[Tom Pugh]

Originally Posted by GOAT8U2

As long as you are running a CS130 alt with single positive post and have the open hole for the external ground.

You can easily add an 8awg ground wire off the alt case. Pic 1
**My newer alt has the hole on the rear vs the side bracket like this Powermaster XS.

You can easily add a 6awg wire off the single alt positive post to the battery. Pic 2

You can now run any alternator and not worry about the wiring losses/efficiency.

I see. So you grounded it directly to the aluminum head and ran the charging lead directly to the positive post on the battery. Thanks