csmonte

I'm assumming nothing less than 1 guage?

I'm guessing I need 20ft?
What's good wire? I've heard of the wire that's used for welders (I forget the name)

thanks for the info.

JRcamaroZ28

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I used 1 ga. welders cable and I dont have any starting or charging problems w/ an optima redtop in the back. you'll need more than 20' if you plan on redoing all the wires like I did.

JR

JS

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I used 1 gauge welders on my car too..
Starts everytime..

2FAST4U

Taylor makes a kit. Very very nice and cheap, comes with heat shrink and fittings.

JS

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Thats the one I used

brandonppr

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I used the kit from suimmit I think it was 2gauge 20ft
works fine

Outlaw

I used 40feet of gauge 1.. 2 battires.. 2 charging posts... on/off switch and cable to front of the car.. i also used welding cable cause it is more flexiable and more strands

Birdie2000

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I've heard welding cable isn't well suited to this application, so I just used typical stereo wire. 1/0 gauge. 20 ft. Pics of my routing and such is in my sig.

SScam68

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I used about 40-45 ft of 2 gauge welding cable (rated for 225 amps).

You could do it with a lot less if you reused the stock harness for some of the wiring, but i chose to completely replace the stock harness.

I have no problems with startups.

1/0 = one ought. As outlaw mentioned welding cable is A LOT more flexible than electrical cable.

I can post up pics if you're interested.

Outlaw

Well I look at it this way...
Auto battery cable is made to handle up to 50 volts up to 25 feet and is a pain to route around tight area's. About $2.10 a foot

Welding cable routes enough electric current to melt metal and 600 volts up to 25 feet. Welding cable is very flexiable. About $1.90 per foot.

On paper this is why I went with the welding cable

SScam68

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Again, I second Outlaws statement. You really have to see the cables side by side to appreciate it. Its a lot easier to snake around in tight spots.

http://community.webshots.com/user/frperezj

some pics of my install, I should have some more after this weekend