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Old 07-09-2018, 11:33 PM
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Question for those of you who have relocated the battery to the trunk. What size battery cable did you run? Any issues? Historically I have always run 1/0, but I'm trying to avoid adding any more unnecessary weight if at all possible. Thanks.
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You're going to want MINIMUM of 4ga for that long a run, and that's if you've got no extra electrical goodies. I wouldn't bother doing this without going at least 2 and myself would go 1/0. A few extra pounds like those are well spent for the capacity. Make sure you upgrade the entire big 3 if you haven't already.
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I have mine in the tire well and ran 1 gauge up front to a junction block where I attached the 2 stock positive wires. Ran a solid ground to one of the seat belt anchor spots. I also added an extra ground from water pump to the frame rail where another factory ground is. Everything works flawless and my voltage is better than before.
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3/0 AWG on my car based on 240 A CCS and derating for temperature. I'm a little conservative.
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1/0 awg
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1/0 awg - here's a thread I did with all my trunk-based battery wiring https://ls1tech.com/forums/cadillac-...swirl-pot.html



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