Question about upgarding wires, (many pics)

[Hamsterman]

Originally posted by 2wickedtoyz

as for everything else your doing i wish i could help more but i work better when i'm doing it at the time

psssht it's all gravy baby, you are much help and i appreciate it, 2 thumbs up

[eddiem67]

Originally posted by theamazingnate
very true Tercel mate, that would mess things up if the grounds were goofy, but i plan on running them the same exact route they were originally, but leaving the old is probably a safe bet incase things go wrong and removal is key. I really forgot about that extra fuse i needed to fun with the alternator to battery... how big is "big" to keep that proper, like an 80A, or 100A or is that too large?

nate

should be the same as the stock one, mine is a 60A

[Hamsterman]

Originally posted by eddiem67
should be the same as the stock one, mine is a 60A

thanks man, yeah i would much rather end up with too small a fuse over too large, kinda defeats the purpose,

i was thinking anyways, isn't a 60A fuse the max for a 4 gauge wire anyway? especially length from alternator to batt?

[oibone781]

What happens if i just run an 8guage straight from the alternator to the battery using no fuse..?

[eddiem67]

There is a big debate on that...some people say fuse other say don't. I think its more of a preference.

[oibone781]

so the battery wont explode and i wont fry the alternator. I have two audiobahn 15's aw1505q and a rockford 1500bd...

[Hamsterman]

Originally posted by eddiem67
There is a big debate on that...some people say fuse other say don't. I think its more of a preference.

preference or not though, i do not know the anwser, but always wouldn't you rather buy a $10 fuse holder and $.5 fuse, than a new alternator or battery or car comp? Not that things would be that bad, but fuses never really hurt...

[Tercel GTS]

Went and looked, my factory ALt fuse on a 93 Tercel is 100a