which kill switch to buy?

[Jittsl]

Originally Posted by bam914

You can do it with a two pole switch. I have the main power distribution, which is under the dash, lead on one side of the switch and the battery on the other. Kills the power to everything.

No it doesn't. As long as the motor is still spinning the alternator is still producing power and the motor will run indefinately. You need a six pole so that you can ground out the alternator as well as kill the power supply to the motor (there is a relay in the rear that you can switch the power to and kill all motor function as well as the output of the battery. Two pole will not kill a modern car.

For those with two pole switches try the following- rev engine to 2500rpm and pull kill switch. Does your engine stop?

[MaxD]

How ever your wire it, test that it kills the motor and the fuel pump.

[Brad Roberts]

Two pole works fine

The alternator chargeback wire: take it to the battery side of the cutoff switch (this happens to be the starter wire also)

Does it leave the big black heavy wire "hot" running through the car AFTER you cut the switch? Yes, but all else is cut.

Super simple to wire it this way, I use the Cup car style electric cut. ZERO failures in 10 years of use. Easy to wire a switch for the driver and button for the outside of the car.

The "twist" style cutoff SUCKS to run two cables. One for driver and external pull

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