DIY: The "Big 3" wire upgrade
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From: Los Lunas, New Mexico, USA.
Vehicle: 2001 Hyundai Tiburon, 2004 Kia Sorento, 2010 Kia Soul
There aren't any loose wires up there. All have been zip tied down.
Good job spiceflow. I think I'll do this soon.
I do agree with alabama_boi though (both times tongue.gif ), I'll be trying to hide the wires too. Just to make it tidy.
I do agree with alabama_boi though (both times tongue.gif ), I'll be trying to hide the wires too. Just to make it tidy.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (00Tibby)</div><div class='quotemain'>wats the result of the clearance?</div>
Oh yeah! I forgot to update this. oops.gif After several months, I don't see any signs of damage or wear on the wire that goes under the hood support. So it should be just fine there.
Oh yeah! I forgot to update this. oops.gif After several months, I don't see any signs of damage or wear on the wire that goes under the hood support. So it should be just fine there.
I see some flaws in your design.
While it is good to run a bigger cable from the ALT to the battery it also needs a fuse. The regular inline fuse is 100AMP And from what I see you have no fuse at all. This has the potential of hhurting the battery and/or ALT.

The cable connector you changed is E31-1
And if you ddint leave the original installed the ALT is losing its sensing ability and over charging the battery this will cause it die quicker. And will put more straing on the ALT and thats means less HP.
I just think this should be addressed we dont want any tib owners stranded off to the side of the road.
Your ground points seem alright. Thou I would add one to the back of the firewall near the brake booster since most of the ground points for the engine sensor all run lines back to that point.
While it is good to run a bigger cable from the ALT to the battery it also needs a fuse. The regular inline fuse is 100AMP And from what I see you have no fuse at all. This has the potential of hhurting the battery and/or ALT.

The cable connector you changed is E31-1
And if you ddint leave the original installed the ALT is losing its sensing ability and over charging the battery this will cause it die quicker. And will put more straing on the ALT and thats means less HP.
I just think this should be addressed we dont want any tib owners stranded off to the side of the road.
Your ground points seem alright. Thou I would add one to the back of the firewall near the brake booster since most of the ground points for the engine sensor all run lines back to that point.


