(posted for Babyboba29)


I was reading a post about earthing/grounding kit for the lancer..so i went out today and got one and replaced all the grounds in the engine bay. It claims to make your car run smoother and have a smooth idle..also it claims to make the engine pull harder harder at high RPM's...but thats besides the point. I disconnected the negative terminal on my battery to replace the wires and when i started the car, it self-revved up to 3,500 rpm the went down to 1000 immediately (engine was sorta cold). it ran normally afterwards....a few hours later, i went to start it and this time, it started and didn't rev beyond 1000. At certain times (maybe like 5 seconds apart) it would drop down to 500 then 700, then 400, then 500..and so on...it would not idle smoothly...i drove the car and everytime i disengaged the clutch, the rpm would immediately drop to 500 rpms...the engine would gurgle and vibrate vigorously when i am stopped..then it would hesitate when i engage the clutch to move...i parked the car for about 1 1/2 hours then the darn thing wouldn;'t even start...when it finally did, it couldn't stay on...it stalled like 4 times as i backed out of the parking stall...what is wrong??? sorry for the long message but i was hoping someone could help me out...thanks

babyboba29

 

take off the grounding kit and I will show you how it should be at the meet if that person is coming.

 

Babyboba29 (tony) the meet he is talking about is our SCLC meet this saturday. You should call in sick heheh. At least the grounding kit would be fixed.

 

Did you get it fixed? If so how does it run now? Worth the money?

 

you know, this guy never responded. BUT....drummerjun just hadome put on at the SCLC meet....maybe you should as him how it runs??

 

You don't have solid ground connectihn. Tighten them up a bit again. Make sure, all grounding point has solid contact w/ metal.

 

Karlen, this is a little OT but I noticed last meet that your rear spolier brake light was out. Forgot to tell you till now though.

 

if this thread is still running....sorry i didn't respond, i can't seem to get back to it later on...anywho, i completed the grounding point...i added another two grounds..
the stock ground are from the battery (-) to the chassis and one to the tranny. the other side of the engine has a remote ground. the ungraded one has the remote ground linked to the engine, then to a threaded screw on the passenger side shock tower, from there, it links all the way over the engine to the (-) terminal. then the battery has one running to the chassis then one to the tranny. all together, you will need about 8 feet of 4 awg wire and 8 gold crimp terminals. i did notice a lil harder pull at high RPMs and the engine idles smoothly. i hope this helps everyone, i am making this kit for about $40 shipped. any interested PM me.