isn't this designed to help with idle issues more than gaining HP?

 

I used to make and sell these as an inventor on the forums a few years ago...I still have my .pdf instructions and everything on my computer. I'll upload it to my webpage and post a link here if anyone is interested.

 

im interested. i enjoyed doing it and noticed crisp cleaner starts! its crappy weather over here so i havent driven my car at all.....

im going to a drift event this weekend so maybe ill have some time to really feel it out.

thanks,
-j

 

I bought a grounding kit from Ebay. Fitted it easily and have noticed a smoother idle and 'snappier starting' in real cold weather. Definately no noticeable difference in driving/performance. One of those cheap mods that feels good to do when you are bored and the wife is moaning at you to do something boring in the home! The kit was only £20/$40 delivered!

 

Which ebay kit did you get?

I've been meaning to do this too, but if this ebay kit fits well, works the same, and ends up being cheaper...

 

For people that own this car, the experience, and cost/benefit ratio is a MUST! The gains for stock to slightly modified cars are small yet noticeable. The effects are only increased when modifying; electronics or power. Strong electrical grounds are never a bad thing, and will only help your car do what it is designed to do.

The benefit of DIYing this one, is the obvious
-choice in color / cable manufacturer over a pre-assembled kit
-choice in lengths (better 'like stock' routing) as someone posted before
-$40 spent by you on materials or $40 to a company for their 'materials', who will have better materials in the end? You will either sacrifice money or quality to save yourself time, but that is up to you of course.

 

it's been almost 2 years, have you had a chance to drive out yet? lol
can you provide some feedback on this mod?

 

^^ ha..ha.... yeah, i made the DIY and never got back to it...

i like it, so far i haven't noticed anything bad from it. quality wise everything (wires/fittings) has held up and my car starts clean and crisp, no static in radio, whine etc..........

not sure if there is anything else you can really notice/feel....
-J

 

lol I see, thanks Jason, I almost let the shop to set it up for me with a cost while I could do this myself lol

are you coming to the meet this sunday?

 

^ yeah im planning on it.....

-j

 

Its just extra wires to make the engine bay more cluttered in my option. I dont see a real reason to do it, but if you think it could help then I guess it wont hurt.

 

I would rather just do what the other guy did. 0 Gauge from the negative to the body for a extra ground i bet that would do the same as running all those wires

 

^^ thanks for the NEW info.

 

^^^^^^

but good job Jason, hope to see you at the next meet

 

Connections crimped with a vise probably aren't going to last long. You need a tool like this to do the job properly:


The vise only bends the material into a flattened ring with the same internal circumference. The crimping tool compresses the ring so the internal circumference is smaller and has irregularities to grip the wire better.

I've been working with battery cables for many years, and I learned early on that using the correct tool is the only way to get a connection that will last.

 

That tool looks serious!

 

So, did anyone decide on the best connections to use here?

 

None, not needed.

 

You're either being funny, and by funny, i mean a PITA, or you actually think you just twist the wires around bolts....

 

No grounding kit needed is what I mean