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Old 01-29-2006, 07:06 PM
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Alternator mod question

I bought some 4ga wire today and I was wondering if I'm supposed to keep all the stock wiring where it is along with adding this.
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Old 01-29-2006, 07:34 PM
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I bought some 4ga wire today and I was wondering if I'm supposed to keep all the stock wiring where it is along with adding this.
Yep, All the stock wires stay.
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Old 01-29-2006, 11:25 PM
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Old 01-29-2006, 11:27 PM
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Your welcome. If you go through the link in my siggy, I have pics in my locker of the mod. They aren't that great but may help. Jason
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is it just the one wire you need to hook up?
where are all the other heavy duty wires going to?
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is it just the one wire you need to hook up?
where are all the other heavy duty wires going to?
One wire from alternator to positive battery, one from negative battery to AC bracket, and one more from negative terminal to chassis ground.
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Oops only bought 4 connectors.. guess I'll have to pick up two more.
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is it just the one wire you need to hook up?
where are all the other heavy duty wires going to?


Budfreak, where does the ground wire go after coming off the battery? Did you bolt yours down where the stock ground wire goes?
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I personally installed my ground at a different location, as long as it's solidly grounded to the frame.
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Some advise installing a 100-amp fuse in the hot lead you add because without it, you're effectively bypassing the fusible link in the stock wiring. Gotta figure they put that there for a reason...

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Here are some better shots of the mod:





I used oxygen-fee fine strand stereo cable and gold plated connectors (which don't corrode) If you have the ability, you can solder the connections for a really secure fit. All I did was coat the ends of the cable with electrical solder, using a propane torch. I then heated the "Cup" of each connector with a torch and filled it about 1/4 with solder. Insert the cable into the connector and heat a little more until they both combine. This is much easier to do off the car.

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Oops only bought 4 connectors.. guess I'll have to pick up two more.



Budfreak, where does the ground wire go after coming off the battery? Did you bolt yours down where the stock ground wire goes?
Yes, I used the stock ground location. You may want to clean it up a little with some sandpaper or something cause chances are it will be rusty. Good luck.
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yeah...i know, i'm stupid

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Some advise installing a 100-amp fuse in the hot lead you add because without it, you're effectively bypassing the fusible link in the stock wiring. Gotta figure they put that there for a reason...

dcb

that "hot lead"...?? would that be the positive wire or the negative.??
i'm thinking the red...but please correct me if that's not true.

/////////i'm not much at all mechanically inclined. or even know much terminology.

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i mean positive on that red wire
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Yeah the hot lead is the red, positive wire.
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