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    searched and didnt find anything, thinking about moving the battery to the trunk and just wondering if anyone else has done this and what all is involved, also would be nice to free up some engine space and perhaps move the intake around to that side
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  • #2
    If the doc sees this, he may tell you what is involved, as he's done it.

    That said, it's really not that hard to do, run some low gauge wire from the engine bay to the trunk. Hook the wire up to the positive of the battery. Ground the battery in the trunk. Ground the negative wire at the front of the car to the frame.

    I'm not an expert at this, but that's how I'd do it.

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    • #3
      why do people do this??
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      • #4
        Originally posted by kgeier82
        why do people do this??
        A few reasons......

        free up room under engine bay
        Project just to spend time with the car
        Some people like it as it more evenly disrtibutes the wieght in the car from hood to trunk as a batery can be 25 LBS
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        • #5
          Oh, you'll also need to secure the battery in the trunk. That's an important step.

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          • #6
            wouldn't this void your warranty?, and if your battery is in your trunk wouldn't you have to seal it in case of the acidic build-up, etc...

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            • #7
              Originally posted by kgeier82
              why do people do this??
              Considering the Arcadia SUV has the 3.6L(more HP) some of that power could come from a shorter intake tube.

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              • #8
                I don't think you'd see any worthwhile gains, unless you were gonna put a turbo there.

                And putting weight in the back of a FWD car can actually hurt performance.
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                • #9
                  Wouldn't putting more weight in any car hurt performance?

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                  • #10
                    i was just curious when i originally posted why people would do this.

                    now that i think of it, seems like a waste still, especally with our cars where the battery in fact is (inside that box).

                    performance gain? hehe, you guys are really searching for ways to make your 6s faster
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                    • #11
                      I can only see it for room reasons, I mean if you do it for weight than damn you are getting pretty anal about it. You should have just bought a faster car to begin with

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                      • #12
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                        could be done easily enough, an advantage could be you could get a much nicer sealed battery that is non-spillable like a Hawker PC1700 and put that in the back, then not only would you have room up front but you wouldn't have to worry about your battery going dead like you may with the acid spitter ac delcos
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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Hello
                          wouldn't this void your warranty?, and if your battery is in your trunk wouldn't you have to seal it in case of the acidic build-up, etc...
                          Prob need a box for the Battery, and would only void the battery manifacture warrinty. Its still a 72 month battery and if it fails before that GM will still covor it or at least pro rate it.
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by handyjoe
                            I don't think you'd see any worthwhile gains, unless you were gonna put a turbo there.

                            And putting weight in the back of a FWD car can actually hurt performance.
                            So a long ass tube version vs. an extremely short one isn't gonna help the quickness of airflow to the TB? every little bit counts.
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                            • #15
                              It's also good if you have an amplifier in the trunk...No need to go through the firewall and across the car with the power wire.
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