Does anyone know where I can find a 12 foot or 14 foot battery cable for cheap? I want to run my battery in the trunk of my supra but cant find anyone who caries it. I would really appreciate the help.
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14' Battery Cable
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You want welding cable, 2 gauge should be fine. And you can get any ends or fittings on there. Welding cable is nice because it's very flexible. I've used it on a bunch of cars right and never had any problems with it as long as you use good ends for it.
You want welding cable, 2 gauge should be fine. And you can get any ends or fittings on there. Welding cable is nice because it's very flexible. I've used it on a bunch of cars right and never had any problems with it as long as you use good ends for it.
Advanced Auto. At least the one close to my place has 2 gauge on a reel and it is like $1.50/foot. Then get the terminal ends which are cheap and you'll be set. That's what I used to relocate my battery.
Suprizm2 said:
relocating the battery is NOT something you want to cheap out on. do some research and do it PROPERLY. improperly done, it can be extremely hazardous.
i am planning on making a writeup when i'm done. but, it might be a bit too expensive for many people's taste, because i refuse to do it improperly, or in any manner which could even have the possibility of causing harm to anyone in the cabin of the car...
Is battery relocation really that complicated? I've done it a bunch of times and did it pretty simply, but maybe I'm overlooking some people's concerns. The only thing I didn't do that I should've was put a breaker in the positive line for the battery. But I do have it wired in a way, that if something shorts on that line, the alternator fuse will blow. So it's not totally unfused.
Oh and the choice of battery is important. If you're taking your normal sears/die hard/whatever battery and want to use it in the back, I really have to ask why. I usually use Optima batteries because I've never had a problem with them and they will always start the car and are sealed so they're safe to have pretty much anywhere. I would like to use a smaller battery, but for a daily driver, I've heard mixed reviews on a lot of the popular cheaper ones. Sometimes they last, sometimes they don't, it depends.
Oh and the choice of battery is important. If you're taking your normal sears/die hard/whatever battery and want to use it in the back, I really have to ask why. I usually use Optima batteries because I've never had a problem with them and they will always start the car and are sealed so they're safe to have pretty much anywhere. I would like to use a smaller battery, but for a daily driver, I've heard mixed reviews on a lot of the popular cheaper ones. Sometimes they last, sometimes they don't, it depends.
I just mean that it seems like a lot of people get caught up with parts of moving the battery. Unless people are doing it differently than me, it's just extending the power wire and mounting the battery somewhere other than in the front, and you need a new ground for it. Are people doing more than this? I know there are different ways of giving power to the fuse block and all of that. I did it the easy way because I'm not ready to rewire the car just yet and just connected that wire that used to go to the positive terminal on the battery to the post on the starter where the battery wire connected to. It's not the best solution, but it has worked pretty well and was easy.
I'm just curious as to what problems people have or what questions they ask. I mean is it just stuff like what size wire? Or is it what do I connect the red to and what do I connect the black to?
I'm just curious as to what problems people have or what questions they ask. I mean is it just stuff like what size wire? Or is it what do I connect the red to and what do I connect the black to?
Wiisass said:
it totally depends on HOW you want to do it. do you want it to be legal for any sort of racing? then it's complicated. sure you can just run a wire back there and zip tie the battery in place.....but that's not the best ideal. don't forget, even an optima can gas....
USE A HIGH QUALITY POWER CABLE FOR A AMP INSTALL(monster cable, Stinger). This is also where bigger the better plays a role. These power wires are multi-stranded (around 2000+ in some cases). It will be the best option. The more strands the better. The $1.50 a foot cable has like 15 strands or LESS. This is not good for moving amps (voltage talk) for more then 3 feet.
Errr WTF? Care to provide some evidence for that position? As far as I know, there is no measurable difference. Furthermore, last time I checked welding cable was some of the best in the industry.92nsx said:
^ Nah. The fact welding cable is designed to be oil and abrasion resistant, flexible, and carry high current at low voltage over sometimes considerable distances makes it completely unsuitable for remote battery applications. Come on Dave, don't you know anything? 
drjonez said:
Everytime I've done it, it has been legal for any sanctioning body that I wanted to run with.
So what makes it complicated. Saying it's complicated doesn't explain anything. Is it the battery mounting? Is it the wire color selection? Is it running it under the carpet? What is it?
Wiisass said:
SCCA?
Taking your post at face value, I did not see that you installed a remote battery disconncet accesible from the outside.
That is required in
SCCA
IHRA
NHRA
FIA
WRC
and most local race tracks. Installing a battery discoonect per the rules is no small feat.