any one with pics of this ..
thanks
or ground wires .. thanks
Sticky has some nice pictures.
thing is that i just dont understand ..
bat - to chassis
engine to chassis
those are cool
the one i dont understand is the one to the alternator .. how many cables do i need .. ?
Theres a bolt on the side of the alt that has a boot on it. Pull the boot back and unbolt the wire. Its red. Attach your new wire with a ring terminal. Run that to pos battery and reattach old wire bolt it back up replace boot. Done.
so instead of 1 will be then 2 cables that will go from the pos+ terminal to the alt ?
No he means the stock wire in addition to the new cable. You need that stock one. Leave it connected.
so as i said .. the stock one stays and i just ad a brand new cable .. as the pic shows
best place to put the chassis-engine wire ?
Alt bracket. The bolt that bolts it to the block. Thats where mine is
thanks .. last question .. size of cable .?? 0 ? 6 ? 8 ?
How many watts?
Im running 1000 watts and I have 4 gauge. I wouldnt go smaller than that. But you cant hurt going any bigger. Its pretty much whatever you can afford.
Welcome. I can get to bed now.
also dont forget to put a fuse inline with the alt-battery run and either 4 or 1/0 gauges will work just dont go any smaller
0 gauge can sometimes hurt a stock alt.
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Talk to me. I also want to know how it can hurt you alternator as well.
sikcavy wrote:0 gauge can sometimes hurt a stock alt.
WRONG. The wire is a path. Make the path as big as you want, I am only using the amount of it that I need.
On the other hand....you have other fingers.
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I suppose hypothetically, if there was a dead short internal to the alternator, AND you failed to install a fuse, having a bigger wire would help your alternator and battery burn faster.
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hey again guys .. ok just to get everything straight because im about to do it
2 cables from alt to + bat .. oem and the new one with fue inline fuse
1 cable from - bat to chassis
1 cable from engine to chassis
right .. thanks
Yes. Make sure your crimps are tight and everything when you attach and theres enough slack in your wires to keep them from seperating when you rev and that the wires are away from your manifold and other hot or moving things.
yes thanks bro