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Aug 9, 2010 | 07:13 AM

Rote8

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Move the battery?

Does moving the battery to the trunk increase cooling?

/Florida is hot right now....

Aug 9, 2010 | 07:32 AM

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It might as long as you can increase airflow across radiator.

Aug 9, 2010 | 07:42 AM

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I wouldn't think it would make all that much of a difference. Not a significant difference anyway.

Aug 9, 2010 | 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by EricMeyer

By the way, relocating your stock battery box and/or the entire battery will LOWER your water temps as there is less airflow blockage behind the rad.

I have not tried this personally, but this is quoted from another thread.

Aug 9, 2010 | 05:48 PM

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battery and airbox removal would do it.

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