Wire hooked up to the stock muffler
Oct 29, 2010 | 07:24 PM
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Wire hooked up to the stock muffler
I took off my stock exhaust today and noticed that there is like a wire hooked up to the stock muffler. Does anyone know what it is and if it's necessary? I'm installing a HKS exhaust so i'm not sure where to hook it up to.
Oct 29, 2010 | 07:44 PM
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Hook the wire up to your HKS. When I took my Z in to get my Borla installed the guy told me that if he didnt hook the wire back up, my Z would blow up (and I couldnt have that)
Oct 29, 2010 | 07:48 PM
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It's just ground wire. Attack it to the exhaust however you see fit or not, it doesn't really matter.
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Oct 29, 2010 | 08:31 PM
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Make sure to attack it though
Oct 29, 2010 | 08:43 PM
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Oct 29, 2010 | 08:53 PM
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That sounds good...
Oct 29, 2010 | 10:09 PM
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that controls your vtec hurry and hook it back up
Oct 29, 2010 | 10:13 PM
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Flo-ridaZ33
Make sure to attack it though
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Attack it well
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KingBaby
no! The bolts would melt from it being Attacked while driving...
My bad. "Attach," not attack.
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Oct 30, 2010 | 04:52 AM
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The ground wire is probably there to ensure a positive ground connection for the O2 sensors in the exhaust system.
Oct 30, 2010 | 06:51 AM
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hmm, this "wire" isnt connected to my agency power... not a problem yet.
Oct 30, 2010 | 07:47 AM
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All you need to do is connect it to a bolt at one of the joints in the exhaust. Its not hard and you should put it back on.
Oct 30, 2010 | 08:54 AM
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very self explanatory..hook it up on the new exhaust..im sure there is a correct spot for it as my nismo had
Oct 30, 2010 | 09:19 AM
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that controls your vtec hurry and hook it back up
ROFL!
Oct 30, 2010 | 10:15 AM
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You can't cut it?
Oct 30, 2010 | 12:32 PM
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It's just ground wire. Attack it to the exhaust however you see fit or not, it doesn't really matter.
Yes. For anti-static. Prevents static electricity from igniting unburned fuel inside exhaust.
Oct 30, 2010 | 12:33 PM
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You can't cut it?
Yes you can snip it off with wire cutters.
Oct 30, 2010 | 03:46 PM
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OMG, I forgot to attach it when I replaced the exhaust. Maybe it's the reason my exhaust is louder now.
Oct 31, 2010 | 10:10 PM
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boy i tell you what the smart asses are on the prowl on this thread. =D
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Dec 9, 2010 | 09:38 PM
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where do i attach it if i have a nismo exhaust? before when i had stock, i just attached it to one of the muffler & midpipe bolts and it frayed the wire...
Wire hooked up to the stock muffler
My bad. "Attach," not attack.
