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[mythyone 10+ year member]

Im running 4 gauge atm but im gonna be getting a 9.1 in a tiny bit and was gonna switch to 1/0 gauge. I was just wondering if there was a big diff between 4 and 1/0 gauge and if different brands are better than others? Thanks.

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[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

The bigger the wire, the bigger the cross sectional area, the less resistivity. I could prove it using the resistivity equation, but it would be a waste of time unless you are interested. I always shoot for overkill encase I want to upgrade later. Wire is wire, so it doesn't matter which brand. Get the cheapest stuff and it'll work just fine.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

think of wire as a funnel and current as water....lower the gauge ...the bigger the opening.....what would the water do //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

 

[bball09124 10+ year member]

Im running 4 gauge atm but im gonna be getting a 9.1 in a tiny bit and was gonna switch to 1/0 gauge. I was just wondering if there was a big diff between 4 and 1/0 gauge and if different brands are better than others? Thanks.

You'll be fine with 4 ga for that amp. You won't see a difference upgrading, but it never hurts.

 

[mythyone 10+ year member]

Cool, thanks for the fast posts. I didnt think it would make a huge dif, just wanted to check. It does save me $ from getting new wire and time from re running it

 

[AVX Mike 10+ year member]

I see you are from WI, if you ever need anything pm me or find me on yahoo messenger.