of trouble, unless you have a wet/dry vac.Good luck in your modding an have fun!
Good choice for the next mod (thumbs up) you're doing well. Easy simple weight reduction to do? Here is some simple ones to do or ponder on or look into...Under your steering wheel remove the plastic cover you will find a metal plate weighing close to 4lbs or so. Floor mats. Remove the quad shocks and brackets - while there look for a black plastic thing in the shape of box, remove this too. Should be behind or near the back of the rear quarter panel. Light weight battery. Remove all plastic air flow parts under and in your engine bay.
Once you do the control arms there will be more weight gone. If you love AC then don't remove it though there's little over 30lbs to be removed here. If you love power and anti-brakes keep them. There is a small block replacing that huge unit in front of the engine. You'd save ten lbs there, if I remember right. Hood insulation, remove if not been done. You might have covers near your bakes - dust covers - you could remove these too. Their there to try an keep your wheels clean. While we're on brakes have you looked into a line lock? If you love to bake your tires (smoke shows) this is a must to save on your front n rear brakes.
You could get into striping the insulation and foam padding n the bumpers, foam all around the car, seats / rear seat delete, air bags, OEM bumpers, door bars, front sway bar, wheels/rims for lighter ones, carbon fiber trunk lid an hood, etc etc etc. Its up t you how far you want to go , how comfortable you want to be (including passengers), and how safe you want.
Of course if you want there is also the removal of everything in the trunk (over 50lbs there) and the "dog bone" to look into (close to eight there). One other simple and easy way is an aluminum driveshaft. Bit more money than the relocation kit, just simple to install plus freeing up some weight. Something good to go with the control arm, in the sense of you're down under there already with the car jacked up.
Once you do the control arms there will be more weight gone. If you love AC then don't remove it
though there's little over 30lbs to be removed here. If you love power and anti-brakes keep them. There is a small block replacing that huge unit in front of the engine. You'd save ten lbs there, if I remember right. Hood insulation, remove if not been done. You might have covers near your bakes - dust covers - you could remove these too. Their there to try an keep your wheels clean. While we're on brakes have you looked into a line lock? If you love to bake your tires (smoke shows) this is a must to save on your front n rear brakes. You could get into striping the insulation and foam padding n the bumpers, foam all around the car, seats / rear seat delete, air bags, OEM bumpers, door bars, front sway bar, wheels/rims for lighter ones, carbon fiber trunk lid an hood, etc etc etc. Its up t you how far you want to go , how comfortable you want to be (including passengers), and how safe you want.
Of course if you want there is also the removal of everything in the trunk (over 50lbs there) and the "dog bone" to look into (close to eight there). One other simple and easy way is an aluminum driveshaft. Bit more money than the relocation kit, just simple to install plus freeing up some weight. Something good to go with the control arm, in the sense of you're down under there already with the car jacked up.
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