Dual battery, what wire?

[Imshirazy 10+ year member]

Hey guys, I was planning to hook up an extra battery in my trunk for my system, I was wondering what size wire you guys think I should use to connect them(engine battery to back battery).

I have a 4 gauge wire running back there right now, would be this adequate to feed about 1600 rms that is running from the two amps i have?

Basically to sum it up, if I use a 4 gauge wire from the front battery/alt + to the back battery +, would this be an alright set up if the two amps I am using run 1600rms combined?

Thanks..

-Ivan

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[Crzy 10+ year member]

i have some 2/0, its what i used pm me with what ft you need and we can work something out

 

[Imshirazy 10+ year member]

thanks, pmed

also, could anyone by any chance link me to a DIY? I can't find any good ones and apparently this will be more work than I thought

i figured i'd get my stock alt. tuned to put out more but my friend is telling me this will cause complications..

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

http://www.kinetikaudio.com/manuals/khccells.pdf page 8

 

[adas Pro Seller]

2 guage is minimum I'd recommend between the batteries, especialy that far away. But I would say 1/0+ is better power-power/ground-grund is also better

 

[coolahan 10+ year member]

0 ga minimum //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Crzy 10+ year member]

its real easy, i put in an isolator also jus trunt he wires like hte isolator says and either run back a ground from batt to batt or ground it to the chassi of the car and make a better ground up on front battery

 

[2loud4u 10+ year member]

isolator is not needed unless you wanna play your system with the car off for long periods of time.

 

[Crzy 10+ year member]

yup and thats what i do, never have to worry about my car not starting due to bumpin with my car off at a party in the feild or somethin