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Is there any down sides to having a neg run frt to back. I've heard a few different things ie. Not needed waste of money blah blah. I'm a firm believer in over killing electrical so cash on wire isn't a prob. So pretty much is it gonna hurt the system to have a neg run.

Edit: there is a batt bank in the rear.

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More the merrier goes with everything electrical. Btw if you mean a negative run from your amp all the way to the front battery then no

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I've tested in my car and found this: With quality grounds, a negative run won't give you much benefit. Added a negative run, no notable difference in front-back voltage drop. Clamped the run for power and it was only carrying 12a of load compared to a 280 amp input from the positives. 2 positive runs, 1 negative run

Switch the negative run to a positive run, gained .25v under load.

Not saying it won't do anything. It carried a measurable amount of power. But run-for-run I think most would benefit from an extra positive run vs. a negative run. Of note: I am grounded to my strut tower in both the front and rear of the car

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Depends on power level you are talking about.

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Well that might be worth trying. Swapping the ground to a pos and grounding on the body front and back to see the difference. I'm running 3.5k now looking to bump up to 5-7.5k later on.

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Depends on power level you are talking about.

Sshhh you have enough alternator to power a cruise ship :)

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Negative runs not necessary but if I was competing with said vehicle I would do 2 power and 2 ground. Could be the difference between winning and losing. But for just daily driving not needed for your application.

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2016 MWSPL 1st place Mayhem/2nd Adv 4/2nd Xtreme 4
2015 MWSPL 2nd place Mayhem & 4th Xtreme 4
2014 USACI 2nd place Streetbeat 5 - 162.6 db
2014 MWSPL 2nd place Xtreme 4 - 144.9 db
2013 USACI 1st place Streetbeat 4 - 161.9 db
2013 USACI 1st place Street Q+ - 162.8 db
2013 MWSPL 3rd Kaos2 & 4th Xtreme 4
2011 USACI 2nd place MOD 1001-2k - 160.0 db
2011 MWSPL 4th place: Adv3 - 157.8 db, Kaos2 - 150s db, Xtreme4 - 140s db
2010 ARSPL 1st place 501-750 - 160.3 db Arkansas loudest

Best score to date 164.4 db - Termlab Outlaw

Streetbeat 4 - 161.9 db

Streetbeat 5 - 162.6 db

MWSPL on Dash Legal door open (Music) - 162.5 db

Sealed on dash Legal (Music) - 161.1 db - Termlab

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