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Old 08-06-2018, 02:20 AM
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R53 Battery Isolator

Are there any good how-to articles out there for installing a battery isolator on my R53?

I like this at $35: https://www.murraymotorsport.com/mas...solator-6-pole

But this setup for isolating the battery AND killing the engine? https://www.murraymotorsport.com/car...-carck-bg-06-b

Not sure what's really needed and would hate to fry something...

Thanks,

Pat
 
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I know this is old, but what did you wind up doing?
 
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Originally Posted by jk6672
I know this is old, but what did you wind up doing?
The thread may be old but my getting around to it isn't! I just finished installing a Cartek a couple months ago.



The hardest part was figuring out where to tie it into the ignition of course, but I found a thread on Grassroots Motorsports where they were putting in a kill switch on an R53 so I followed their lead. There are 2 big red wires under the steering column going to the ignition switch - they guessed right with which one to use, and in typical fashion I did not. The one I used initially looked like it was working for powering everything up just wouldn't kill it. The other wire functions correctly.
 
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