cencalc6

Here are a few pics and step by step of my Battery relocation kit.

Battery: Braille B2317R
http://braillebattery.com/index.php/batteries/b2317r/

Moroso battery cable kit
http://www.jegs.com/i/Moroso/710/74005/10002/-1



This is were the fun starts remove that old heavy *** battery



comparing both batteries



There are (4) 13mm bolts inside the battery tray loosen and remove





remove from inside your fuse box the 13mm nut ,remove the cable and follow it to your starter ,this is your original possitive cable. Do the same steps for your negative cable.





put the 1 gauge gound wire together which mounts to the frame and the engine block







a little heat wrap for protection



use the same mounting bolt and location for the new ground cable



mounting the other end of the ground cable to the block, it's a 15mm bolt



Now on to the power wire, remove the rear wheel liner



Fish the 1 gauge wire thru the rocker panel



connect the possitive power cable to the starter





Original Battery 34.2 lbs



Braille Battery 17 lbs



Odyssey bracket that had to be cut down an inch



marked holes with a sharpie

cencalc6

Original equipment
Battery = 34.2 lbs
Battery bracket = 1 lbs
Battery harness = 1 lbs
Total = 36.2 lbs

Battery Relocation Mod
Braille Battery = 17 lbs
Custom Battery Bracket = 0.8 lbs
14 feet of Cable = 5.2 lbs
terminal ends,bolts,nuts,etc = 0.7 lbs
Total = 23.7 lbs

36.2 lbs-23.7 lbs = 12.5 lbs weight reduction

webdzynes

wow. just one question - why?

VET4LES

Good job. Looks like this post.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...tml?highlight=

peter pan

Nicely done and very good write up

cencalc6

I'm doing a full engine bay clean up by hiding/tucking wires away, so this was my first mod and more to come Oh! btw another reason is, I did a whole Z06 conversion widebody,brakes and why not relocate the battery in the rear just like the C6 Z06 ,I get bored easly and just start ripping things apart and move things around ,thanks for the comments

I also have the Z06,Forced induction,Parts,C6 Sales,and ZR1 section to post up thanks for the comments

tmjvett2009

Why

LMB-Z

Nice write up, nice pics....but WHY???

Joe_Planet

why not just fabricate a new battery bracket and mount the braille where the OEM battery used to be?
this way you dont have to dick around with all that extra wiring...

BetterMostC6

My Question exactly!

cencalc6

LMAO! with this WHY question once again fellas I am cleaning up my cluttered engine bay,thanks for the comments

cencalc6

Now your thinking dude no disrespect but read my previous post to answer your question

LS2-Zomb!e

Thank you.

keg

A lot of work for WHY?

cencalc6

lol! either way it's cool no hard feelings

Camaro4Life

Why????!

haha, nice, keep doing these tuts if you can, I would love to see a clean engine bay.

spin-doktor

Whyyy ?!?!

gota07

Assuming you have a stock audio system etc. what kind of lifespan can you expect to get from the smaller braille battery?

NYC6

I guess alot of people on this forum never heard of something called weight transfer.

Great writeup and pics.

My car is in the shop now getting a Vortech installed. This is something Im going to do.

RadarP3C

As far as the weight transfer issue is concerned...I think the corvette is already at 50/50 in stock form.

I believe the OP moved his battery to the rear was to clean up his engine compartment (with a little weight savings in the process) which isn't a bad idea....

My solution is to keep the battery up front and install a battery box around it.