Coolwazabi Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 ok 1. battery + to alt. 2. battery - to chassis/body/frame. 3. engine block to chassis/body/frame. if you want' date=' to be protected more, [glow=red,2,300']put a fuse between your battery and alt wire.[/glow] Yea I heard, This can cause fires if u dont. What is the best place to ground a wire from the engine block, And Does it matter where u bolt your wires on the alternator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmachine Posted January 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 ok 1. battery + to alt. 2. battery - to chassis/body/frame. 3. engine block to chassis/body/frame. if you want' date=' to be protected more, [glow=red,2,300']put a fuse between your battery and alt wire.[/glow] Yea I heard, This can cause fires if u dont. What is the best place to ground a wire from the engine block, And Does it matter where u bolt your wires on the alternator Ive never look at mine. I will check it out and thanks for the tip anyway. Quote Windows Xp1 40 & 120gigHDDMSI BoardUNDERCONSTRUCTION Dr. Doom aka StarScream3kDestruction at ur service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low n Loud Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 i actually had the same question as bassmachine. i just wanted to know what size fuse should i put between my battery+ to my alt+?? im using 1/0 awg and my fuse going from my battery to my batcap is 250amp. should i use a 250amp fuse from my batt+ to my alt+?? this is the first time im doin the big 3 and i dont want my car going up in flames Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyBoy Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 ok 1. battery + to alt. 2. battery - to chassis/body/frame. 3. engine block to chassis/body/frame. if you want' date=' to be protected more, [glow=red,2,300']put a fuse between your battery and alt wire.[/glow] Yea I heard, This can cause fires if u dont. What is the best place to ground a wire from the engine block, And Does it matter where u bolt your wires on the alternatorwhatve you been looking at? look for a stud on the back of the alternator that should already have a wire going from that to the battery sometimes. attach it to that. the engine block, anywhere theres a bolt and isnt in the way of melting the wire or getting stuck in a fan or something. be smart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyBoy Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 i actually had the same question as bassmachine. i just wanted to know what size fuse should i put between my battery+ to my alt+?? im using 1/0 awg and my fuse going from my battery to my batcap is 250amp. should i use a 250amp fuse from my batt+ to my alt+?? this is the first time im doin the big 3 and i dont want my car going up in flames what size is your alternator? thats what size fuse you should use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low n Loud Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 yea i never upgraded my alt, so i think its 80 amp. its a 05 matrix. just to make sure, where can i go to make sure my alt is 80 amp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyBoy Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 its an 80 amp. put either an 80 amp fuse or a 100 amp fuse inline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low n Loud Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 thanks bro. now since this is the first time im doing this, what should i expect, more constant volts rite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyBoy Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 starts easier/quicker, and should charge a little faster after a big bass drop. and yes, a little higher/more constant voltage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmachine Posted January 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 starts easier/quicker, and should charge a little faster after a big bass drop. and yes, a little higher/[glow=red,2,300]more constant voltage[/glow]. 4show Quote Windows Xp1 40 & 120gigHDDMSI BoardUNDERCONSTRUCTION Dr. Doom aka StarScream3kDestruction at ur service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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