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Guys with battery relocations.. any advice?
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<blockquote data-quote="SlowSVT" data-source="post: 9168031" data-attributes="member: 20202"><p>To do this right is somewhat complicated but this should give you some idea’s.</p><p></p><p>Run the red positive 2 ga wire directly to the starter. No need to run it up to the front of the car where it has to double back again. Run the positive lead inside the car and drill a hole near the passengers feet would be on the firewall which puts it right next to the starter and away from hot exhaust (use heat wrap tape as needed). Plus it keeps the battery lead protected inside the car way from the fuel lines. Run the 2 ga black ground wire to the block and ground it there. Take a 8 ga wire from that ground point on the block and daisy chain it to the negative lead on the original battery ground wire. You need to fuse the wire to the starter inline with a starter relay to prevent a fire running such a long fat wire exposed to the potential of 700 amps. 300-400 amp marine fuse should do the job. Run a separate 10 ga wire with a fuse from the battery to the positive wire on the original positive battery lead.</p><p></p><p>The wire should stay cool or may get slightly warm when under maximum load. If it gets hot you need to go a wire size or two higher. 2 ga to the starter should be OK.</p><p></p><p>If you want top quality wire get it here: <a href="http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/elpages/unshieldlwire.php" target="_blank">UNSHIELDED WIRE<br>MIL-W-22759/16 from Aircraft Spruce</a></p><p></p><p>You can only get this in white but the jacket is very tough, resistant to abrasion and heat. Way more then commercial PVC insulated wire.</p><p></p><p>Newark Electronic the the best supplier of industrial grade electrical components including mil-spec stuff. <a href="http://www.newark.com/" target="_blank">US - Electronic Components Distributor | Newark.com</a></p><p></p><p>Adhesive lined shrink tubing, corrugated wire cover, fiberglass tape and good crimping tools are your friends <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Hope this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SlowSVT, post: 9168031, member: 20202"] To do this right is somewhat complicated but this should give you some idea’s. Run the red positive 2 ga wire directly to the starter. No need to run it up to the front of the car where it has to double back again. Run the positive lead inside the car and drill a hole near the passengers feet would be on the firewall which puts it right next to the starter and away from hot exhaust (use heat wrap tape as needed). Plus it keeps the battery lead protected inside the car way from the fuel lines. Run the 2 ga black ground wire to the block and ground it there. Take a 8 ga wire from that ground point on the block and daisy chain it to the negative lead on the original battery ground wire. You need to fuse the wire to the starter inline with a starter relay to prevent a fire running such a long fat wire exposed to the potential of 700 amps. 300-400 amp marine fuse should do the job. Run a separate 10 ga wire with a fuse from the battery to the positive wire on the original positive battery lead. The wire should stay cool or may get slightly warm when under maximum load. If it gets hot you need to go a wire size or two higher. 2 ga to the starter should be OK. If you want top quality wire get it here: [url=http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/elpages/unshieldlwire.php]UNSHIELDED WIRE<br>MIL-W-22759/16 from Aircraft Spruce[/url] You can only get this in white but the jacket is very tough, resistant to abrasion and heat. Way more then commercial PVC insulated wire. Newark Electronic the the best supplier of industrial grade electrical components including mil-spec stuff. [url=http://www.newark.com/]US - Electronic Components Distributor | Newark.com[/url] Adhesive lined shrink tubing, corrugated wire cover, fiberglass tape and good crimping tools are your friends :) Hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
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