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snappytravis
08-09-2013, 02:12 PM
More questions,, I am working on 69 Camaro with aaw hwy 22 kit, I installed the battery in the trunk, from positive post to remote solenoid in trunk out of solenoid to the front of pass side floor board. I mounted a bulkhead fitting there and the other side goes to battery, I have the ignition wire from the switch goes back to solenoid in trunk to operate starter. I now need to get power to fuse box and from alternator to charge battery, I need to install 175 amp mega fuse as well. Should I run one single wire back to the battery from alternator? since the floor post will be dead unless solenoid is activated, or should I eliminate the remote solenoid and just run straight off the ignition to the S terminal on starter then connect my charge wire to the floor post and install mega fuse between floor post and fuse box?
I have fuel pump power, battery cable, starter solenoid wire all on the right side of car just trying not to run more wires then needed.
Thanks Travis

XLexusTech
08-09-2013, 02:41 PM
here is what I would do form here..
Plan 1 use a ford stylr remote solenoid.. bulkhead to solneiod, solenoid to starter... connect alt out to batt side of solenoid (term that goes to bulkhead)
Plan 2 do not use solenoid and connect alternator out to bulkhead.

astroracer
08-11-2013, 07:32 AM
Leaving that big cable from the solenoid dead at all times other then during starting would be my plan. Run a 4ga wire from the alternator to the distribution block on the firewall and from there to the battery. That will power up all of your accessories during run and charge the battery at the same time.
Mark