i keep hearing people say they have this mod, but what exactly is it for.

 

It takes out (or surpresses)all the electronic "static" or electronic "noise" from poor factory grounding points, which this static can interfere with all the sensitive "sensors" under your hood. I dont know if this is correct or not.......................But I did stay at a Holiday Inn Select last night!

 

Grounding kit is more for electronics than it is for performance. They better voltage to electronic usage, like amps, speakers etc but do nothing for performance per se. Pretty much it aids the flow of electricity, like if you are runnign a sound system that when it hits, your lights dims. With a stock stereo system, it wont do squat.

 

some people claim it adds power but so far i've felt nothing. It does exactly what killahb said just wanted to mention the whole hp thing.

 

The HKS DLI II Spark AMPLIFIER does gain HP. as per Bushur.

 

ive read it adds 2-3 hp , but like i said i've felt no real difference except for the fact that my lights don't dim anymore.

 

I am sure some quality grounding kit does add might be 2-4 hp......but you won't feel it unless you dyno them....but it still good to have them installed at least it will improve the throttle response, sound & illumination etc

 

Then thats a plus! then maybe the HP is there also. I read in a magazine they do add HP. dyno with it off/added the grounding kit/re-dynoed, 6-12 HP gain. they tried different ones. I dont know if you would "feel" 2-3 hp though. (seat of the pants)

 

yea well i got an import tuner mag on my lp right now and the number gains for the following is this....

honda s2000 - hp gain of .5 tq gain of .9

on an mazda rx-8 hp gain of 2.5 tq gain of 1.4

please note that the rx-8 gaind only 1.6 hp and .4 tq with an exhaust... so this grounding kit did better hp gain for an rx-8 then an exhaust system.....

i know every car has different results, ad you cannot feel half an hp, but hey you cant argue with numbers...

 

so does it make the work of your alternator a little less stressful?

 

i'll look for my dyno sheets when i get home but i think i gaind 7 hp on my 91 gsx, but then again it was a HEAVILY modded vehicle.

 

every little bit counts, i have the hks ground wire kit on my lancer, and the lines are supposivly have gold in them, i hope so i paid 200 for it, it really made my ralliart have a smoother start and it doesnt feel like it wants to stall as much.

 

I love those commericals,

 

I agree! I noticed a smoother idle, and I'm hoping these wires will help when I finish up my sound system. That's really the only reason I installed them.