Grounding kit: What for?
#1
Grounding kit: What for?
Can someone please educate me on the use of a Grounding kit?
what is it for? Can it be installed by myself? or need a professional?
Any recommendations?
Thanks,
Dennis
04350zTouring
what is it for? Can it be installed by myself? or need a professional?
Any recommendations?
Thanks,
Dennis
04350zTouring
#4
Originally Posted by davidv
A grounding kit is to capture and kill all those stray electrons under the hood reeking havoc and sucking up horsepower.
#5
grounding kits are a waste of cash! Period! unless you think some colored 4-gauge wire scattered throughout your engine bay makes it look better. All I can see is a bunch of wires getting in the way when I need to install/work on something.
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#14
It added security for me. It is important to have a good ground for all electronics and it is nice that I have more than one ground in case the main get corroded or loose.
I would hate to fry my CPU because of a bad ground. It's just extra insurance for me.
I would hate to fry my CPU because of a bad ground. It's just extra insurance for me.
#15
depends if you use a cheap kit or not. If you use one that uses like steel or speaker wire then yeah its probably gonna be ****ty
Sun automotive ones we use down at the shop actually show a dyno result of at least 5-6whp on every single one we've done and up to 18-20 whp on turbo applications. This is with a mustang dyno.
Sun automotive ones we use down at the shop actually show a dyno result of at least 5-6whp on every single one we've done and up to 18-20 whp on turbo applications. This is with a mustang dyno.
#16
Originally Posted by paikman
ones we use down at the shop actually show a dyno result of at least 5-6whp on every single one we've done and up to 18-20 whp on turbo applications. This is with a mustang dyno.
#18
This is the 2nd most popular help topic (technical) after "Help, I can't install wheels cuz of a stud!"
I say build a kit and install it onto your own car and see if it make a difference. Just like all other engine mods, your car will react different. I say its a good mod but I won't pay an aftermarket company for it.
a tutorial...
I say build a kit and install it onto your own car and see if it make a difference. Just like all other engine mods, your car will react different. I say its a good mod but I won't pay an aftermarket company for it.
a tutorial...
Last edited by Monsta; 09-24-2005 at 05:23 AM.
#19
I participated in a similar thread on the vBoard regarding the grounding kit on the Spec. There's a lot more positive energy on this subject over there. I couldn't see spending $100 for some speaker wire and lugs, so I made my own by copying a popular brand. I was told of a smoother idle and power gains: natta, zilch. Then I heard that older cars with degraded ground wiring would see the gains. At best, it may RESTORE whatever was lost due to erroded wiring, but no more. Of-course, it would make sense to just fix the defective ground strap, and there aren't that many, but if you already bought a kit you may feel obligated to justify it. I've also seen product reviews with dyno results claiming upwards of 5hp. To this I must repeat my esteemed colleague:
#20
I didn't post to argue with the negative results you had, our results have spoken for themselves. I am not a manufacturer claiming to gain hp by this nor am I a vendor pushing product out, just sharing our experience has been very positive with the sun brand ....Probably sold about 300+ units and every has been positive feedback in person and on the dyno when dynod. Sun uses full copper instead of the cheap speaker wire kits you guys are talking about.
Last edited by paikman; 09-24-2005 at 09:37 AM.