grounding kit pictures
#18
Originally Posted by lhsguy721
"There is no need for any real instructions or directions."
...unless you are a dumbass like me and dont know what or where the coil packs are
...unless you are a dumbass like me and dont know what or where the coil packs are
Fair enough lol.
Id explain it but looks like a few others already have...
Let me see if I can dig up my post from nasioc. Its the same basic info, just on a different motor.
In other news, our 07 3 should be ready for delivery by the end of next week
Ill get pics of it next to my (200+whp) miata
#20
Originally Posted by davenow
Guys.. lol
All a grounding kit is, are wires. Nothing more. There is no black magic here that you need to spend big money unless you are going for brand name looks. You get the EXACT same benefits by going to autozone, picking up a spool of 10 gauge wire and some eyelet connectors and making your own for $10-12.
if you want it to look really good, just buy 8 gauge stereo cable in whatever color you want and use gold eyelets and whatever color heatshrink you want.
Really you dont need any larger than 16gauge wires. The things are already grounded and you are just getting that little extra bit. You are only talking about 12 volts here. 16 gauge is more than enough to assist the ground that is already happening. You can use 12 or even 10 gauge if you really think you need to (you dont) but any larger than that and you are getting nothing but a fatter looking wire that weighs more. If you are concerned about the looks, I would do 8 gauge as thats what 90% of the $200 kits use anyway.
You want to connect them on mounting bolts for coil packs, the throttlebody, the head and the intake manifold. The important ones are grounding either the coilpacks or near them. You want to make sure that the coilpacks have as good of a ground as possible for the strongest spark. You also want to make sure any sensors are grounded well (or the part they are bolted to is well grounded near them) and thats about it.
There is no need for any real instructions or directions.
All a grounding kit is, are wires. Nothing more. There is no black magic here that you need to spend big money unless you are going for brand name looks. You get the EXACT same benefits by going to autozone, picking up a spool of 10 gauge wire and some eyelet connectors and making your own for $10-12.
if you want it to look really good, just buy 8 gauge stereo cable in whatever color you want and use gold eyelets and whatever color heatshrink you want.
Really you dont need any larger than 16gauge wires. The things are already grounded and you are just getting that little extra bit. You are only talking about 12 volts here. 16 gauge is more than enough to assist the ground that is already happening. You can use 12 or even 10 gauge if you really think you need to (you dont) but any larger than that and you are getting nothing but a fatter looking wire that weighs more. If you are concerned about the looks, I would do 8 gauge as thats what 90% of the $200 kits use anyway.
You want to connect them on mounting bolts for coil packs, the throttlebody, the head and the intake manifold. The important ones are grounding either the coilpacks or near them. You want to make sure that the coilpacks have as good of a ground as possible for the strongest spark. You also want to make sure any sensors are grounded well (or the part they are bolted to is well grounded near them) and thats about it.
There is no need for any real instructions or directions.
#21
Here is my post from Nasioc. Its for a subby, but the general info is the same for all cars. It explains how I did it, and where and why to ground.
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...ight=grounding
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...ight=grounding
#22
SUBARUs and grounding system
Originally Posted by davenow
Here is my post from Nasioc. Its for a subby, but the general info is the same for all cars. It explains how I did it, and where and why to ground.
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...ight=grounding
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...ight=grounding
Like on the alternator ear. Not realy going to make much diference.
You suppost to replace the factory wiring with this kit. For exception of starter wires...
Good points of grounding would be headlight assembly bus-bar, engine block, transmition(For Automatic, "Throttle body"+1, Chassy, Fuel Rack, and a few others
Last edited by Active3s; November-11th-2006 at 05:39 PM.
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