What did you do to your ride today???
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Well the need for that big of wire is for battery relocation in the trunk. I'm just crimping eyeloop terminals on.
Edit: That is sweet but what is it actually called lol and those are types of terminal ends I'm using.
Edit: That is sweet but what is it actually called lol and those are types of terminal ends I'm using.
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Re: What did you do to your ride today???
If you are just doing battery stuff and not a giant stereo system, 4awg wire should be fine. That is what most battery cables are. As for the name of that tool - I don't know. I would guess a "4 gauge wire crimper" ? lol I have no idea.
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Re: What did you do to your ride today???
It's a lug crimping tool, you can find them for under $20 on fleabay, sometimes you can get the hydraulic ones.
What I've done in the past is use a propane torch and non-flux pipe solder and treated them like solder cup connectors.
Not as elegant, but it works.
What I've done in the past is use a propane torch and non-flux pipe solder and treated them like solder cup connectors.
Not as elegant, but it works.
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Re: What did you do to your ride today???
Not when you relocate it to the trunk 14ft away lol. I needed to go up in size.4g63mightymax wrote:If you are just doing battery stuff and not a giant stereo system, 4awg wire should be fine. That is what most battery cables are. As for the name of that tool - I don't know. I would guess a "4 gauge wire crimper" ? lol I have no idea.

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Larger wire isn't always better though.
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Re: What did you do to your ride today???
True, but when running stuff like the Positive feed from the starter to the battery, too small of a wire like if I did 14ft of 4AWG would have too much voltage drop from end to end over that distance would be the issue.
Tim
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Took a picture of a foot and a half of snow on my baby. 

Walt
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Some people never have anything except ideas. Go do it.
Emissions & fuel economy haven't exactly been areas of strength for past rotary power plants, but absolutely no one with a soul has ever cared.
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1991 3000GT VR4 | 1994 3000GT SL
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Nice work! Why is it not posted on here?!
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Re: What did you do to your ride today???
RaptorReed wrote:True, but when running stuff like the Positive feed from the starter to the battery, too small of a wire like if I did 14ft of 4AWG would have too much voltage drop from end to end over that distance would be the issue.
Voltage drop for 14 feet of 4 gauge compared to 14 feet of 2 gauge around 100 amps is 0.7 volt for 4 gauge and 0.4 volt for 2 gauge. For the short duration that a starter is used for, its not a big deal going with 4 gauge.
I just mounted and hooked up a deep cycle battery wired with an automatic battery isolator to my duramax. It now runs my accessories like the LED light bar, Espar heater, stereo, and soon to be the heating fan in the cab once I get an adjustable temperature switch and another timing relay. The reason for this is when I am gone to work for a week and park the truck at the airport there are no plug-ins for it. The plane lands and at -30 to -40*C the diesel trucks dont like to start with no block heaters. So, I have the Espar heater hooked up to the trunk release on my command start (cellular), it latches in a timing relay (I have set to run for 2 hours). With in an hour the truck is up to 130*F and thirty minutes later is 160*F and barely burns any fuel. The two OEM batteries are now able to run the air intake heater and glow plugs when the key is turned on, then have enough power left to start the truck at -40* with no issues

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Front end swap on the truck. Looks so much better. I just need to find a paintable grill or a chrome one and I'll be happy.






-Ryan
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1990 R32 GTS bn sports body kit/caged ls2/6spd
1999 Ford F350 7.3l diesel
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1990 R32 GTS bn sports body kit/caged ls2/6spd
1999 Ford F350 7.3l diesel
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Re: What did you do to your ride today???
Ryan did you check 1aauto for stuff you need? We may have some of it.
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Re: What did you do to your ride today???
HD conversions FTW Ryan!!!! Those headlights and taillights go for some $$$. I'm in the market for a superduty ford. Think I'm gonna try n find a v10 tho.
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My f350 is a diesel and I love it. I'll never get rid of this truck. I got the whole front end in exchange for some labor. Front end only took 45 min to and hour to do. Only connector that had to be changed was the actual headlight bulb connector. So happy the grill guard is off.
-Ryan
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I wanted a diesel. We've always had a good ol 7.3 around here and there awesome dad bought a 6.0 couple years back and its way better then any of our 7.3s so far and that ford 5spd auto is a hell of a transmission. Which I think you can get behind the 03+ v10s even. But for as much actual towing as it'll be doing. I cant justify the fuel price. I got the new mitsu for DD/messing around off the beaten path, the mercury for cruising down the highway tho she will go places she shouldn't, and hopefully I'll find a nice v10 soon.
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My 7.3 is decent on fuel economy. 6.0s are great once bulletproofed. It's cheaper to drive my diesel than my gasoline dodge ever could be. 6.0s also don't get the best fuel economy but make great power!
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1989 R32.4 Nissan Skyline GTS-T 4dr Ls/turbo/6spd
1990 R32 GTS bn sports body kit/caged ls2/6spd
1999 Ford F350 7.3l diesel
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2012 Chevy Equinox
1989 R32.4 Nissan Skyline GTS-T 4dr Ls/turbo/6spd
1990 R32 GTS bn sports body kit/caged ls2/6spd
1999 Ford F350 7.3l diesel
1971 Dodge Demon
5 s13 240sx
2012 Chevy Equinox