14 gauge wire
 

What Up All,
I run stock off road 2wd buggy. Because I run only stock, keeping weight down is paramount. If I only run 17.5 can I get away with running 14 guage wires to my motor and batteries? I run only Orion R10 Pro speedos 12 to 160a. Any input is appreciated

Kevin

I ran 14ga wire in my T4 with an orion R10 and a 6.5 motor doing 20 minute race runs on a track all summer long, b/c that's what I had. I'm going to assume with the 17.5, you're going to time and/or gear the crap out of it. I doubt you'll save enough weight to make much difference, and 12ga wire will help things run cooler. Up to you though, as I said I've run it that way without problems, but currently running 12ga.

Thanks for getting back to me!!!! Prolly just leave it!!!

Kevin

You wont see the difference in grams, so with laptimes. IMO

I put together a 17.5 buggy with 16ga wire and didn't see any ill effects or heat in the wiring, so I built my brand new 7.5 (fantom/orion r10) buggy with 16ga as well. All good. I count grams and 12ga wire is heavier than I thought. It may be a small amount of weight that's very low on the chassis, but every bit counts.

I mainly do it because it's so much easier to solder and lay out the wiring. That little bit less material makes it so much easier to run wires through tight spaces and curve around obstructions. 12ga insulation also slips right over 16ga insulation, so I can run all black wiring with little colored markers. I'm not rewiring everything, but I'm also not going back.