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    I've bought a 4 guage amp kit from princess auto and it only came with 3 ft of ground wire and I still need to ground my cap. My question is what's the difference between ground wire and power wire because isn't wire just wire? So Would it be posible to use my left over power wire and use that to ground the negative terminal of my cap to the car?

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    yes you can use it...the difference is just the color of the shielding around said wire...
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    Absolutely no difference other than color...just make sure you ground with the same gauge as power. Your system is as strong as your weakest link!

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    Originally posted by SteveMo600
    Absolutely no difference other than color...just make sure you ground with the same gauge as power. Your system is as strong as your weakest link!
    ^^ what he said^^

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