Battery relocation
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Originally Posted by 05ES
damn that MO weather, anywasys yea use 0 gauge wire. you'll be fine. I have a friend who did this and cold starts have never been a problem
(0 guage... damm i knew it!! )
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yeah I was also gonna mention.... 40 pounds won't offset too much weight. . . .for me at least.... that's almost 50% of what my wife weighs though!
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Make sure you guys are venting the battery outside the trunk, you dont want hydrogen gas being built up inside your trunk while the battery is being charged, especially with all the amps and stereo equipment some people have back there, ..... remember the hindenburgh?
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Originally Posted by Evilution VIII
Make sure you guys are venting the battery outside the trunk, you dont want hydrogen gas being built up inside your trunk while the battery is being charged, especially with all the amps and stereo equipment some people have back there, ..... remember the hindenburgh?
best way to do it. ---> make your case anyway you want... ide go yellowtop.. none of that lead acid business. lancer ES = 60/40 fold down seats already your on the winning team with fresh air, i went onto sound domain.. got some of those nifty flat blower fans.. and 2 peices of 1.5 inch metal duct, first one went from inside the batter case (through a carbon and 3M air filter) and into pretty much dead space anywhere you want the 2nd peice can be used to either rout air back INTO the trunk of you soo choose.. but i dont.. i keep my trunk at a slight vaccume. has its advantages... for another thread at another time.. hope this helped somewhat.. prolly not at all.. lol
btw www.sounddomain.com check under custom installation get those fiberglass sheets and some resin and go baby go
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I only have it vented in the way that the holes are a little larger than needed for the J bolts, plus an extra hole I drilled in the wrong location. I never smell any fumes in the cabin or when opening the trunk after a long drive. Or does hydrogen (that's the fumes, right?) not have a smell?
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urban night.. your talkin to me? cuase the vent holes i used mandral bent exaust peices from the auto shop down the street cheap sell stuff. just cut and ducted the air out of the trunk... no hydrogen in the trunk at all.. or in the car for that matter. and yeah.. hydrogen does have a smell.. and a very very fun effect if you breath it
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Just get a optima yellowtop they dont release anything during charge / discharge, dry cell technology is great stuff, and yeah even with the dry cell tech they still release a smidge of hydrogen but i read a in depth on it last night ill scan the manual later, says "during trickle charge battery releases approx .002 oz hyrdogen per 4cu ft... and only .03 oz of hyd during fast charge per 3 cu ft... you couldnt ignite that with an atomic bomb
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If that were the case i would have blown up about 200 jump starts ago... the hydrogen issue would be a problem if you left a lead acid battry in your trunk charged it with all the juice an f-15 attack fighter could provide for 4 hours straight.. THEN closed the trunk.. sealed the entire thing with sillicone and THEN left it there for about 2 weeks..
NOW if you can somehow get a spark in there WITHOUT opening the now airtight hydrogen filled trunk... theres a 1 in 10 chance it MIGHT blow up...
this comming from an advanced chem 2 professor... ill take his work for it.. you can take noobs words for it if you so choose as far as im concerned anywhere your going to TOUCH The battery with something is prolly exposed to open air anyways... so your all good in the hood
NOW if you can somehow get a spark in there WITHOUT opening the now airtight hydrogen filled trunk... theres a 1 in 10 chance it MIGHT blow up...
this comming from an advanced chem 2 professor... ill take his work for it.. you can take noobs words for it if you so choose as far as im concerned anywhere your going to TOUCH The battery with something is prolly exposed to open air anyways... so your all good in the hood
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no problem... when in doubt always plan for the worst.. if you think there might be a chance of a problem just duct the hell out of it.. you can never be too safe when it comes to your baby.. and by baby i mean the love of your life.. and by the love of your life.. i mean your car... obviously.
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by the way, i wish i had an 80 lb wife... now THATS potential... and ease of use... lol