Real tech discussion on design, fabrication, testing, development of custom or adapted parts for Pontiac Fieros. Not questions about the power a CAI will give.
Depends on the starter. Low compression I4 starters draw less current than high torque starters for high compression V8's. But I think 200 amps is a good round average number.
The reason I ask is becuase my battery has been relocated to the front. Having a live wire running that long scares me. I'd like to put a fuse (one of those marine type) up by the battery. Need something sufficient for the starter, but will pop should the battery wire get chaffed.
You can measure it yourself... Install the wire as-is, and measure the resistance from one end to the other. Have someone crank it while you measure the voltage drop from one end to the other. Current = V/R.
How do you measure the resistance of the wire? Wouldn't you need to be flowing huge amounts of current before it even developes any measureable amount of resistance? :scratch:
Summit racing has some really good relocation kits. The kits have the battery ends as well as some funky clear-covered braided hose. They also sell main junction boxes you can put right next to your battery to address the live wire problem.
all you want a fuse for is incase the cable gets chaffed and shorts out? time better spent keeping it from rubbing on anything conductive - fuses are a bad idea in the primary feed line IMO