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Title: Grounding Post by: sherker55 on March 22, 2010, 02:48:35 PM I did a grounding kit on my car this weekend, J30, and I haven't noticed any results. What are some things that I should be noticing?
Title: Re: Grounding Post by: Jeff Likes Bagels on March 22, 2010, 02:59:16 PM I was under the impression that they are supposed to help your audio setup or something...
Title: Re: Grounding Post by: slipkord on March 22, 2010, 03:09:52 PM There are alot of claims out there. More hp/tq, better mpgs and better audio clarity. I'm not sure which of these are actually true though.
Title: Re: Grounding Post by: cna on March 22, 2010, 07:02:40 PM Have any pictures? how many points did you ground? when i did my car i swap out all the stock and replace with a heavier gauge all i notice was smoother start ups
Title: Re: Grounding Post by: sherker55 on March 22, 2010, 07:15:24 PM path 1) neg to strut tower
path 2) neg to block head, blockhead to IM, IM to strut tower, strut tower to alternator I will get some pics if that will help? Title: Re: Grounding Post by: cna on March 22, 2010, 07:29:49 PM I seen different people do it different ways and everyone has mixed reviews about it might be all personal preference i did this along with the big 3 upgrade and grounded 7 points and all i have notice are the smoother start ups
Title: Re: Grounding Post by: sherker55 on March 22, 2010, 09:01:39 PM Pics in order from point to point, starting at the battery:
(http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss115/markkleiner/CAR/IMG_2648.jpg) (http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss115/markkleiner/CAR/IMG_2649.jpg) (http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss115/markkleiner/CAR/IMG_2650.jpg) (http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss115/markkleiner/CAR/IMG_2651.jpg) (http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss115/markkleiner/CAR/IMG_2652.jpg) (http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss115/markkleiner/CAR/IMG_2653.jpg) Title: Re: Grounding Post by: timot_one on March 22, 2010, 11:09:46 PM Meh. You're probably not going to notice much of a difference except for your electrical components working a little better at idle and starting up, like Clemente mentioned.
Title: Re: Grounding Post by: sherker55 on March 22, 2010, 11:54:31 PM I even tried turning on the A/C to see if it "kicked in" any smoother. I really can't tell. Seems like the grounding from the factory is sufficient.
Title: Re: Grounding Post by: timot_one on March 23, 2010, 08:07:40 AM You'll probably notice that your lights don't dim as much when you turn on an additional electrical load (i.e. a/c).
Title: Re: Grounding Post by: stirfriedferret on March 23, 2010, 01:16:23 PM I've also heard that when you setup a grounding kit like that, it's better to have one ground wire go to each point instead of making it one long chain.
Title: Re: Grounding Post by: timot_one on March 23, 2010, 01:27:34 PM True that!!
Title: Re: Grounding Post by: sherker55 on March 23, 2010, 11:07:54 PM Quote from: "stirfriedferret" I've also heard that when you setup a grounding kit like that, it's better to have one ground wire go to each point instead of making it one long chain. that would be one big ass clump of wires from the neg battery terminal... Title: Re: Grounding Post by: timot_one on March 23, 2010, 11:24:07 PM They have grounding kits that mount to your negative battery terminal that have multiple mounting points for you to run a ground to different locations in your engine bay. I need to get my ground kit/voltage stabilizer back in my car.
(http://www.oneshift.com/carprofile/images/part_full/634.jpg) Title: Re: Grounding Post by: cna on March 23, 2010, 11:38:47 PM (http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/9354/img00572200909041502.jpg)
this is how mines looks with voltage stabilizer and grounds i tucked most them away to give it a somewhat clean look Title: Re: Grounding Post by: sherker55 on March 24, 2010, 01:15:20 AM Holy shit guys, that's intense...I don't think I have enough mods to put that much of a strain on my electrical system yet...
Title: Re: Grounding Post by: CrackerTeg on March 24, 2010, 10:13:56 AM It wouldn't be much of a strain at all. If anything, it'll be an improvement.
Title: Re: Grounding Post by: Mike on March 24, 2010, 10:19:17 AM I think he was implying that he doesn't have enough mods to require a grounding system that stout.
Title: Re: Grounding Post by: CrackerTeg on March 24, 2010, 10:35:16 AM Neither do most of us. I'd say to consider it a stepping stone. lol
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