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what is the max amperage a starter draws as it cranks the shit out of the motor?

 

EEEEEEEEeeekkkkkkkk ;-) I don't think many will be able to answer this one but I could be wrong!

 

It makes up the choice of me moving my battery ...

 

The place I bought my 4 guage wire from won't take it back. They are bitches!

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sell it to some kid who needs wire for a stereo, then buy some 1 gauge

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yeah, thats an easy one ... oh, and since you posted on this thread before I could remove it ...

 

It averages up to 300+ amps ...

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here is a clue. look at your battery terminals and look how big the wires is..

 

yahh 8gauge at best! proably 10 gauge

 

4ga will be more then enough to do it.

 

i relocated my battery to the trunk and i only have 1 wire thats 4ga(several feet) that goes to the positive battery terminal up front. i just grounded the battery to the turnk with(4foot wire) 4ga and left the ground terminal grounded to the car. So far no problems yet :D

 

As for the awnser to your question. your starter pulls around 50amps at 12 volts that requires 10gauge or better. So 4ga is more then enough

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currious tho can anyone else second this that 4 guage is plenty?

 

i am just wanting more OK's ... HOT DAMN!

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The general rule of thumb on starter draw tests is V8's = ~200amps, V6's = ~150amps, and 4cyl's = ~125amps. These are the "normal" current draws.

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you oughta be good come to think of it since the rest of hte car is usually much smaller then 4 gauge

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It would be nice if the 4ga. will work cause I just put it in and don't want to pull it for 0ga or something. Plus I could get the battery in the trunk in a matter of minutes... I think when I get the time I will plop the battery in the trunk and see how it works, someone elses is doing it so I don't see why not.

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