 TRD ground wire, worth it? |
 Oct 10, 2004 - 11:12 PM
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Oct 10, 2004 - 11:20 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jul 19, '04 From Los Angeles, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
It's a fricken ground wire. I've never seen such a misleading ebay item. The ground wire is just the wire that goes from your battery to your frame/block. There is no way that it could do anything for performance or lighting. plus, it even says its a trd REPLICA.
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Oct 10, 2004 - 11:23 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 8, '04 From LA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Sorry, but here you're wrong  Ground wires dont do much; they barely do ANYTHING. But when you're pumping a serious electrical system through guage 22 stock ground wires. Bad things happen. On a turbo, then you'd see a hp change. On an NA engine it's too miniscule. Make ground wire kits yourself, it's easy and leads to higher quality music and oh yeah, possibly brighter lights |
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Oct 11, 2004 - 12:05 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Dec 26, '02 From Alabama Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
he's right. the gains arent high, but they are Dino provben. You just have to know where to mount what. |
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Oct 11, 2004 - 1:27 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 22, '04 From WA, Australia Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
make your own using some thick wire? how thick would/should you use? 4, 8 gauge? also, what would you use as the uh.. negative mounting terminal? This post has been edited by ShadowFX: Oct 11, 2004 - 1:50 AM |
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Oct 11, 2004 - 10:53 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 8, '04 From LA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Radio shaq parts? Do you mean to the battery itself? |
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Oct 11, 2004 - 11:08 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 21, '04 From New York City Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
i've installed the ground wire system in my car... not much HP gain, but not no gain... you do feel a difference after installing it. but like what they said.. i think it'll work better after swap....i'll post up some pics soon.
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Oct 11, 2004 - 11:22 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 8, '04 From LA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
but after a swap you have to make a new kit for the new ground points.. nahh, the old kit will probably be fine.. btw yeah, 4 guage wire is best; you won't even be able to fit 2 guage on it.. but I was tempted.. |
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Oct 11, 2004 - 11:27 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 26, '04 From Vancouver, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
You should use braded 00 gage, that is what my dad used for his home made jumper cables, there is no delay when jumpstarting a car
but dont short them things out, you will blow a battery like instantly..... I ran 10 guage to my mids and highs, and 8gauge to my subs, will probly use 6 or 8 gauge for replaement grounding wires.
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Oct 11, 2004 - 11:29 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 8, '04 From LA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
yeah, jumper cables.. definetly the largest guage you can find home made jumper cables are even easier to make than ground wires btw; go for it!
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Oct 11, 2004 - 11:39 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 26, '04 From Vancouver, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I spent 2 years in a electronics class, dont think i will have a problem with making the wires, and my dad has been building speaker boxes for cars for the last 30 years, so he lets me know all the tricks he has learned over the years, basicly bigger the wire the better, but you dont gain much over 10guage for speakers, but you will notice a gain with large ground wires.
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Oct 11, 2004 - 12:22 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 8, '04 From LA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Yeah, but you can't fit 1 or 0 guage
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Oct 11, 2004 - 5:47 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 19, '04 From Los Angeles, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
I could see startup, but I don't see how a new ground wire could improve proformance. Once your car starts, you don't even use your battery anymore. Everything is ran off of the alternator. As far as I've been taught, the battery is only for start up, and you can actually take the battery out of the car after you start it.
Please someone tell me if you've heard otherwise. |
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Oct 11, 2004 - 10:02 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 8, '04 From LA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
It is otherwise; the power in the battery is just for startups; but the engine runs off power in the battery all the time; but the alternator provides that power and more- the alternator is connected to the battery. Basically, it's like this: Alternator --> battery --> engine engine starts: -75 battery power engine continues: -5 battery power every second alternator power: +25 every second the power still goes THROUGH the battery- but its power that comes straight from the alt. this basically results in cleaner spark; which doesn't do much |
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Oct 11, 2004 - 11:16 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 10, '03 From Appleton,WI Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Where would good mounting points be?
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Oct 11, 2004 - 11:25 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 8, '04 From LA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Basically where the stock ones are, and a few more if you think it looks like a good ground (like the forward struct bar housings) |
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Oct 11, 2004 - 11:26 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 22, '04 From WA, Australia Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
my stock one only has two grounding points, is this right?
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