the other day i put my battery in the trunk using the previous owner's amp cables. so the cable is 6ga. (roughly 1/4" dia. of copper) and when i go to start the car it cranks slower. the ground should be good because i used an oem power lead to the spare tire bolt down, where i sanded off ALL the paint to make sure there is a good connection

should i use thicker wire?

any other probable causes?

could it just be my timing is off? (see other thread)

 

Get some 2 g wire.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by skelly ed6 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Get some 2 g wire.</TD></TR></TABLE>

or 0 gauge, whatever you can shove through your firewall.

 

definitly get some 2 gauge wire... you lose a good bit of power goin that far in 6 gauge wire. use 2 guage for the ground as well

or bigger as ^ he said

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 90civichbsi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">definitly get some 2 gauge wire... or bigger as ^ he said</TD></TR></TABLE>

crap, figured i'd have to... so much for a free mod

but oh well, its so nice to have a little breathing room in the engine bay and slightly better weight distribution

 

http://homemadeturbo.com/tech_....html

Not sure if the pics are working but if not I can get you them.

 

What about in the sedan?? Where's the best spot (to get best weight distribution) and what size wires? I'm guessing 0/1 (even 4 would be small??) Let me know, the battery the previous owner replaced in the car is bigger than stock and it's got both top AND side terminals.....