Trunk mounted battery
Do it right the first time!
This would be NHRA legal with a push switch routed to the outside rear of the car. It kills everything including the alternator, so the only electrical power when the switch is off is in the trunk. It's a nice thing to have anyway, as it allows you to turn power off to the entire car easily for storage or theft protection. And if you ever get the urge to go to the track, you'll need it to pass a safety inspection if they're following NHRA standards.
Here's a list of the parts I used...
cut-off switch
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/mor-74102/overview/
continuous duty relay
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/mor-74107/overview/
relocation kit from summit with hold down and all heavy duty cables. Pretty much everything, I think I bought another short cable for the relay in the engine compartment.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-g1231-k/overview/
I ran my cables inside, following the stock wire harness routing down the rocker so there was crush protection. Running them outside is no real benefit as long as you have some kind of crush protection on the inside. If the cable goes to ground on the floor board it won't matter if it's inside or out, it will light the interior on fire either way if there's carpet on the top side.
Do it right the first time!
This would be NHRA legal with a push switch routed to the outside rear of the car. It kills everything including the alternator, so the only electrical power when the switch is off is in the trunk. It's a nice thing to have anyway, as it allows you to turn power off to the entire car easily for storage or theft protection. And if you ever get the urge to go to the track, you'll need it to pass a safety inspection if they're following NHRA standards.
Here's a list of the parts I used...
cut-off switch
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/mor-74102/overview/
continuous duty relay
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/mor-74107/overview/
relocation kit from summit with hold down and all heavy duty cables. Pretty much everything, I think I bought another short cable for the relay in the engine compartment.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-g1231-k/overview/
I ran my cables inside, following the stock wire harness routing down the rocker so there was crush protection. Running them outside is no real benefit as long as you have some kind of crush protection on the inside. If the cable goes to ground on the floor board it won't matter if it's inside or out, it will light the interior on fire either way if there's carpet on the top side.