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I bought new alternator but it's 140 amps instead of 105 stock.
Should I upgrade wire to the battery and how thick wire should I use? |
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Posted on: 2008/1/12 15:12
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| red_johnny | RE:Alternator wiring question | ||
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IT might not be a bad idea to upgrade the wire to the battery or to the distro block. Here is why, I bought an upgraded alturnator for my camaro a few years back when I had it and the alturnator was a High Output car audio grade. Well it worked fine for about 2 months till one day I smelled something burning and smoke came out from under the hood. The wire going to the distrobution block incinerated which means about 6 INCHES of wire was vaporized...gone! I upgraded to 8 guauge wire and never again had a problem.
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Posted on: 2008/1/12 15:30
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