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GOOD luck with your idea. Like you, I am not to worried about not changing one bot on our cars. I like to take my vette and run it down the 1/4 mile sometimes.I have changed a few things to make it faster and sound better. If I lose a few bucks at resale time, so be it.. I didnt buy my car to be a purest.. I bought it to have fun. I drove my first vette at 16. Twas a 61 fueliel . I decided then that one day, a vette would be mine..After living thru being a helicopter door gunner for a year in Nam. , my outlook on life changed. I love driving my Vette and it has brought me great pleasure. Leave it stock??? Heck no
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GOOD luck with your idea. Like you, I am not to worried about not changing one bot on our cars. I like to take my vette and run it down the 1/4 mile sometimes.I have changed a few things to make it faster and sound better. If I lose a few bucks at resale time, so be it.. I didnt buy my car to be a purest.. I bought it to have fun. I drove my first vette at 16. Twas a 61 fueliel . I decided then that one day, a vette would be mine..After living thru being a helicopter door gunner for a year in Nam. , my outlook on life changed. I love driving my Vette and it has brought me great pleasure. Leave it stock??? Heck no
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some like it Hot , some like Stoke ! 😁
Its your car , you decide What better for you.
Of course the value of stock car is better when you sell it.
Last edited by Reddevils-zr1; Jun 2, 2021 at 10:32 AM.
The rear passenger cubby hole works if you don’t have a later C4 with the Jack and radio tuner mounted. You could still make it workthough.
just make sure to use a heavy gauge cable and route it properly. But any true weight savings going to a smaller battery is eaten up buy the new cables.
as far as the heat, never had any issues in my Z with the battery location. Not even something I consider.
Never liked the idea of having the battery in the passenger compartment. Especially with no upside.
My wife's Magnum had it in the rear cargo area. In an accident , you now have the possibility of acid flying around in the car.
Relocating to the trunk would be ok, being a contained area.
Has that ever happened though ? I have not heard of any reports of such in accidents.
no but in a serous accident the fireman are trained to cut the battery cables. if you hide the battery in a place where they can't find it; it might cause a problem
From: I tend to be leery of any guy who doesn't own a chainsaw or a handgun.
Originally Posted by NavAir
You will also lose some cranking amps due to the longer battery cables required to reach the rear compartment. I believe that the C4 already has pretty good balance in the F-R weight distribution. I wouldn't do it, but hey, it is your car - make it the way you want it to be.
It isn't the F-R weight distribution that's the problem with C4s. It's the Left-Right or cross-weight of these cars. These cars are slightly front heavy due to the engine/transmission/radiator/steering rack/etc, and also leftside heavy due to the driver/steering column/brakebooster&master cylinder/etc, which makes the left front corner of the car heavier than the other three corners. This screws up braking, cornering, and acceleration capabilities. To make performance matters even worse, Chevrolet put the 35# battery right behind the left front tire. The worst place for this battery for any of us who drive our cars like a sports car. Moving the battery to the right rear of the car reduces the poor weight distribution of a C4, and improves braking, cornering, and acceleration.
If your C4 is just a DD or a shine&show vehicle, then none of this matters.
no but in a serous accident the fireman are trained to cut the battery cables. if you hide the battery in a place where they can't find it; it might cause a problem
That is why most race cars have an external battery cut off switch....and some street cars....
It isn't the F-R weight distribution that's the problem with C4s. It's the Left-Right or cross-weight of these cars. These cars are slightly front heavy due to the engine/transmission/radiator/steering rack/etc, and also leftside heavy due to the driver/steering column/brakebooster&master cylinder/etc, which makes the left front corner of the car heavier than the other three corners. This screws up braking, cornering, and acceleration capabilities. To make performance matters even worse, Chevrolet put the 35# battery right behind the left front tire. The worst place for this battery for any of us who drive our cars like a sports car. Moving the battery to the right rear of the car reduces the poor weight distribution of a C4, and improves braking, cornering, and acceleration.
If your C4 is just a DD or a shine&show vehicle, then none of this matters.
That makes sense, if you are racing the car. But, if you are racing, the 150-200# driver on the left side would have more effect on handling than the battery. Most other cars that I've owned with an engine compartment-mounted battery had it on the right side, presumably to partially offset the driver's weight (or just because it was closer to the starter?). I know that some cars have different rate springs at each of the corners, not possible in the C4 unless you switch to coil-overs.
The OP did not ask for everyone's negative answers. What a bunch of nannies. The original battery location sucks to replace period. Who the hell wants to take body panels off to remove a battery. Terrible design..
The rear cubbies will hold a sufficient sized battery. The battery may need a platform to sit flat as the cubby narrows as it goes down (no big deal here use wood or plastic). Venting is a concern but easy fix as the cubbies are fiberglass and can easily have a tube inserted. Current over a 2 or 4 AWG wire is not a concern at all. Voltage drop from resistance maybe if cheap brand wire is used. I recently routed 4 gauge cables to the cubby myself. I used rockford fosgate cabling and it measures the same as chinese amazon 2 gauge no-name crap that I received for a stereo install. I routed from the battery down into the side external door rocker into the b-pillar driver side. There is space and holes already. It was a tight fit and I modify for rubber grommets to prevent any rubbing but I am overly cautious regarding safety. dual 4 gauge cables with wireloom. Tight fit but can be done.
From: I tend to be leery of any guy who doesn't own a chainsaw or a handgun.
Originally Posted by Reddevils-zr1
any source or link , please!
I am interested. 😊
My battery is listed on the Antigravity website, but you can find it cheaper on a well known auction site. Just type in Antigravity 880 CA and the site will bring up several vendors.
Of the three battery locations of the three Vettes I have, I don’t know which one like the least:
1. My C3 is directly behind the driver in the cubby. PIA to get at. My back gets a pulled something every time I twist myself back to it. C+
2. My C4 is behind a body panel and under the ECM. Got to take the fender off to pull it for PMI. C-
3. My C5 is on the passenger side engine bay directly over the ECM and wiring harness. Acid leaks and ruins everything unless it is a $200 red top super sealed. D+
My favorite location was my old 1970 Ford F100. It sat right up front of the engine bay at chest high (I was 15 yrs old) and held in by a black rubber strap and a piece of Romex wire. Loved it!!!
OP - move your battery and supply some pics and details. I may do the same thing.
to the people complain about removing the side panel to replace a battery how in the world is having it behind the seat down in a hole any better. reaching down from the hatch makes my back hurt thinking about it. let alone thinking of trying to twist your self if you pull the seat forward. I just can't wrap my head around it. in all the years I had my 94 and replaced the battery maybe three times in ten years I never thought it was in a bad location.
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