atb

So I'm re wiring the track car, and am in the process of bypassing the 14 pin plug.

The wire leads on the engine side of the plug are considerably larger than the leads that go to the fuse panel (exciter circuit shown):



Is this in anticipation of the heavier gauge leads being subjected to the heat of the engine creating more resistance? In my re wiring job the wires will be routed so that they aren't resting on the engine like the factory harness. If that is the case, can I just use the smaller gauge wire to replace the crusty heavier gauge wire, or should I replace with the same gauge wire? There will be no more 14 pin connector, so the heavy gauge leads would be crimped directly to the lighter gauge wiring from the fuse panel.

Next question:

I'm deleting the jump post. In so doing, I'm wondering if I can delete the heavy gauge wire that goes from the alternator post to the jump post. This wire connects to three smaller gauge wires that carry the battery current to the fuse panel (bus 30?)

What I would like to do is run the three bus 30 lines from the fuse panel to the starter terminal that connects to the alternator.



The round circle above the alternator where the middle wire meets 3 wires is the jump post. I'm looking to move those three wires and connect them to terminal 30 at the starter. The wire from terminal 30 on the starter to terminal B+ on the alternator would remain in place. The wire from terminal B+ to the jump post would be eliminated. Will this work?


Thanks for any thoughts, comments.

atb

The reason for this is so I don't have the wires going around the front of the engine. With no jump post or 14 pin connector, I can run the bus 30 wires, starter solenoid wire, and exciter circuit wire behind the engine.

Dave H.

don't see any reason that shouldn't work.

WallyP

Should work. Most of the wires are sensors or other low-load circuits.

I would consider putting some breaks in the wiring - having no break between the main battery cable at the starter and the top of the Central electrical Panel doesn't appeal to me, for example. I would also like to have a jump-start location easily accessible in the engine room - the jump start terminal looks like a better thing to keep than the 14-pin connector...

Ducman82

sounds like a plan to me.

atb

Thanks everyone, appreciate the comments. Full steam ahead.