DIY Ground Kit for $20

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Jul 12, 2003 | 06:08 PM
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I went to a local car stereo shop, bought approx 8ft (actually 272cm) of 4 Gauge power wire (in cool transparent red) and 12 - 5/16" gold eyelet conectors for $20.
I measured for the sections I wanted and cut, striped, crimped and soldered the contectors on. Install was straight forward, I only had to remove part of my HKS suction kit (You'll have to remove your airbox). My impressions afterward: no big difference in Idle, bottom end seems much smoother, no hesitation or bucking in low rpms, top end rush in very smooth.
The hardest part was removing and installing the bolt on the back of the head that hold the engine hoist conection on, kinda cramped. I glad I didn't spend $69-$300!!

Here's my section lengths and pics to follow:
Driver's side fender to neg terminal: 38cm
neg term to top of tranny: 62cm
top of tranny to back of head (engine hoist attachment): 45cm
Head to intake: 25cm
intake to fire wall: 15cm
fire wall to passenger fender: 85cm

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Jul 12, 2003 | 06:10 PM
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more pics
neg terminal to tranny

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Jul 12, 2003 | 06:13 PM
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pics
rear of head

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Jul 12, 2003 | 06:14 PM
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pics
head to intake and fire wall

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Jul 12, 2003 | 06:15 PM
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pics
passenger fender

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Jul 12, 2003 | 06:17 PM
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pics
Finished product

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Jul 12, 2003 | 06:22 PM
  #7  
Thats cool!! Lucky you then.. And its cool that you got the knowledge on it!!! Nice work!
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Jul 13, 2003 | 03:05 PM
  #8  
Hey dude,
How did you get those pics to attach? I tried doing it once and it wouldn't work.

Barry
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Jul 13, 2003 | 03:20 PM
  #9  
Nice work !
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Jul 13, 2003 | 03:24 PM
  #10  
Me and Bishiboy's rides. Think I figured out how to attach.

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Jul 13, 2003 | 03:32 PM
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our rides
check out the noses

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Jul 13, 2003 | 03:39 PM
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Hmm i made my own, and i never took out the airbox, but still managed to ground 7 locations???
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Jul 13, 2003 | 03:39 PM
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that truck next to you guys is hot.... ;-)
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Jul 13, 2003 | 07:35 PM
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SilerEVO8
Did you ground the tranny? If so where? You have to remove the airbox to get you hand down there, unless your arm is like spaghetti.

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Jul 13, 2003 | 08:00 PM
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Oops. I didnt look at what was written above the picture. Im slvrevo's brother. i was watching him do it and i doubt he grounded the tranny, but he may do it now.
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