Quick cable question..

[Benrevs]

Ive installed my battery in the boot and I need to run the power cables from it. Ive heard somewhere that you need 9.8mm od at 170A.  I have LOADS of cable from previous amp wiring kits and they are all 8mm, is this going to suffice? is there a higher load on main live cables as opposed to amp power cable?  Only asking as I am skint and cant afford £4 a metre of the stuff!! Ben

[Josho]

What AWG is it? 4AWG might suffice but really, should be 0AWG. Suppose you could use two lengths of 4AWG.

[jacko16v]

Just done this with my track car, cheapest way i found was to cut a new set of good quality jump leads and run a + & - and not the earth from the boot area.

[Benrevs]

lol yea i did eye up the jump leads!!  Im thinking either chop up the leads as cant go wrong with rating there or go down the scrappers and steal the cabling from a beemer with the battery in the rear

[Ben Lessani]

Is there any reason you've put your bat in the boot?

8mm cable is 0 awg - which is perfect for battery/alt wiring. It can tolerate about 245A which is well above what you'll need

[Diamond Hell]

The boot is the right place to put the battery in a Golf - it re-distributes the weight backwards which will improve the balance of the car.

[Ben Lessani]

The boot is the right place to put the battery in a Golf - it re-distributes the weight backwards which will improve the balance of the car.

So that's why my car is always toppling over!