Battery-starter-grnd Wiring Question

short ground to block and a short one from there to the frame.

 

Don’t sweat it. The one on my wife’s car is about 18’.

 

I know it’s apples and oranges, but coming from a telephone background, I would want positive and negative reasonably balanced.
Probably doesn’t mean a thing in an automotive application, but old habits (telephone lines) die hard!

 

Is voltage drop across the longer length of wire a concern?

 

I just realized mine is set up like this, but you could probably start my little 4-banger with a few potatoes.

My “+” battery cable is about 5’ long; from the battery on the frame rail, up along the cowl and down to the starter, and the “-” cable is about a foot, from the terminal to the bellhousing.

 

How about both? Can't hurt.

 

My positive starter wire is 8-10ft long.