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Battery Reloc Kit

Old 11-14-2008, 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by crusin92red5.0
no my question was if i have a completely sealed battery does the box still have to be vented to pass NHRA specs?
IIRC if you have a coupe or vert you do not have to vent the box because its in a trunk, but in a hatch you do basically because you are in the same conpartment as the battery. i could be wrong though. i'd vent it anyways.
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Old 11-14-2008, 01:20 PM
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Thanks for all the thorough information. I think I'll be ordering the Taylor box soon just because I'd prefer having an aluminum box. How hard is it switching up battery cables and terminals? I think that would probably be the hardest thing to do here. Drilling a few holes is cake work.
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Old 11-14-2008, 08:46 PM
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Not that bad at all, just making sure you have long enough cables is the main part, the rest is simple swapping of the cable and you're set!
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Old 11-15-2008, 01:44 AM
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yeah aluminum ftw i wasnt really worried about the look tho...but it is nice
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Old 11-15-2008, 01:53 AM
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does the neg cable look a little short on the taylor kit?

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Old 11-15-2008, 09:51 AM
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haha just a little bit. I can check on mine exactly where mine is connected to and possibly get a picture up here to show it if it helps at all.
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Old 11-15-2008, 09:53 AM
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actually, I read through the contents of that kit, it said positive OR negative cable. Not sure if it comes with both at all. Since it also says the cable length is 192 inches.
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Old 11-15-2008, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by FivePointOhh
IIRC if you have a coupe or vert you do not have to vent the box because its in a trunk, but in a hatch you do basically because you are in the same conpartment as the battery. i could be wrong though. i'd vent it anyways.
you need to have a metal bulkhead behind the rear seat... I think with a vert it is different, cuz I think the trunk is 100% sealed off from the rest of the body...

but I may be wrong also, cuz the bulkhead may only be needed with a fuel cell mounted in the trunk
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