Battery relocation wiring Q

[projectRDM]

Bolt the lead from the battery to the starter.

Then either insulate the battery terminal and tuck it away, or tie it all together somehow at the terminal.

[TheTimanator]

I haven't finished mine yet. I've the battery box mounted for 6 months empty...ha!

Anyway, I'm planning on using one these things. Hopefully it will make it easier to clean things up
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...r/000_0204.jpg

[RSP13-Sideways]

What's crazy is you didn't take out your battery box, you just cut right the sucker.

I removed my battery box and it was a biatch...

[rps13_fastback]

Originally Posted by RSP13-Sideways

What's crazy is you didn't take out your battery box, you just cut right the sucker.

I removed my battery box and it was a biatch...

You mean the battery tray? I wanted to but didn't know how to take out the spot welds.. also looked like a big PITA. How did you do it?

[RSP13-Sideways]

Originally Posted by rps13_fastback

You mean the battery tray? I wanted to but didn't know how to take out the spot welds.. also looked like a big PITA. How did you do it?

The spot welds are the hardest thing. Just drill them out because you're going to have to cut a hole there anyway. I made my hole a lot larger though, so when I upgrade my intercooler I have room to play with.

[rps13_fastback]

Originally Posted by R240NA

Bolt the lead from the battery to the starter.

Then either insulate the battery terminal and tuck it away, or tie it all together somehow at the terminal.

So the battery terminal and that red connector doesn't need to be hooked up to the positive on the battery?

[projectRDM]

Originally Posted by rps13_fastback

So the battery terminal and that red connector doesn't need to be hooked up to the positive on the battery?

Think about it for a sec.

Battery power flows to the starter terminal.
The positive terminal lead to the starter is still there as well.
Power flows through the terminals on the starter up to the battery terminal.
Power flows through the terminal to the fusebox.

[cinci_s14]

Originally Posted by R240NA

Bolt the lead from the battery to the starter.

Then either insulate the battery terminal and tuck it away, or tie it all together somehow at the terminal.

Is there an advantage to bolting the lead from the battery to the starter, rather than bolting it to the oem lead that was originally attached to the battery? I'm in the middle of my battery relocation and am a little confused about this recommendation...

[sncs14]

my pos. lead is rigged to the original lead for now. i'm going to either run it to the starter or pick up a distribution block. i'm not leaving it where it is now, it just doesn't look very clean