I would think that you would need a much stronger ground. It might be in your best interest if you run a pretty hefty wire all the way up to the block and unibody.
Not sure if the problems would be related though.
LightningGSX gives some pretty good pointers on how to properly wire a relocated battery in this thread.
http://dsmstyle.com/forums/showthrea...ery+relocation
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