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Message: <blockquote data-quote="djdilliodon!" data-source="post: 8788022" data-attributes="member: 684299"><p>I’ve seen what happens to aluminum wires and cables when exposed to the elements and when in contact with dissimilar metals. It will turn right into a white powder. CCA wire in car is fine but you will have to double the size to match copper. Under the hood is where the most problems can happen. If you live in an area that snows, the salt in the roads will find its way on the connections and those lugs will be copper. The copper always wins and the aluminum corrodes into a milky white substance. A product called penetrox is used in the connections to prevent this but it can only do so much. This all will vary from car to car and area to area. I personally will never run CCA wire, state I live in it will most definitely happen after a season or two from the amount of salt they throw down when it snows.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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