Shark Racer

I'm looking at a school event up at T-hill and it says I need my battery to be held down with at least two bolts. The C5 only has the one hold-down in front. Any advice on what route I should take with this? (Or is the stock setup considered fine?)

Thanks in advance!

wtknght1

I've raced mine in the stock configuration since 2000 and never had an issues...SCCA officials or otherwise.

StArrow68

I've run mine in stock for 3 years and run the Street School that way a couple times. However, after having my original battery replaced some one showed me that the single bolt allowed the battery to slide side to side and took more than a few turns to get it tight.
I've seen several that have up a piece of bar stock across the top and used very long bolts to add extra security, not sure what they were hooking to below.

Maybe more important from what I've seen on track, cover the terminals. I put a double layer of duct tape over both. Saw a Honda once that pushed his wheel strut tower back into the battery and created an arc started fire that several extinguishers failed to put out and totaled the car.

emf

I actually talked to an SCCA tech about that this last weekend @ regionals -- stock location, OK but as Randy says above, gotta tape up the terminals. Relocated, they want the thing securely held down w/ two bolts.

YMMV, but most techs that I've run across have been content w/ the factory location, provided any exposed terminals are covered (which, includes any exposed part of the bolt for the side-mount terminals)

RichieRichZ06

Even NASA who seem to be more **** than SCCA have been cool.

Slalom4me

Delco and GM have a solution for terminal covers that is nicer looking
than wraps of electrical tape.

From a recent thread Terminal Post Covers - Delco Side Post Battery



Before ordering the cable portion, check the existing cables. The
ones on my '89 already have a molded section that the cap snaps
onto.

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