..probably a well overused topic of disscussion.
Always worried that the alternator was barely charging the battery (the car would barely turn over sometimes), and after two alternators, I decided to go with a one wire 130 amp 3G setup.
Heres what I did:
1. One wire 3G 130 amp with four gauge to the battery (pry a 'lil over 6 feet).
2. From the battery 4 gauge to the starter relay.
3. 2 Gauge to the starter from the starter relay (damn near 9 feet 'cos the relay is in the inner fender).
4. Brand new Optima Deep cycle battery.
5. Rerouted starter relay and all drivers side engine compartment wiring through the inside of the fender.
Here's the issues:
1. There's a lot more voltage (14.1v) BUT, after the car sits will barely turn over again.
2. Where should the ground wires (large wire and small wire) from the battery attach to? I cannot remember where either of these should go. Whats the ideal ground place?
3. Aluminum bracket on the alternator. Is this a problem? Do I need to run a ground wire to the bolts (this is a Paxton supercharged car and the Paxton alternator bracket is aluminum too).
help!
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