How should I run 8 runs of 0 gauge?

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

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

Because the wire has less resistance //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

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

The electricity flows better in the wire, because the copper is a better conductor than the steel frame. Better electrical=MOAR POWER!!!

 

[hazardous0388 10+ year member]

i used an air saw on my firewall in my eclipse and cut a big square hole out. put some loom around the edges and ran my wire through. still havent sealed it up yet though... =\

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

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.

They work fine. I check them every once in awhile to ensure they're till holding up, haven't had one go bad yet. There's more on there than what's shown in the pic, that's just the installation process.

 

[Gavriley2007 10+ year member]

i hope your running like 10k+ for that much wire, i have 2 + and 2 - and run a shit ton of power with no problems

dont you love how the electrical and wire turns out more then the audio gear itself.....

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

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

It is liquid tight flexible conduit. Both the conduit and the pvc elbows can be found in the electrical department at hardware stores such as Lowes. It does a great job of protecting the wire. I think that I bought 3/4". Sometimes it can be hard to pull the wire through it, so if you pour a little liquid sope through it'll slide and easy:veryhapp:

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

They work fine. I check them every once in awhile to ensure they're till holding up, haven't had one go bad yet. There's more on there than what's shown in the pic, that's just the installation process.

Is that for a show vehicle or a daily? I would weld in some small metal scraps for a daily to hold that conduit up in place. Or even some pipe strap would do. I would just never trust zip ties under a car to hold my power wire. To each his own though I guess.

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

Is that for a show vehicle or a daily? I would weld in some small metal scraps for a daily to hold that conduit up in place. Or even some pipe strap would do. I would just never trust zip ties under a car to hold my power wire. To each his own though I guess.

It's daily, but will soon just be for competition only. There's plentlyof them under there, the stress is well distributed.

 

[Goldtaz1 10+ year member]

The electricity flows better in the wire, because the copper is a better conductor than the steel frame. Better electrical=MOAR POWER!!!

This makes very little sense to me considering the battery up front is grounded to the same steel frame. I'm not doubting you, I've just never fully understood the purpose in spending that much money on wire. I would think that as long as you keep the ground wire very short in the rear, grounding to the frame at the back would be just as effective.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

This makes very little sense to me considering the battery up front is grounded to the same steel frame. I'm not doubting you, I've just never fully understood the purpose in spending that much money on wire. I would think that as long as you keep the ground wire very short in the rear, grounding to the frame at the back would be just as effective.

Because the front batt. and the alt are where all the power is being generated at, so therefore everything is grounded to the battery and alt either way. The frame somewhat acts as a wire to complete the circuit. The copper wire will let the energy/power/juice whatever flow better than the frame because copper is a better conductor than steel.