Hi SSA Members,

Im looking to do a single battery in the trunk of my 1997 chevy cavalier, i will be running a single aq3500 with a single 12" Fi Audio BTL. now i already have a high output alternator that does 200 amps max and 90-100 at idle. and i have a battery up front (yellow top) that will go away so i conform to the rules of DB drag of a single 650 cu inch battery. now all i need is the battery. The only one ive seen so far that i think meets the rule is the Kinetic HC2000. But im not an electrical mastermind and quite frankly i have no idea how to get a good electrical system going. so i need a battery, and maybe some hints as to how to do the single battery in the trunk without one up front. as well as some good advice for grounding it all off.

Thanks,

Anton Miller

all right i just reread the DB Drag rules. and I cant have the battery mounted in the trunk. big bummer. now i need suggestions to get about a half inch of hieght out of my stock battery tray. how do i go about modifying my battery tray to fit a HC2000?

what? really? send me a link this i must read for myself!

also how much space do you have to play with? and any good electrical system will need the big 3 done!!

Edited October 8, 200915 yr by CrazyKenKid

modding is the fun part lol first take some pics and get some measurements and we can go from there!

what? really? send me a link this i must read for myself!

link, read section 6-8i

"The primary battery must be located in the same general area as the OEM battery location. (For example, if the OEM battery location is under the hood, the primary battery must be located under the hood as well. Aftermarket battery trays and/or custom fabricated battery brackets may be installed provided no other applicable rules are violated.)"

quoted from above.

ill try to get some pics this week end. but it is a pain in the ass to get my battery out, so i might just try to get some with the battery in there. i hope those kinds of pics will help.

Thanks

ok so i was told by some one on another forum to try to put the battery sidways first and see if it will fit that way. i was just wondering if anyone has put a battery sidways? is it safe?

ok so i was told by some one on another forum to try to put the battery sidways first and see if it will fit that way. i was just wondering if anyone has put a battery sidways? is it safe?

If you read up batteries they say most AGM are safe mounted in any location (it just depends on the type of battery), just do some research on batteries from their websites and you will get some of your questions answered.

ok for the Kinetic HC2000 it fits in the 650 cu inch category, but is it a standard 6 cell battery? im asking because i dont know where else to find this info out with out talking to kinetic them selves.

thanks