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30th August 2011, 21:02
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Battery relocation wire
What's the recommended amperage?
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30th August 2011, 21:07
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pretty sure i used 4swg for mine... no real reason other than its what i had kicking around from my ICE days.. lol....
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30th August 2011, 21:11
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I went for 300amp
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30th August 2011, 21:20
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135amp is fine
its what i use when relocating batteries, and have supplied many people with the same stuff with out issue
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4th September 2011, 04:16
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About 140amps is fine. Its what a lot of people I know are running.
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7th September 2011, 23:24
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I used the middle one on this page and had no problems:
http://www.autoelectricsupplies.co.u...1/category/124
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12th September 2011, 23:06
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Just go to your local scrappy and get a battery > starter cable from a Mk4 escort or two depending on length required.
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27th September 2011, 13:38
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Most of the bigger engined 5series bms in scrappers have the battery in the boot and a nice thick cable!
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28th September 2011, 13:30
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I just got some welding cable, much cheaper.
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28th September 2011, 20:13
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Rallynuts have a battery sale on so am planning on relocating
Can i chop the end off the posi and splice it to the extension length with one of these:
http://www.autoelectricsupplies.co.u...62/category/33
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28th September 2011, 20:51
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how are you planning on relocating can i ask?
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28th September 2011, 22:46
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Put the race battery in it's jazzy luttle cage in the boot, run a new cable to the bulkhead, drill a hole for the pass through from rallynuts to prevent chafing, then join the posi to the new cable with that joiner, earthbthe battery in the boot as close to the battery as possible????
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28th September 2011, 23:12
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thats the hard way 
just remove the main posi strap form the battery to the starter(it should be the only live really on the battery im most cases)... and run a live from the battery direct to the starter where youve just unbolted the old one, and anything like amp leads you have ajoining the battery now, can also just be placed on the starter live youve just ran, thats the easiest option.......or from the battery wherever you place it
no sense joining a wire you dont need to, then just earth the neg side to the chassis in the bay, and earth the battery to the chassis wherever you put it
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28th September 2011, 23:33
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Ahhhh, cheers dude!
I'm not very technical!
So the positive from the battery just goes to the alt at the mo?
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29th September 2011, 08:33
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I'll take some pics of mine later to show u how I done it.
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29th September 2011, 09:26
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Cool thanks
My raceland induction kit has caused all of this!
It's appauling! So I'm getting a fabricated airbox for where the battery currently lives and need to relocate it, and the epic rallynuts prices atm!!!!
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29th September 2011, 13:29
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Quote:
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Wouldn't have thought you would get much chaffing if you used a rubber grommet with the wire through that.
It shouldn't be flapping around that much.
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29th September 2011, 15:28
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex
Wouldn't have thought you would get much chaffing if you used a rubber grommet with the wire through that.
It shouldn't be flapping around that much.
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I just worry!
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29th September 2011, 19:21
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to the starter not the alt
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