final question before doing a battery relocation.

[AtlanticCobra98]

Im using 4 gauge power wire. Can i just run it from the battery to the starter solenoid? I dont plan on running at the track any time so that wont be an issue.

 

[Blown_By_You]

either there or to the power distribution block.

 

[SVTPower97]

easiest way of doing it is to just connect it to your original wires where they went on the battery post up front...there are better ways but i think that is the easiest

 

[AtlanticCobra98]

ok awesome.. thanks guys.

 

[AtlanticCobra98]

ok i looked at the wire and its actually 5 gauge wire. Is that too small to run?i got it for free and the guy said it was 4 but obviously its not

 

[crash549]

i ran 0 guage for my stereo and it was a pain but 5 guage shouldn't be bad. 4 and 5 guage isn't a big difference though.

 

[amorrow]

Not sure why late-models would differ, but I was told 2-gauge at the minimum for my '65. I know of some running 2-gauge and others running 1-gauge on their early Mustangs, and none running 4 or 5 to a trunk-mounted battery. I'm not saying it won't work, as I can't really offer an educated opinion on this, but rather just chiming in with what I've been told.

 

[Blown_By_You]

I honestly would not go with 5 gauge to power your entire car from the trunk..

I can almost guarantee you will have hot cranking problems..

I ran a 4 gauge from each of my batteries but they are also inside the back seat instead of all the way in the trunk...



AND WHO THE **** SELLS 5 AWG ANYWAY???????

 

[SVTPower97]

go with 2 gauge dude its cheap to buy...if the wire diameter is too small it can get hot...thats not a chance i would wanna take...its probably safe but still...i did some electrical assembly at other jobs and it doesn't take much to melt the insulation of wire and catch carpet on fire

 

[PSUCOBRA96]

I used 0 guage