need help moving battery to trunk in honda civic

[dspencer24 10+ year member]

I just bought an optima yellow top for my 1998 honda civic and i need help with my wiring now that im moving it to the trunk.

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[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

ok....!?

 

[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

1. Open trunk

2. Stick battery in back

need to know if you have on up front then will continue the steps

 

[gsuchyta 10+ year member]

I have a 2000 civic. Obviously keep the battery under the hood and run at least 2 guage wire from (hood battery) positive terminal to positive terminal (trunk battery). Be sure to fuse the battery within a foot of the hood battery and within a foot of the trunk battery in case it grounds. This is how I do it. Some people will say to get a battery isolator which I'm not quite sure of the benefits. I don't have one.

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

why are you putting the battery in the trunk?

 

[Blue Fury 10+ year member]

why are you putting the battery in the trunk?

probably to have it close to his amp assuming he has an amp to use

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

why are you putting the battery in the trunk?

weight transfer to the rea.....o wait

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

adding a second I understand but there is no reason to put the battery in the trunk

 

[halfwaytohell 10+ year member]

mayb batt wont fit up front?

 

[kyleorsini 10+ year member]

why are you putting the battery in the trunk?

to be cooool duh

 

[dspencer24 10+ year member]

no i was giving a yellow top and i have have horrible dimming when my idmax hits so i thought i could just hook it up in the trunk and have it close to my amps. So i do need to keep the one under my hood? It doesnt matter that are to different batteries?