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Bwcad1
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a 1606 is different than a 2000. and i believe those terminals are 2 gage no 4 gage. which should suffice however im a firm believer in overbuilding. my Mbquart has 4gage terminals and i have 0 gage wire ran into it.
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And I am sure Bill leaves the excess wire all shaggy so he can see some nice fireworks as well :D
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is there any reason hifonics amps have 2 gauge connections, being that 2 guage wire isnt exactly the most common
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No real reason and ive asked that question many times lol
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Jon wrote:And I am sure Bill leaves the excess wire all shaggy so he can see some nice fireworks as well :D
what else would you want to look at? lol actually i have heat shrink boots over the ends ;)
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jgs07 wrote:if u need 0 gauge wire for the hifonics amps, the more powerful amps, y doesnt hifonics make the terminals bigger? on my amp the bxi 1606. the terminals are just big enough for a 4 gauge. i have 0 gauge on my amp but i had shave off quite a bit of wire just to get it in the terminal.
Use a dist. block to drop it down to 4 gauge just before the amp????? :bigwink:
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