URGENT:: Relocating Battery

1. lyndon Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2007 Bristol / Wakefield Posts: 2656 Ph2 172, MK1 VTR

   #1 19th November 2007, 13:14

   Got the day off work so got some jobs to do,
   
   Fit Buckets, Rollcage, Spare wheel in boot, and relocate battery...
   
   Need a guide on how to move the battery please!
   
   Pics etc
2. jeeves_101 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2007 Weston-S-Mare Posts: 3713 Racing Bronze Mazda MX-5

   #2 19th November 2007, 13:31

   search mate, lots of good info.
   
   basically you take the battery out the front and stick it where ever you want it (normally in a battery tray in the boot), and then you extend the live from the front to the rear, earth the earth terminal to the gearbox, then earth the battery to somewhere in the boot.
   
   hope that helps a bit.
3. Ste Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Yorkshire Posts: 5415 Saxo

   #3 19th November 2007, 13:47

   Get the rollcage in mate, mount the battery tray behind the passenger seat to the rollcage arm. Best place for it because you can feed the wires undr the carpet downt he middle of the car.
4. jeeves_101 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2007 Weston-S-Mare Posts: 3713 Racing Bronze Mazda MX-5

   #4 19th November 2007, 13:50

   under the carpet!!, we'll have no carpet if there's a cage and all in sundrie track styling.
   
   *tho mine is still in the car*
5. frankie Saxperience Addict Joined: Apr 2006 Frome, down deepest, darkest zummerset Posts: 12971 VTRallye

   #5 19th November 2007, 13:53

   jeeves=disowned for having carpet lol
   
   where can i get a battery tray from?
   
   and where can i get the wire to extend it?
6. jeeves_101 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2007 Weston-S-Mare Posts: 3713 Racing Bronze Mazda MX-5

   #6 19th November 2007, 13:55

   wire to extend = 4 gauge amp wire
   
   battery tray = demon tweeks or similar, tho you could make one (will get my dad to make mine more than likely)
   
   carpet and head liner will be out as soon as the cage goes in, and the sunroof will be being blanked too, will i be reowned then frankie?
7. frankie Saxperience Addict Joined: Apr 2006 Frome, down deepest, darkest zummerset Posts: 12971 VTRallye

   #7 19th November 2007, 13:58

   will they sell 4 gauage amp wire in halfords?
   
   jeeves you will be reowned when that is done lol.
   
   p.s theres horrible black crap under the carpet in the footwells.
8. jeeves_101 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2007 Weston-S-Mare Posts: 3713 Racing Bronze Mazda MX-5

   #8 19th November 2007, 14:13

   yes, halfords do 4 gauge amp wire, and with regards to the black crap, get cleaning.
   
   there's worse stuff on the rear arches under the carpet, is like black tar.
9. frankie Saxperience Addict Joined: Apr 2006 Frome, down deepest, darkest zummerset Posts: 12971 VTRallye

   #9 19th November 2007, 14:15

   think its the same black crap jeeves lol
10. KamRacing Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)

    #10 19th November 2007, 14:21

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Ste Get the rollcage in mate, mount the battery tray behind the passenger seat to the rollcage arm. Best place for it because you can feed the wires undr the carpet downt he middle of the car.

    I agree
    What you want to do is use the battery weight to help balance the car left and right as mostly due to your bodyweight and the engine position there is a bias to the drivers side.
11. jeeves_101 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2007 Weston-S-Mare Posts: 3713 Racing Bronze Mazda MX-5

    #11 19th November 2007, 14:27

    i was thinking rear passenger side for the battery, either rear footwall or in the boot, would this be ok? for weight distrubution.
12. KamRacing Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)

    #12 19th November 2007, 14:34

    just a note for safety - use a sealed battery lol
    
    if you are using a standard battery then I think behind the rear seat will be best. If you can afford a small race battery then you can fit it in front of the seat without any passenger catching their legs on it..
13. jeeves_101 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2007 Weston-S-Mare Posts: 3713 Racing Bronze Mazda MX-5

    #13 19th November 2007, 14:40

    what do you mean by sealed battery kam?
    
    also, if its strapped into a tray, surely that would be ok? (like the battery in old mini's)
    
    as for a racing battery, would the powervamp pv25 be ok to use? but still be good enough to use it as its an every day car?
14. The_Notorious_C_A_T Established Member Joined: May 2007 Near Inverurie (kind of...) Posts: 2303 Twingo Silverstone

    #14 19th November 2007, 22:26

    non sealed batteries give off fumes. Can't remember exactly what but it aint nice and it's acidic iirc
    
    And I used 0 gauge wire for the positive and 4 gauge for hte ground. Just to be safe. I think...
15. Ste Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Yorkshire Posts: 5415 Saxo

    #15 19th November 2007, 22:29

    On SSC or FSC theres a guy with a 106 GTi who's running a bike battery.
    
    I think it weighed 4kgs, a 9kg saving on the standard one iirc.
    
    Not sure on the power output but he said it started the engine lol!
16. jeeves_101 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2007 Weston-S-Mare Posts: 3713 Racing Bronze Mazda MX-5

    #16 20th November 2007, 00:21

    cheers ste.
    
    i remember foggy said he uses a powervamp pv25, and if that is ok to run a car everyday then i'll prob get one of them.
    
    £75 delivered and it only weighs 5.3Kg and is a sealed battery.