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Old 03-22-2012, 05:40 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Moving Battery to Trunk

I was wondering if there would be any mpg benefit of moving your battery to the trunk. I'm sure there would be a greater benefit for rear wheel drive vehicles, but not sure about front wheel drive.
It's generally cooler there, so this should help the battery maintain the charge as well as improving the battery's longevity. Granted, more wire running the length of the car could add resistance losses, but with a 4GA copper wire, I'm sure the loss would be minimal. I haven't seen it mentioned here, and I thought perhaps it would be in the realm of things that have been discussed.

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