Relocating Battery to Trunk

[dmjarosz]

I have most of the parts, just trying to come up with a plan oh how to wire, run cables, box mounting etc. Who's done this before and how did you do it? Pics would be of immense help. Thanks!

So far my plans are:

1) The simple way by just running the 1-gauge wire up to the distribution box and installing a 300-400 amp fuse or breaker at the new battery's location.

2) Separate, direct line to the starter with the starter relay mounted in the trunk and a separate, fused line up to the distribution box. This is a whole lot more wiring but give the starter as much juice as it can get.

[burt ragio]

Noticed you have a aftermarket amp. When wiring my amp I made the mistake of running amp feed & RCA cables together and ended up with a wine noise. Keep that in mind when you route the battery feed cable to the trunk. You want to keep them separate.

[Turbov6Bryan]

I bought 25 feet of 1/0 0 gauge for 21.00 off eBay. It is fine strand too

[TooManyFords]

Not to discourage you, but why are you relocating the battery?

[dmjarosz]

Noticed you have a aftermarket amp. When wiring my amp I made the mistake of running amp feed & RCA cables together and ended up with a wine noise. Keep that in mind when you route the battery feed cable to the trunk. You want to keep them separate.

Already done. Power and signal cables are run on opposite sides of the car.


Not to discourage you, but why are you relocating the battery?

I'm Eaton swapped and the only battery that fits between the washer reservoir and radiator is a bit too small for clean starting on cold mornings. Plus I'm trying to clean up under the hood a bit.

[1Marauder]

Noticed you have a aftermarket amp. When wiring my amp I made the mistake of running amp feed & RCA cables together and ended up with a wine noise. Keep that in mind when you route the battery feed cable to the trunk. You want to keep them separate.

"Wine noise" is defined as three woman talking loudly after two bottles of Silver Oak.