Amart88 Posted May 7, 2011 Report Posted May 7, 2011 Hello, I am starting a build in a Pontiac pursuit. I just got a 270 amp Ohio gen alternator today. I got the new alt in but now i am kind of lost... I am not a mechanic so with the new one in I plan on running 0 gauge to the battery in the trunk (BIG 3). The question is do do I need a bypass? and what do I do with the stock power wire as its around 10 gauge and runs through the engine compartment and ends up as 4 gauge in the trunk connected to the positive terminal. Do i just leave it disconnected and run the 0 ga or what. There is also a little 2 pin plug that still fits the new alt so thats no problem. Also I just noticed the electric trunk pop wont work now :0. heres some pics. any help would be great Quote My 2005 s10 blazer build. 4 zcon 18's walled.
speedball1978 Posted May 7, 2011 Report Posted May 7, 2011 trunk pop won't work either because of 2 reasons.. blown fuse, or bad acutator, i had same problem and it was the actuator that failed, Quote
Amart88 Posted May 7, 2011 Author Report Posted May 7, 2011 trunk pop won't work either because of 2 reasons.. blown fuse, or bad acutator, i had same problem and it was the actuator that failed, Yeah but it worked before i put the new alt in. Quote My 2005 s10 blazer build. 4 zcon 18's walled.
bassrace Posted May 7, 2011 Report Posted May 7, 2011 Keep the stock positive if you want i did. Just run your positive from the alt back to the batt. Just fuse itclose to the batt Quote 145.9@40hz 145.3@34hz big 3 X2 group 34 Deka Group 31 All 0/1 awg jl meta wire Alpine CDA 7894 Orion HCCA D5000 2 AQ HDC312's Crunch gpv1100.2 (for 6.5"s only) AQ pro audio 6.5" - 3 sets AQ supertweeters - 2 sets 2000 Slamry
Amart88 Posted May 7, 2011 Author Report Posted May 7, 2011 Keep the stock positive if you want i did. Just run your positive from the alt back to the batt. Just fuse itclose to the batt Ok, so I can run the stock wire and the 0 gauge to the back and fuse the 0 gauge? Quote My 2005 s10 blazer build. 4 zcon 18's walled.
bassrace Posted May 7, 2011 Report Posted May 7, 2011 Yes you could possibly do away with the stock positive since almost 300 amps of current will be passing through it, but im not sure what else is connected to the stock wiring but you could always take out the stock fuse an add a 300amp fuse to it just to keep the stock and have 0awg. Yes fuse the 0awg close to the batt. In the back Quote 145.9@40hz 145.3@34hz big 3 X2 group 34 Deka Group 31 All 0/1 awg jl meta wire Alpine CDA 7894 Orion HCCA D5000 2 AQ HDC312's Crunch gpv1100.2 (for 6.5"s only) AQ pro audio 6.5" - 3 sets AQ supertweeters - 2 sets 2000 Slamry
speedball1978 Posted May 7, 2011 Report Posted May 7, 2011 trunk pop won't work either because of 2 reasons.. blown fuse, or bad acutator, i had same problem and it was the actuator that failed, Yeah but it worked before i put the new alt in. doesn't matter.. sometimes upgrading or adding new equipment can cause things to fail in a car.. trust me.. the only way to tell if your actuator has gone bad, would be you should hear a clickin noise from the actuator ... and if you do hear it.. its bad.. if you hear nothing at all, then you popped a fuse ... check your fuse box Quote
Amart88 Posted May 7, 2011 Author Report Posted May 7, 2011 Yes you could possibly do away with the stock positive since almost 300 amps of current will be passing through it, but im not sure what else is connected to the stock wiring but you could always take out the stock fuse an add a 300amp fuse to it just to keep the stock and have 0awg. Yes fuse the 0awg close to the batt. In the back Yeah, that's the reason i don't want to remove the stock wire because I do not know whats connected to it as it is 10 gauge from the alt and by the time it gets to the battery its 4 gauge so it definitely splits off somewhere I assume. I got the idea from berlow7 on Youtube, he did the same thing with the same alternator. It looks like he just kept the stock wire and ran multiple 4 gauge runs instead of 0 gauge as his preference. I do not know where the factory fuse is on the stock wire and the 300amp fuse holders i have are only for 0 gauge. I would think 270 amps of current would burn up the stock wire but i could be wrong. I just did not want to cause a fire or blow my computer Quote My 2005 s10 blazer build. 4 zcon 18's walled.
bassrace Posted May 7, 2011 Report Posted May 7, 2011 Yea that current will pop the stock fuse i doubt it would burn up. I had ran 2 4 awg then switched to a single 0awg the 0 made a huge diff. You can put 4awg in a 0awg holder Quote 145.9@40hz 145.3@34hz big 3 X2 group 34 Deka Group 31 All 0/1 awg jl meta wire Alpine CDA 7894 Orion HCCA D5000 2 AQ HDC312's Crunch gpv1100.2 (for 6.5"s only) AQ pro audio 6.5" - 3 sets AQ supertweeters - 2 sets 2000 Slamry
bassrace Posted May 7, 2011 Report Posted May 7, 2011 And your stock fuse will be close to the batt prob by the fuse box Quote 145.9@40hz 145.3@34hz big 3 X2 group 34 Deka Group 31 All 0/1 awg jl meta wire Alpine CDA 7894 Orion HCCA D5000 2 AQ HDC312's Crunch gpv1100.2 (for 6.5"s only) AQ pro audio 6.5" - 3 sets AQ supertweeters - 2 sets 2000 Slamry
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