battery cable

[ord27]

mine is a 318 car '70 coronet. I'd like to change out the positive battery cable. When I price them, the small block cable is significantly more expensive than the big block one. What in the heck could be the difference between these two cables? and, wouldn't a big block cable work on my small block just fine?

 

[Bill Monk]

Not sure what the difference is but I will tell you that I had trouble with a repop cable for the roadrunner and I'm not the only one. I had a no start issue that drove me nuts because the cable was only a few months old so I didn't suspect it. I just ended up with a parts store generic but it's been fine ever since

 

[tonysrt]

If you think their expensive check out a Hemi pos. cable. I had to buy 1 when I went to a Hemi, cooked the end, but will not pay the insane price their asking. Put on a $2.00 new cable end and works fine.

 

[Billccm]

I recommend these guys
https://www.batterycablesusa.com/about-us

Excellent quality and no chineseium

 

[Don Frelier]

I suggest you look on RockAuto $13

 

[72RoadrunnerGTX]

In my experience, for most applications, the small-block cable is slightly longer than the same big-block cable. I use the small-block cable on big blocks where a mini starter or headers are used, the extra length allows for the correct cable routing.