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1995 Pontiac Firebird firewall?

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by smoker » Thu Jan 05, 2006 5:24 am

i tried that once years ago and it was all good until one day something kick up and grabbed a hold of it and ripped it from the car....not good

by phthisis » Thu Jan 05, 2006 2:34 am

sorry double posted

by phthisis » Thu Jan 05, 2006 2:34 am

I have flex tube around it and it is strapped as high as possible. It's less than a five inch length of wire actually under the car and I check the tube around the wire for damage quite often. So far I haven't found a scratch on it.

by JeremyC » Wed Jan 04, 2006 4:57 pm

Yeah you can run it under the car, but you need to protect it somehow. I use 3/4 ID flex tube or 3/4 ID pvc pipe for the ones I do. The PVC gives the best protection, but the flex is way easer to use. I also make sure I run the wire as high up the frame as I can, that way it is less likely to get hit by something.

by Jszar » Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:28 am

There really is no other way to make a solid get through the firewall than to run it underneath. I think everyone here will highly recomend that you diconect that wire and run it properly, immediatly. Though it probably can be, that wire is not specifically designed to be exposed to the elements, especially under a car. I am sure there is a grommet somewhere, and if there isnt, then I'd suggest you do this right and just drill a hole.

by smoker » Wed Jan 04, 2006 5:14 am

its not underneath the car is it?

by phthisis » Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:11 pm

I have a 95 firebird and I just ran the wire around the firewall because i couldnt find any place to fit 1/0 and didnt want to drill anything. I went down the passenger side door and up into the floor on the passenger side where there was already a grommet(dont think it was a factory grommet but not sure).

by Chris from MI » Tue Jan 03, 2006 7:40 pm

You can usually find a grommet to go through. Luckily the rustang had a completly unused one in the fire wall that was even big enough to fit my 1/0 through. Be careful if you do drill thru cause hitting wires can really suck. Also if you use the same one as the throttle cable, be sure that you don't put any resistance on the cable or pinch it. That would suck to have the peddle hanging up.

by Mithrandir » Tue Jan 03, 2006 3:14 pm

lol oops should be close, i think most cars have a layout like that. Im sure there is a grommet somewhere that leads right under the dash, even if its the one the throttle cable goes through

by lotas » Tue Jan 03, 2006 2:40 pm

Mithrandir wrote:95 sunfire, take out the batter air box and fuse box, poke a hole in the grommet where the big wiring is goin through, and it leads right into the car near the kick panels, thats how i ran my 4 gauge
thanks mith...is sunfire the same layout as a firebird though?

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