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Old 11-01-2008 | 05:51 AM
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Old 11-01-2008 | 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by SOHC_CriX
Can anyone tell me what i need to do to relocate my battery to the back of my crx? what do i need with out anything costin alot of money
Longer battery cables and a few hours to re-route them. And obviously a decent case for the battery.
Old 11-01-2008 | 06:30 AM
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you need at least 4awg wire and a battery tiedown from advanced. The ground can be hooked up to any where on the body and the positive will just have to be re-routed to the engine bay.
Old 11-01-2008 | 06:36 AM
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Old 11-01-2008 | 03:42 PM
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i think my total cost was like $100. But i got fuses and stuff to protect my car from burning down.
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Old 11-01-2008 | 04:08 PM
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could i use a amp wire?
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Default Re: Relocate Battery to the back of my car

Originally Posted by SOHC_CriX
could i use a amp wire?
You could try the search button, I've heard it speeds up the install.
Old 11-01-2008 | 04:42 PM
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Default Re: Relocate Battery to the back of my car

Originally Posted by SOHC_CriX
could i use a amp wire?
I wouldn't recommend it. Battery cable insulation is tougher, more abrasion resistant, higher temp, and usually has better solvent resistance to oil, etc.
Make sure you put a fuse or breaker at the battery end, so if the cable gets cut, chafed, pinched, whatever, you don't have full unprotected battery amperage ready to catch the cable on fire and burn your car to the ground. You may laugh, but you can never tell what's going to happen when you get into an accident and sheet metal starts moving around.

The alternator end isn't as important because the alternator can't supply anywhere near the current that a battery can, and if you really load the alternator it will usually stall the engine at light throttle. No engine, no alternator output.

4 gauge is fine for a CRX; they're short enough and Honda starters are small. 2 gauge is fine too, but not really necessary. Lots of relocation kits come with 2 gauge, so if you get a good deal go for it, but if you get everything separately you'll enjoy running 4 gauge much more (it's smaller).
There isn't any need to go larger unless you turn it into a limo or put a V8 in it. Lots of people are going to tell you to use 00 or 1/0 gauge, but you shouldn't listen to them.

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Old 11-05-2008 | 11:17 AM
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Default Re: Relocate Battery to the back of my car

i would recomend using a fuse or breaker at least 12 inch from the battery. don't want to burn your ride down.


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