INSTALLING AMP 4 Gauge how to run from battery to trunk ?

[Swonder67]

you can definitely fit it through, just keep widenind the hole. Oh, and 1" thick wire sounds more like 0 gauge or 1 gauge.

[masperez]

Thanks people but i already did the install I told you man its not that hard no need for drill just cut the wire in half and pull as hard as you can now the wire fits so tight in the hole its just right no problems no drilling and I made an easy


80 dollars!


ha I told you so :frog: :smoka: :sun:


But really i apperciate the help you guys gave with out your info it would of taken weeks for me to come up with disccusion!

THANKS

[SuperJober07]

Heh.. i could be wrong.. ( i doubt it though ) but i think 8 guage is actually thinner than 4 guage.

Hahah.. but a one inch thick wire sounds like Zero guage to me... regardless of what it has written on the wire.

You can put a Vtec sticker on a supra... but that dont make it faster...
or does it?

[masperez]

8 guage is thinner but when i said 1 inch thick i was speaking approxiametly this thing is thick though not like usual wires get a couple of 8 gauges about 4 or 5 hold them together thats how thick this thing is

anyways i found a handy chart you guys might enjoy !


This table shows the amount of current flow which will cause a 1/2 volt (0.50) drop in a 15 foot run of cable. Many people consider 1/2 volt to be the maximum acceptable voltage loss in a system's main power wire. This chart is a bit de-rated, so you may "fudge" a bit and still get acceptable results.

The 'total amp power' A.K.A. total RMS power output of all of the amplifiers combined. It is based on 60% efficiency and a battery voltage of 13.8 volts.

wire: current flow: total amp power: RMS power
0 awg 334 amps 2763 watts
1 awg 265 amps 2193 watts
2 awg 210 amps 1740 watts
3 awg 167 amps 1381 watts
4 awg 132 amps 1096 watts
5 awg 105 amps 870 watts
6 awg 83.4 amps 690 watts
7 awg 66.2 amps 548 watts
8 awg 52.5 amps 435 watts
9 awg 41.7 amps 375 watts
10 awg 33.1 amps 273 watts

11 awg 26.3 amps 217 watts
12 awg 20.84 amps 172 watts
13 awg 16.54 amps 137 watts
14 awg 13.13 amps 109 watts
15 awg 10.42 amps 86 watts
16 awg 8.27 amps 69 watts
17 awg 6.56 amps 54 watts
18 awg 5.21 amps 43 watts
19 awg 4.13 amps 34 watts
20 awg 3.28 amps 27 watts
21 awg 2.60 amps 21 watts

[90CRXZCSi]

My friend steve is running 0 guage wire for him amps in his civic. Think of how much a bitch that had to be.

[JayFidizzy]

I can speak as an I told you!! I originally ran my 4 gauge and i cut it in half......needless to say i got so frustrated i ripped it out and bought a new one and drilled a hole big enough to run it through......just drill it or buy a smaller wire.