How should I run 8 runs of 0 gauge?

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

id start with 2 or 3 runs. cut a hole in the firewall and use expandi-foam to fill up the gap.
if you need more, you cna alwasy go back and another run or two or five.

That's what I'm thinking right now. I won't be even pulling but maybe 300-350a when I get to where I'm going right now, so I should be good.

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

I was told differently.
Here's the setup. The front battery will be a Batcap 3000, and about a 250 amp alternator. Would 2 runs be sufficient?

what exactly will you be running?

how much power

your battery bank

etc....

2 runs is usually enough for a daily driver.

then again there are plenty of other people on here with a ton of power in their daily drivers

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

That's what I'm thinking right now. I won't be even pulling but maybe 300-350a when I get to where I'm going right now, so I should be good.

you could do just 1 run in that case

2 if you really wanted to

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

what exactly will you be running?how much power

your battery bank

etc....

2 runs is usually enough for a daily driver.

then again there are plenty of other people on here with a ton of power in their daily drivers

Well right now I don't need to upgrade but this is planning for the future here...lol

This is where I want to get to as of right now:

Batcap 3000 upfront, 2 or 3 2000's in the back. A 250a h/o alt. Then 2 eD 9.1s on two AQ HDC318s. Then I plan to upgrade hopefully to 2 AQ 2200Ds.

This is a daily driver but eventually I want to compete some.

 

[teen 10+ year member]

yea, with a single alt set up like that, id do 2 runs. any more is just a waste of wire IMO. especially with the batt. bank in the back, like previously stated.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

I just want to make sure I'm getting all the power I can from the front.

 

[audiobahnuser18 5,000+ posts]

Bones really nice idea i will deff keep that idea in mind also for later on when i do more runs.

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

I was told differently.
Here's the setup. The front battery will be a Batcap 3000, and about a 250 amp alternator. Would 2 runs be sufficient?

2 runs of each would be sufficient.

If you were running multiple alternators then a bunch of wire would be beneficial.

And like you said, you could always add more if necessary. Then again, if you already have the wire you may as well use it, though it's a bit overkill.

 

[PSturmer 10+ year member]

x2. 8 runs are not needed for daily. 4 runs (2 pos and 2 neg) is what i would run with your equipment.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

x2. 8 runs are not needed for daily. 4 runs (2 pos and 2 neg) is what i would run with your equipment.

That's what I'm going to do I think.

I already have 1 power run, so I need only 3 more runs. I need to get some different terminal post though.

 

[Goldtaz1 10+ year member]

Edit: I should have better read what you're asking .
Here's the early progress of 4 of my 8 runs:

Where do you get the materials featured in these pictures and what is it called??

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

Edit: I should have better read what you're asking .
Here's the early progress of 4 of my 8 runs:

My only thing I would say here is that I would not trust zip ties to hold that up permanently. I am sure you have some other method to hold that conduit in place and the zip ties were just temporary. I just didn't want anyone else to think that would work.

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

Where do you get the materials featured in these pictures and what is it called??

Everything pictured can be found in Home Depot's electrical conduit isle.

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

the grey tubing is called liquidtight make sure you take a piece of wire with you so you that you get the right size. there's different types too. there's nonmetallic and metallic so make sure you get one that you want.

 

[TNTR70 10+ year member]

why not ground to the frame for the batteries in the back and save money on the wire