So are all 1/0 gauge wire created equal?

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Stryker wrote:
ttocs wrote:small car?
ya Thats what i was thinking. I'd grab 40 feet just to be sure and get 12 ft. for the ground points, i mean do you really want to chance comin up a tad short. I would avoid the OEM fuse and either add your own or just wire straight to the battery from the alt. i know some people insist there has to be a fuse between the alt. and battery but the guys at Mechman where i got my new H.O. unit told me i could wire straight to the battery and avoid the giant Maxi fuse my car has. i do not think he would have told me that If it was terribly risky, again it's your choice. my .02
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oldskoolmseriesfan wrote:
gridracer wrote:I saw some audison 1/0 awg in a shop in Edmonton it was by far the most flexible 1/0 I have seen yet.
Got some in the local shop and I was just as impressed, it comes with quite a price tag though :|
is it different then the pg/kicker/knu flex?

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oldskoolmseriesfan wrote:
gridracer wrote:I saw some audison 1/0 awg in a shop in Edmonton it was by far the most flexible 1/0 I have seen yet.
Got some in the local shop and I was just as impressed, it comes with quite a price tag though :|
Yeah I think it was over $6/foot
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These are the best kits I have ever used

look 12000Watssssssessseess

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Just look at the power cable abilities

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Wow! Wire fail! I for one don't see any harm in using CCA if it is oversized. I bought some of the Knukonceptz KCA 1/0 cable and I will be running 1500 watts total (170 amps). It is my first time using CCA and this cable actually has a larger diameter than my PG and Stinger 1/0 copper wire. It makes it harder to fit into battery terminals and distro blocks though.
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that isn't 12k watts, its 120k watts. NICE!
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What the fuck, is it me or is something wrong with this kit?! Man it looks like a 8ga in a 1/0 jacket...
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str3atwarrior wrote:What the fuck, is it me or is something wrong with this kit?! Man it looks like a 8ga in a 1/0 jacket...
Yours didn't look like that? Mine did, this isn't normal?? :lol: That's nutz that they actually tried to sell that POS kit. Wow.
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It's crazy, but i don't see anywhere on the box where it specify there is a 1/0 AWG cable...

But still, imagine someone who don't make some research before buying this one, plugs in some 1000w RMS amp with this shit, man with all the rubber there is on this one it would do a real nice toaster effect!
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Hey a 25ft kit, that's exactly what I need...send it over :shifty:
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Thats a 4 gauge kit , not 1 gauge....but I had the pic so had to show it.

Cost for that about $30
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Still it's not a 4Ga cable, does looks like a 8ga to me...

Man 30$! That's even more a steal!
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I would say closer to 12Gauge once we took off the insulation.

Sad part is people are buying this stuff then wondering why the proper stuff is so expensive or their systems sound like crap
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Yep...
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str3atwarrior wrote:It's crazy, but i don't see anywhere on the box where it specify there is a 1/0 AWG cable...

But still, imagine someone who don't make some research before buying this one, plugs in some 1000w RMS amp with this shit, man with all the rubber there is on this one it would do a real nice toaster effect!
nonono, that is safe to 120kW, they should include this kit with the one1
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But it comes with "Heavy Duty Gold Ring Terminal" and "see through inline water resistant AGU fuse holder". Plus is says it is "High Performance"! It must be!

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