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  1. 10-31-2009, 07:44 PM #1
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    I relocated my battery to the trunk

    And have been having problems every since ok so one day i decided i wanted to have more room for my intake to come down more so i did a little looking around and decided im going to relocate it to the trunk so that i did i think its just the wires because it has a hard time turning over i used 10 gauge amp wire to wire it help me please ill post pics

    the engine bay


    the battery box


    the ground off the rear strut bar
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  2. 10-31-2009, 07:53 PM #2
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    Re: I relocated my battery to the trunk

    wire gauge seems to small in my opinion, you should of gone with at least 4 gauge for the relocation.
    Are the cables warm to the touch, after trying to start the car?
    How did you connect the wires off of the fuse box and starter?
    Did you use a junction block? and is it fused?


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    Re: I relocated my battery to the trunk

    Honda used 8 gauge from the factory, and the longest run of it was between the alternator and the battery, it was about 6 feet. You need to be running 4 gauge AT LEAST, preferably 2 gauge. I'd personally be using 0 gauge welding wire. I wouldn't run a 200 watt amp off of 8 gauge from a battery located in the front of the car.
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    Re: I relocated my battery to the trunk

    nope the wires stay kewl when i start it nope i didnt put a fuse i just ran the wire to the back under the carpet
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    Re: I relocated my battery to the trunk

    okay so 0 gauge wires do i need the ground the block at all or the wire from the valve cover to the frame is ok?
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    Re: I relocated my battery to the trunk

    yes you should allways fuse it right off the battery(no more then 6 inchs front hte post).. think if there was a short in the wire and there was nothing to stop the power it could cause a nasty fire and would fuck your cars electrical all up;....

    and yes 10ga is way to small.. go with atleast 4 ga

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    Re: I relocated my battery to the trunk

    The small 10 gauge wire is causing too much resistance for the necessary cranking amps to the starter.

    As Pico said nothing smaller than 4 gauge larger if you can afford it.
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    Re: I relocated my battery to the trunk

    what kind of fuse i need? and where would i buy it?
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    Re: I relocated my battery to the trunk

    You have a 65 amp Alt so a 65-75 amp fuse would work fine. Audio store, Walmart are even carrying them now.
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    Re: I relocated my battery to the trunk

    Quote Originally Posted by Dat88Monstar View Post
    what kind of fuse i need? and where would i buy it?
    Like nswst8 said, stereo shop or electronics shop.
    this is the one I have in my car.


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    Re: I relocated my battery to the trunk

    would this work?

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    Re: I relocated my battery to the trunk

    Quote Originally Posted by Pico View Post
    Like nswst8 said, stereo shop or electronics shop.
    this is the one I have in my car.
    site is going crazy or somethin the picture half showed up now it doesn't show up at all
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