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OneFastHatch.
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From a hatch were the spare tire is to the coil. Routing it and everything how long do you think?

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I'd say 15' to be safe.

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I was gonna say 14 but 15 isgood. Anything I need to worry about? Ima run a good size gauge wire to it. No fuses or bullshit right?

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I would run 1 or 0 gauge wire, there are various ways to do it. If your going to run your car at the track you'll have to add an external kill switch for the power.

http://www.fnsweet.com/garage/battery.shtml

This guy ran his to a fuse block but you can get away with running it to the starter solenoid, I would add an inline fuse too.

[ March 21, 2012, 08:26 PM: Message edited by: Greasy ]

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