Big 3 upgrade

[Gary Hutchison]

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Great job. heavier wiring does wonders. especially the grounds. One thing I would have done beyond what you did would be to install a Ford solenoid. This takes the heavy GM starter draw down to only about 3 amps (old dirt track trick) but what you did works wonders. Good job.

 

[MRAJB]

Any chance this Big 3 upgrade will help me when using my plow? Also all the lights (exterior/interior) in my truck K2500 have a very slight flicker to them. Maybe I have a bad ground somewhere.

 

[MRAJB]

Also do I just remove the factory ground wires, clean up the attachment locations and then connect the new wires?

 

[Cokeman95]

Any chance this Big 3 upgrade will help me when using my plow? Also all the lights (exterior/interior) in my truck K2500 have a very slight flicker to them. Maybe I have a bad ground somewhere.

Definitely will help

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[98chevy2500SS]

x2, two batteries will indeed help with the light issue.

 

[ItsTheSeabass]

What size fuse do you use for the alternator to battery wire?

 

[kennythewelder]

What size fuse do you use for the alternator to battery wire?

At least as big as the amp out put of the alternator. I have a 150 amp fuse on my 105 amp OE alternator. At the time, that was the next biggest fuse over 100 amps that I could find. A 125 amp would have been better, but oh well. Also the 150 amp will allow me to put the bigger alternator in the future.

 

[alpinecrick]

What size fuse do you use for the alternator to battery wire?

Depends on the amp output of your alternator. On my 96 and 97 I have 140a and 105a alternators respectively. On both I use 150 amp circuit breakers.

 

[Casey916]

Yes I did. Out of some drop off aluminum we had at our shop. It is 2 bowties made out of the same 1/8 aluminum. I installed them with some nut rivets that are riveted into the frame work under the hood. The bowties are bolted to this with 10-32 screws. Here are a few pics of it as I made it.

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Hey man you make me that lighted bowtie. Please ill pay for time and parts

 

[Casey916]

A few more pics. They wouldnt all fit in the other post. OK, LOL I had to sneak a few in of my lighted bow tie, and polish work on the alt, AC compressor, SST rad bracket, AC lines, ECT.

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Is your under hood just painted or is that something else and where did you get the radeator support like that