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Originally posted by oldyeler
No I did not add a hot start relay.
When I wired the car I upgraded all the harness to heavier guage wire The main battery cables and ground cables are also made from the heavest welding cable avalible way over the requirements.
I refuse to beleave I could have that kind of a voltage drop. But I do know how to check it.
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The voltage drop you need to worry about is the drop from the battery to the ignition switch to the starter's smaller "flag" terminal. (Assuming your starter is similar to the stock 914 one.) The "hot start relay" goes in that line.
You can check voltage drops with a voltmeter. I think you want at least 9V at the flag terminal when you try to crank the starter? (Measured from there to battery ground post itself.)
There's a long and fairly detailed article on Pelican's website.
http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarti...arter_diag.htm
--DD