n8in8or
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I am really thinking hard on relocating my batteries to under the truck on the driver's side - in front of the rear axle. This is where I had the heat exchanger for my intercooler and there is plenty of room to physically do it. For anyone that has remote mounting experience, is this a bad idea? I am interested in doing this to free up the under-hood space for my WMI water tank where the driver's side battery is now and to open up the real estate on the passenger's side for whatever the future holds.
So I am already planning on upgrading the gauge of the hot wire - is 2/0 big enough? 3/0?
What about venting?
What about sealing?
Is it better to have things open as much as possible and just protected from damage or is completely sealed with a vent of some kind the best?
What about draining any water that does manage to get in?
Heat?
Anything I'm missing?
I was just reading @Will L.'s thread about Optima batteries and at first was thinking that would be a smart thing to use in this application, but now I'm not sure. I have AC Delco batteries that are about 8 months old right now, so I'll likely just use those. But also, if I'm making a remote box I have the opportunity to use a different class of battery since I can adjust the dimensions of the box somewhat. So are there other batteries that would work better?
Feedback is appreciated. Thanks!
So I am already planning on upgrading the gauge of the hot wire - is 2/0 big enough? 3/0?
What about venting?
What about sealing?
Is it better to have things open as much as possible and just protected from damage or is completely sealed with a vent of some kind the best?
What about draining any water that does manage to get in?
Heat?
Anything I'm missing?
I was just reading @Will L.'s thread about Optima batteries and at first was thinking that would be a smart thing to use in this application, but now I'm not sure. I have AC Delco batteries that are about 8 months old right now, so I'll likely just use those. But also, if I'm making a remote box I have the opportunity to use a different class of battery since I can adjust the dimensions of the box somewhat. So are there other batteries that would work better?
Feedback is appreciated. Thanks!