I was going to add 0awg. But I need tips on what type of terminals to use and exactly how to do it with what I have shown on my 06 ss

 

Does that big ugly positive terminal have a free 1/0 hole? Its hard to tell what gage those holes are from the pic.

If it does, that one's easy- ring terminal on the alternator side, jam it in the free hole on the battery side. If not, at least you can replace that monstrosity, lol.

On the negative side, id go with an aftermarket terminal cap there too. Just get one with 2x 1/0, plus whatever you need for the stock wires (assuming you just delete the entire factory end and hook that wire straight to the distro terminal).

 

Yeah I have all different terminals coming in for positive and neg. I just need to see the best spot to run the 2 negs

 

Yeah I have all different terminals coming in for positive and neg. I just need to see the best spot to run the 2 negs

 

Tons of options. Seems most fall into 1 of 2 camps.

1. OEM knows best. Run it to the same locations they did, regardless how much wire that takes.

2. Minimum path of resistance - run the shortest amount of wire you can to secure it to a substantial part of the engine / attach a bolt to a substantial part of the body.

Of course there's all kinds of options in between. Personally, I like to go the aesthetic route as i really hate seeing piles of giant wires under the hood. Instead of the battery terminal distribution block, I ran a remote distribution block with a single large wire going to the terminal. Then from the distro block, I ran the ground underneath to the lower engine and to a solid chassis spot tucked out of view.

Sorry I can't help with exact locations on your car as mines in a 5th gen, so battery was on the totally opposite side.

 

Either way thanks for giving me tips. Even if yours is 5th you still helped

 

That's one of the best battery terminals you can get for the price. It allows retaining of factory terminal while adding a few more spots for audio and other stuff (1/0, 4awg, and 8awg)

Ultimate Positive Battery Terminal - Merchandise

 

Not saying its not functional, I just hate how it looks. I was really serious into car audio for about a decade and IMO this is probably the ugliest terminal block I've ever seen (no offense to the OP, just my personal preference).

The other thing is that IMO, its a safety hazard. I'm not a fan of positive terminals without a cap / cover on them - but being exposed + having this giant chunk of metal is that much more chance for something to fall on it and short out. Its very close to both the cross beam and the engine itself so it wouldn't take much to short it out.