--- "G. Matthew Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM> wrote: > A Tiico motor is simply a 2.0L R/J/G I-4 motor, > right? If so, 200 CCA > is sufficient. 350 is great. 500 is over the top. > You can easily start > an eight cylinder diesel in the dead of winter with > 420 CCA. > > Beyond unnecessary excess, at some point (not sure > where) extra CCA in > your van becomes a course in diminishing returns, > since the Vanagon has > 1/4 mile-long positive battery lead. Mine only looks > like 6 gauge. You > electro types out there can do the math for us, but > only a certain > amount of current can run through that lead. > > Nevertheless, if the chips were down, you could > probably start that puny > 2.0 reliably with a 60 CCA garden tractor battery. > If having lots more > makes you happy, buy an 800 CCA; they make 'em. > > Pax-- > > G. Matthew Bulley > Mount Olive, NC
I see......so what if I was to run a thicker gauge wire, say 20G for the posative lead? And Maybe shorten the length to 1/8 mile long:) Phil __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com |
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