Grounding kit

FoRk · Post by **FoRk** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 12:44 pm

Well since im daily driving my sisters daewoo lanos because my Eclipse is in the ship (getting a new clutch and a Limited Slip Def.) so i decided to make a grounding kit for it. was rather easy i just got some old amp wire and found all the grounding points in the engine bay and grouned them better, i think the amp wire was 8 guage, was very nice, brighter headlighs, and better throttle responce, maybe a hp or 2. im oredering a Hyper grounding kit for my eclipse, 150 for that tho! expensive..... anyways thought i let you guys know. maybe pictures of it soon.

daewooluvr · Post by **daewooluvr** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 2:34 pm

I think I found circle earth grounding kits for like $50 on ebay. They use 10ga wire I believe. Still a noticable difference from stock. Anyone have any idea up to what gauge wire we can use until we see no difference?

mocpac · Post by **mocpac** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 11:05 pm

As I said always.. put some PIC!!!! :twisted:

FoRk · Post by **FoRk** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 9:19 am

i will i will, but the engine is DIRTY, im going to clean it up then go to my friensd house and use his digital cam. i have to fix teh wires also, i did it ghetto style, its just wire under a screw type of thing, it still works, btw i would not go with 10 guage, and for 50 bucks, not worth it by any means. if your going to spend 50 bucks on a ebay earthing kit, just get this one:http://www.machv.com/pivsupeargro.html i know it says for eclipse, but get the uncut version and make it your self, it will show ALOT better results then ebay crap, sorry i dont like e-bay.

daewooluvr · Post by **daewooluvr** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 10:59 am

eh. I'll just buy the wire and gold terminals myself. I just put that up there for someone that may not know how to do it themselves.

mocpac · Post by **mocpac** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 12:33 pm

ohhhhh....Amaizing... Learning... :

Frankiewoo · Post by **Frankiewoo** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 2:40 pm

What do u guys think of the hyper ground kit from www.sunautomobile.com ?????? :twisted:

daewooluvr · Post by **daewooluvr** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 4:47 pm

whoa! way overpriced...

Frankiewoo · Post by **Frankiewoo** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 10:47 pm

so i guess it not worth it then?

FoRk · Post by **FoRk** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 11:25 pm

you may think its overpriced but thats the one im getting for my eclipse. because it one of the best out there and also because of the bling factor, it looks so NICE, my friend has it on his integra, wow its nice. but if you want a GOOD kit i would go for that.

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz · Fri Aug 29, 2003 12:47 am

Not only did I upgrade my gounds to 4ga and use soldered on gold ring terminals, I upgraded the battery positive to alternator cable to 4ga with gold terminals, too. The whole electrical system is MUCH better now, and only cost $12.35 total.

Here are pics of everything I did.

http://members.cox.net/thegreatandpower ... index.html

daewooluvr · Post by **daewooluvr** » Fri Aug 29, 2003 2:17 am

nice work oz,

as far as the "bling" factor. You can buy high quality wire for about $3 per 5'. I would assume that you only need about 15-20'. Get some nice gold grommets, solder then on there and voila, bling for less ching..

Frankiewoo · Post by **Frankiewoo** » Fri Aug 29, 2003 11:47 am

so 2 spots from negative to the body and positive to the alternator, those are the only connections i need? I can find the supplies i need at any electrical store.. :twisted: let me know if i'm on the right track.

daewooluvr · Post by **daewooluvr** » Fri Aug 29, 2003 12:16 pm

hmmm for some reason I was thinking that there should be 4 grounds...

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz · Fri Aug 29, 2003 5:46 pm

The only grounds that are necessary are:

1) Battery negative to body
2) Body to engine block

There are no other grounds that are necessary for better performance or better lighting or a stereo system.

The positive connection that is necessary is:

1) Battery positive to alternator positive output

In the car audio world, that is referred to as the "Magic 3" or "Big 3".

The cables are upgraded when putting a very large audio system or a lot of external equipment such as big flood lights or spot lights, such as needed at a construction site to light the work area.