several runs of 0/1 or 0/2

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

When people who compete in car audio use several runs of 0/1 or 0/2 wire or even bigger to stregnthen thier electrical system and reduce voltage drop, do the typically run them inside or underneath the car. Iwould hate to have a big gaping hole in my firewall but at the same time I wouldn't want a large conduit pipe underneath my car.

Any tips from the pros?

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[Perdonic 10+ year member]

are you competing because if not it aint worth it doing more then one run of 0/1awg to the back, I would think in the car and the seal it off with sound deadner or something so no weather gets in.

 

[Kevokrook77 10+ year member]

I believe you would have to run that under the car. There's no way you could disguise several runs of 0/1 let alont 0/2 gauge wire. I dunno though...

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

I intend to compete in street A. I was hoping this season, but maybe next season. The more I investigate, the more there is to it to be sucessful. I still intend to, just which season

 

[Perdonic 10+ year member]

well how many runs of wire are we looking at?

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

I was thinking 4 runs of 0/1. I was thinking of running two PowerBass XA 3000D strapped off this battery. It is not like a car audio battery, it is used to operate hydrolic soleniods on a boom truck. quite stingy with the voltage and over 1k CCA. Hopefully, it will also start my car on comp days.

 

[Mr. Opportunist 10+ year member]

street a you will get demolished unless you can pull a 160 on the dash... btw it is 1/0 and 2/0 not 0/1 and 0/2 i dont see how you can mess that up every time you post? you can run it either through or under the car. I ran 2 runs of 4/0 one in car one out of car, i would say that you will be better off running it through the car. also for dbdrag i believe it must be a car battery... or atleast a batter that will fit under your hood in factory location w/ only modifying half of the tray iirc off the top of my head

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

street a you will get demolished unless you can pull a 160 on the dash... btw it is 1/0 and 2/0 not 0/1 and 0/2 i dont see how you can mess that up every time you post? you can run it either through or under the car. I ran 2 runs of 4/0 one in car one out of car, i would say that you will be better off running it through the car. also for dbdrag i believe it must be a car battery... or atleast a batter that will fit under your hood in factory location w/ only modifying half of the tray iirc off the top of my head

street A wont be QUITE that high, but it'll be over a 155.

The battery has a size limit, 800 sq. in. i believe, not sure if it has to be a "car battery" though. It has to be 12v and in the stock position though.

 

[Mr. Opportunist 10+ year member]

street A wont be QUITE that high, but it'll be over a 155.
The battery has a size limit, 800 sq. in. i believe, not sure if it has to be a "car battery" though. It has to be 12v and in the stock position though.

well how high is the guy w/ the 2 l7's so far? he still has all season to get louder //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

well how high is the guy w/ the 2 l7's so far? he still has all season to get louder //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

I have one smilie for the european guys: //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

 

[Nova_ 10+ year member]

Does your car have a ****** hump by chance??? There is an idea... (run it on the sides of the ****** hump and cut a whole in the trunk for the wires...)

 

[Mr. Opportunist 10+ year member]

I have one smilie for the european guys: //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif aint that the truth, they need to come work on my car //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gif

 

[Fate710 10+ year member]

I'm currentyl competing in MECA AS2 and I ran only one run of 1/0 to the back. Mine is also underneath the truck.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Guys just remember that your power is only as good as your ground and if you have a unibody, the one run of 0 has less resistance than your chassis.

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

i had 3 runs of 2/0 power and 2 runs of 2/0 ground in my crx.... ran through the hole in the firewall that was alreayd there....