Junk in the Trunk
We came across the decision to relocate the battery when we put the electric water pump in. The pump would mount beneath the batter and it just seemed to be too big a deal to try to deal with all that stuff crammed into the front left corner of the engine bay. We chose the Moroso Battery relocation kit and a Flaming River cutoff switch. At the time, we had the electric water pump and a few other accessories that drew power which required us to develop a fusebox connection in the engine compartment.
Fuses for the fuel pump, the electric water pump, supercharger coolant pump, and other accessories.
Old man getting hands dirty
Cleaned up distribution center
Inside wiring
Ford F150 solenoid added to in the trunk to stop the power line from running hot through the car cabin all the time
We chose to run a ford F150 solenoid in the trunk and bypass the starter solenoid. This would enable us to not run a hot cable the lenght of the cabin full time. Some argue this deteriorates other systems as the F150 technology is old. I have not noticed a problem in nearly 4 years though I do keep a spare with me. If you look at the photograph we also attempted to put a fuse box in the hot line going forward to protect the car in the event of electrical issues down stream. The car was so violent on the dyno and street it threw the switch so we had to remove it. Was still a good idea.
Knife fuse link to replace the push button fuse that didn’t work
Pulling the cables was a mess. Anyone whose work you have seen that looks neat is worth the price
Flaming River cutoff swith
To do this right you need to ground the car in the back, and you need to ground the engine in the front. For the cutoff to work, it has to break the power too or from the alternator. With a separate ground up front, the alternator continues to produce power even with the switch thrown. You have to link the alternator back through the cutoff switch for it to work.
Rear Ground to Battery
We tried to pretty much shield all of the cable.
Trunk side view of the completed install
Cutoff switch installed
Inside Wiring