DIY Grounding Kit
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DIY Grounding Kit
I've always wanted an engine grounding kit for my car, but didn’t want to pay $120+ for a couple of pre-fabbed cables/ connectors. After looking around, I thought maybe I could make one just as good as the name brands for less coinage.
So I went to HomeDepot and purchased some grounding connectors for less than $10 bucks.
So I went to HomeDepot and purchased some grounding connectors for less than $10 bucks.
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Originally Posted by gothchick
I then went to BestBuy and purchased 10 feet (2 x 5 foot packs) of high quality 4 Gauge copper wire for $38 bucks.
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I thought I'd make another improvement to this DIY mod... A battery ground... HomeDepot sells heavy duty (it literally is heavy and quite hard to bend) 4 Gauge copper wire and connectors for about $7 bucks.
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I have this planned for the Z. I did it on my mazdaspeed protege and noticed that it stabilazed the idle and there was less draw when turning on lights or using windows, etc. Honestly most of the factory grounding and power wire is junk, and not up to par in most cases. Especially considering the amount of electronic gadgetry we throw into them.
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only difference i've ever felt before were in my audio system. night and day difference in sound quality and even radio reception.
i also did a wire from the battery positive post to the positive on the alternator. my subs kicked a lot harder after that. on the Z, i haven't noticed any real gains cept a lighter wallet.
i also did a wire from the battery positive post to the positive on the alternator. my subs kicked a lot harder after that. on the Z, i haven't noticed any real gains cept a lighter wallet.
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Originally Posted by gothchick
I thought I'd make another improvement to this DIY mod... A battery ground... HomeDepot sells heavy duty (it literally is heavy and quite hard to bend) 4 Gauge copper wire and connectors for about $7 bucks.
The only problem I see here is what's called dissimilar metal corrosion. You get it from using steel or aluminum connectors with copper cables.
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here is the one i did myself...
good job by the way, i like your connectors more...
https://my350z.com/forum/engine-and-drivetrain/242367-my-own-engine-grounding-kit.html
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good job by the way, i like your connectors more...
https://my350z.com/forum/engine-and-drivetrain/242367-my-own-engine-grounding-kit.html
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Do you think since this is in the DIY section that you could maybe show pics of the different points you used to connect the kit? I only say his because I'm pretty sure most people know you can do this. Its not too hard to figure out, especially if you know what a grounding kit is and that most descriptions of them use 4 gauge wire. The only difference is that each brand has a set of different wire lengths and a place to route each wire.
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Do you think since this is in the DIY section that you could maybe show pics of the different points you used to connect the kit? I only say his because I'm pretty sure most people know you can do this. Its not too hard to figure out, especially if you know what a grounding kit is and that most descriptions of them use 4 gauge wire. The only difference is that each brand has a set of different wire lengths and a place to route each wire.
lengths should be mandatory information for a DIY for grounding kit