Anyone replace a the positive side battery cable? 05 GT

[ZwookY]

Finally got the new cable installed. Took me 2 1/2 hours. The top ground and fuse box connections were super easy. Taking the tire off made it easy to access the connection to the starter, but the ground connection underneath was miserable to get on and off.

 

[DieHarder]

Finally got the new cable installed. Took me 2 1/2 hours. The top ground and fuse box connections were super easy. Taking the tire off made it easy to access the connection to the starter, but the ground connection underneath was miserable to get on and off.

Told ya....that one was an absolute bitch to get to and remove. After I cleaned it up wasn't too bad to tighten down; just took forever. What's your output voltage now?

 

[moooosestang]

Yeah, that ground on the motor mount is a real B! I couldn't get any power tools in there either.

 

[Jon_Purdy]

I replaced the positive cable and moved my battery to the trunk, lol! It was one of the most satisfying mods i've done to the car and now i know how to make my own battery cables. Like someone else said don't use those screw down cable connectors. those are junk. you need a crimp on connector and a crimping tool. I bought the cheap hammer kind from amazon. Works great with a 5lb sledge. you basically fuse the copper together through brute force. So statisfying! I cut the stock alternator cable and cable going to the fuse box and added new copper lugs to both. i completely removed the starter cable and ran a 1awg cable to the starter from my distribution block on the firewall. That way i have 1awg from the battery all the way to the starter. View attachment 85286

I'm in the process of doing this myself. Your post was a big help. One question though, where did you ground the starter?

 

[rocknrod]

The ground near the starter is on the motor mount bracket, there is a stud/nut there for item #8 in this picture:

 

[rocknrod]

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