Where did you mount your killswitch?

[Flyin Ryan]

Going thru the battery relocation wiring this weekend and plan on wiring in a killswitch but can't really think of any good locations to mount other then by the license plate which I don't really want to do. I'd like something a bit less obvious is possible but sitting here at work I can't think of any off hand.. so where's everyone mounting theres? I guess I could just mount it under the hood since I don't race at the track much

 

[warmpancakes]

Re: Where did you mount your killswitch?

Mine is through the plate i remove my plate at the track and boom there is is reinstall plate and its gone

 

[BigBadSmoosh]

Re: Where did you mount your killswitch?

Mine is through the plate i remove my plate at the track and boom there is is reinstall plate and its gone

your truck runs? or has a body on it? it needs a plate to sit in a million pieces? :lol:

 

[crusader8]

Re: Where did you mount your killswitch?

havent put mine on yet, but we were thinging maybe taking out one of license plate lights and putting it there.

 

[live1053rulz]

Re: Where did you mount your killswitch?

i put mine down on the frame in front of the batteries.

 

[warmpancakes]

Re: Where did you mount your killswitch?

your truck runs? or has a body on it? it needs a plate to sit in a million pieces? :lol:

Drove it to work today salt and all :tup:

 

[sy2675]

Re: Where did you mount your killswitch?

under the hood doesnt work well if you need to get to it in a hurry in the event of a crash, which i believe why it is req. at some tracks. Behind the plate is a good idea if its just for the track. I saw a IN lic plate that read "ON OFF" with the Kill switch lever right in the miidle of the plate. prob not legal but it looked cool. :tup:

 

[BigBadSmoosh]

Re: Where did you mount your killswitch?

Drove it to work today salt and all :tup:

you mean one of your other syclones.. not the one you've been working on for years.

 

[BigBadSmoosh]

Re: Where did you mount your killswitch?

i keep my kill switch in my pocket, when i want the truck to run i plug it into the steering column.

 

[warmpancakes]

Re: Where did you mount your killswitch?

you mean one of your other syclones.. not the one you've been working on for years.

Nope Im down to one for now trying to work a deal on a second as a homecoming door prize:tup:

 

[Flyin Ryan]

Re: Where did you mount your killswitch?

Mine is through the plate i remove my plate at the track and boom there is is reinstall plate and its gone

Good idea but don't you have to cut up the cladding?? can't see my self having the balls to cut up cladding

havent put mine on yet, but we were thinging maybe taking out one of license plate lights and putting it there.

yea I had mine setup like that on my previous mustang.. it's too obvious though for my truck as it's only seen the track about four times in the 5 1/2 years i've owned it.. but it does see tons of street action so I was looking for something less obvious.

i put mine down on the frame in front of the batteries.

Yea this was what I was leaning towards so far..

 

[warmpancakes]

Re: Where did you mount your killswitch?

Cut The Hole Behind The Plate Is A 1/2 Inch Hole No Big Deal

 

[Big Mike]

Re: Where did you mount your killswitch?

If you do plan on racing at a track and they see the battery re located the kill switch needs to be accessed by track workers for your safety, also you read the NHRA guide for kill switches not all of them are acceptable even though they sell them ie: no plastic. I mounted mine under the bed with a rod that sticks out the back of the truck which I can take off when not at the track. If you plan to run it at a track your kill switch also needs to kill (turn off) the truck when switched off, to do this you need to cut the field wire for your alternator also or the truck will stay running when the switch is turned off. I used a Ron Francis wire works battery kill switch that has 4 posts on it 2 for battery and 2 for the field wire.

http://www.ronfrancis.com/groundingandcharging.htm

 

[Flyin Ryan]

Re: Where did you mount your killswitch?

Cut The Hole Behind The Plate Is A 1/2 Inch Hole No Big Deal

Yea doesn't sound bad might concider it

If you do plan on racing at a track and they see the battery re located the kill switch needs to be accessed by track workers for your safety, also you read the NHRA guide for kill switches not all of them are acceptable even though they sell them ie: no plastic. I mounted mine under the bed with a rod that sticks out the back of the truck which I can take off when not at the track. If you plan to run it at a track your kill switch also needs to kill (turn off) the truck when switched off, to do this you need to cut the field wire for your alternator also or the truck will stay running when the switch is turned off. I used a Ron Francis wire works battery kill switch that has 4 posts on it 2 for battery and 2 for the field wire.

http://www.ronfrancis.com/groundingandcharging.htm

Mike,

If you were at the Hooters meet that just passed then yea you showed me your setup and it was pretty damn neat and creative but my truck hardly ever see's the track and if it does it's just on street test and tune nights (tues & fri) which doesn't require inspection.

Thanks for the ideas guys much appreciated

 

[Six-is-Enough]

Re: Where did you mount your killswitch?

I have the local tech guys convinced that a Syclone came with the battery mounted under the bed. They bought it and have not said a thing since.

 

[2kwik4u]

Re: Where did you mount your killswitch?

I have the local tech guys convinced that a Syclone came with the battery mounted under the bed. They bought it and have not said a thing since.

Thats not saying alot though as they also bought the drive shaft loop "story" we fed them about Hardmans truck.

Tech: "You got a safety loop on this"
Mike: "Maybe"
Tech: "Well"
Mike; -to Jeff- "Hey, you put that loop on my truck while you had it"
Jeff: "Yea, it's on there"
Tech: "OK whatever"

In other thoughts actually pertaining to the thread at hand, and not directed at some local guy.....Boosted Thrills (Mike B) has a pretty cool setup. He has a rod that goes THROUGH the taillight with a nice polished aluminum end on it. Push the end, and it flips the switch. A bit over engineered for a daily driver, but a very cool setup none-the-less.

 

[Six-is-Enough]

Re: Where did you mount your killswitch?

Thats not saying alot though as they also bought the drive shaft loop "story" we fed them about Hardmans truck.

Tech: "You got a safety loop on this"
Mike: "Maybe"
Tech: "Well"
Mike; -to Jeff- "Hey, you put that loop on my truck while you had it"
Jeff: "Yea, it's on there"
Tech: "OK whatever"

In other thoughts actually pertaining to the thread at hand, and not directed at some local guy.....Boosted Thrills (Mike B) has a pretty cool setup. He has a rod that goes THROUGH the taillight with a nice polished aluminum end on it. Push the end, and it flips the switch. A bit over engineered for a daily driver, but a very cool setup none-the-less.

I never said they were the sharpest tech personal! Hell the track is located in Kentucky what do you expect.

BTW +1 on the rod through the tail light or between bumper and bed. If ever required to get one, that is how I would approach it.

 

[dwolkomir]

Re: Where did you mount your killswitch?

Big Mike- which wire off the alternator is the field wire?

 

[Big Mike]

Re: Where did you mount your killswitch?

Brown wire.

 

[dwolkomir]

Re: Where did you mount your killswitch?

Thanks


Has anyone had problems with blown alternator diodes from with just disrupting the field wire? I have seen some switches with 6 poles, 2 for the battery, 2 for the coil wire and 2 to ground out the alternator feed through a resistor. Are these swithches worth it, or is it safe for the alternator to just use a 4 pole switch?