Howdy
I'm collecting materials to put the battery in the trunk of my demon and I have a bunch of questions. It seems like a pretty simple process, but there are some details I want to get right.
First, here is my plan- please point out any holes or dangerous missteps!
I want to bolt down a sealed maintainance free battery in the rear left of the trunk, with a 2 or 0 gauge primary wire to the trunk floor (cleaned to bare metal) for ground and a 0 gauge wire up to the big terminal on the starter. The motor will be grounded to the frame and or firewall with 2 or 0g. From the starter terminal I will put a 4g wire to an audio style splitter (like the competition stereo guys use to wire multiple amps) with four 8g outputs for the big +'s on my relays- horn, fuel pump, fans, and stock harness + connection.
My Questions:
Can I put a fuse inline just after the battery on the big + cable? I already have one of those inline fuse holders and some 100 amp fuses. Will that both burn before the big cable starts a fire if it shorts, and also not melt if I have to crank the starter motor more than average in case of flooding, cold start, etc? How many amps does my new style mini starter pull?
Who is a good supplier for relays? Right now I have some cheesy taiwan crap from autozone, waiting to strand me. I like the idea of a bigger box that plugs in relays from the top like on a 92 cherokee I once had, but I don't need that many and the aftermarket relay blocks I've seen are too much money. I would be happy with relays that have a mounting provision, so I can make a neat row of them where the battery used to be.
Last, my alternator needs replacement. I would like to go with a nice big one to support my fans, fuel pump, etc. I already have the dual field type, so I would only need to upgrade the output wire, right? Which alternator is reasonable, and what guage wire should I use as an upgrade?
Thanks
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