# Battery re-location
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/battery-re-location/6046
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [December 24, 2005, 5:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/battery-re-location/6046 "2005-12-24T05:35:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Tkklemann](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tkklemann)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2005, 4:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/battery-re-location/6046/21 "2005-12-30T04:56:54Z")
> [@Violator](#):
>
> yup, a big and good one
Linky? I wouldn’t mind reading up on it…
DrDoS, I am looking into battery options now, and I am torn between
mounting a mini / normal size in the trunk, or engine bay. Plus, I am going to
be getting rid of that ugly positive side of the pattery and doing what Carnut
said, making my own “OEM” replacement for the stock fuses. I just want it to
look alittle prettier, and for better weight distribution, as well as gaining space.
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### Author:  [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2005, 5:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/battery-re-location/6046/22 "2005-12-30T05:58:42Z")
> [@Tkklemann](#):
>
> Linky? I wouldn’t mind reading up on it…
>
> DrDoS, I am looking into battery options now, and I am torn between
> mounting a mini / normal size in the trunk, or engine bay. Plus, I am going to
> be getting rid of that ugly positive side of the pattery and doing what Carnut
> said, making my own “OEM” replacement for the stock fuses. I just want it to
> look alittle prettier, and for better weight distribution, as well as gaining space.
here you go: [http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5907&highlight=battery+relocation](http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5907&highlight=battery+relocation)
Buy a Optima… I suggest a Yellow Top… they are deep cycle and a full discharge wont hurt it… it will do damage to a Red Top and degrade its capacity/life. Use welding cable… its cheap and of excellent quality. 2GA will be fine for your application. If you have any other questions feel free to ask.
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### Author:  [@supry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/supry)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2005, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/battery-re-location/6046/23 "2005-12-30T06:50:01Z")
I did this with a red top in the tibby. I just bought a battery tray with hold down from pepboys, ran 4GA from the battery to a distribution block I bought from Circuit City, and placed a 120amp circuit breaker back by the battery. I do plan on getting a better looking tray and hold down, but they are both black and for now it matches well with the black carpet in the trunk. I also bought nice tsunami distribution terminals to finish it all off.
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### Author:  [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2006, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/battery-re-location/6046/24 "2006-01-12T14:51:49Z")
you can buy a whole battery relocation kit from summitracing IIRC, you can look into that im sure its not to bad in price or difficulty. oh and optima FTW
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