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What cable size do I need?

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limey66

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I'm getting close to fitting a battery and turning over (and maybe even starting) my 'stang, but I have no battery cables to copy.

What size cable should I use? I'm guessing the +ve to the starter solenoid, the starter solenoid to starter, the -ve to ground and engine to chassis should all be the same size.

On tiny engines like we have over here, I would normally use a 16mm^2 cable, but for a 289 I wonder if I need something bigger. I can work with American or Imperial cable sizes.

What do you guys advise?
 

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Look for as big of a guage as you can get. The saying "the bigger the better" really works well here. Look for 00 gauge wire. I think Summit carrys it.
 
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Why not buy a Summit Battery relocation kit, it comes with everything you need and costs like $50, i got one installed on my Mustang
 
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