What does Hyper ground cables do? Options

[Renegade]

What does Hyper ground cables do?

[lubu]

In short these are shielded copper wires (99.9% Cu therefore it is very low in Impendance) that connects the engine components directly to the battery thus making the entire electrical system to perform at greater efficiency.

[DEATH]

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=60158&hl=
It's a good idea and from the few who have bought them they seem to do their job well. I find myself wanting the Apex'I one but for $200+ IDK - there are a whole lot of other $200+ mods I'd like to do first
Get one of the cheap ones from ebay or go to Walmart and buy a bunch of ground cables for like $3 ea. They will all work basically the same.

[Renegade]

is there a true power gain?

[DEATH]

More like a restoration of lost power. Wiring degrades as it passes current and also just from age/corrosion. Just getting the regular ones from Walmart and running them to a few key places will get you the same effect for under $20 [Hell under $10 would get it].
Also you'll notice your lights are brighter, both interior and exterior, the engine will feel similar to when you do a new tune up [just better throttle response really].
All of these are things people I trust have reported to me. I have not yet done this mod.

[goferris]

More like a restoration of lost power. Wiring degrades as it passes current and also just from age/corrosion. Just getting the regular ones from Walmart and running them to a few key places will get you the same effect for under $20 [Hell under $10 would get it].
Also you'll notice your lights are brighter, both interior and exterior, the engine will feel similar to when you do a new tune up [just better throttle response really].
All of these are things people I trust have reported to me. I have not yet done this mod.

what are the key things you would want to attach to this ground? i too have seen these wondering the benefits.

[D-Man]

Start by running another Ground wire off your alt. That way you're getting the power out to the rest of the components.

This post has been edited by D-Man: Jul 23, 2008 - 4:12 PM

[DEATH]

OK - I'm gonna bite the bullet and try this. I'm going to Walmart tonight and buy a few standard ground wires in 4' lengths and I'll add one at a time to see if any show a significant improvement in electronics efficiency. Then once I've added say 5 of them I'll run like that for a few days, note any improvements and then disconnect them all at once to double check if my feelings are true. That's the best way I can think of to keep the test as scientific as possible. I'll also have the motor running while I install each one - I may be able to tell a difference like that.
So I'm taking suggestions on where to place them - LMK what you guys think will be most benificial.
-Alternator bracket
-Block
-Tranny
-2 to new places on the frame
Sound good? Ideas/Comments/Suggestions?

D-man - Do you still have that one I gave you?

This post has been edited by DEATH: Jul 23, 2008 - 5:08 PM

[Renegade]

sounds good, maybe add another ground to the battery too? IDK if that will help at all

[DEATH]

Obviously, if you've read my starter replacement thread from last night, I didn't get a chance to try this out yet. As funds that would have gone to this were sucked up into the starter I'll have to put this on hold for a few days till some other money I'm expecting comes in. I'll let you guys know when I start this again.

[D-Man]

x2 W/ Renegade.

Death, you gave me grounding wires? I bought that LONG one from oriley or wal*mart after you did yours trying to solve another problem (witch turns out to be the EGR valve)... I think your thinking of someone else. But it's just a ghetto copper cable. I don't have the HYPER cable.

[DEATH]

I don't think there is much to gain over the regular Neverstart copper ground wires. I'm not gonna try anything more until I see what they can do for us. No use wasteing $50-200 until I know there is a benifit. The idea here is to provide additional grounds to key areas anyway.

This post has been edited by DEATH: Jul 24, 2008 - 10:30 AM

[Akirad1]

well ive done one on my previous cars and the spots it tells you are like
alt.
tranny
intake mani
headlight
body
head
but i would ask the people who have done more recently and they may still have the "instuctions" that come with it and they could tell you where they go

[DEATH]

Cool - and what were your experiences? Worth it?

This statement makes me more in a hurry:
http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showto...mp;#entry695974
Maybe I'll scrap together some cash from somewhere tonight [I hope].

This post has been edited by DEATH: Jul 24, 2008 - 12:36 PM

[Akirad1]

yeah electronics sounded and look better as in light brightness throttle response was a little better since all it is doing is boostin the electrical current through your car son no hp gains just electrical system runs better

[GotToyota]

Is there a grounding kit made for our cars? I'd like to tackle a little project like this. I added an additional ground to my battery, but didn't notice any difference.

EDIT: I found this kit for the 7th gen, it shouldn't be much different, if at all, then ours. http://www.tunedinnovations.com/groundwires.asp?Product=1

They also say they're making a 6th gen kit soon. Someone try this out to see if it works!

This post has been edited by GotToyota: Jul 24, 2008 - 9:43 PM

[JDM_Factory]

i doubt it'll do much. I just get a 0 gauge cable and have one ground from the tranny and engine block. Everything will find it's ground either through the block, head, or tranny. I had some friends that had bought this in the earlier years and it didn't make or do any difference.

[windowlicker]

if any of you guys are thinking about getting a grounding kit, i would suggest the buddy club kit. not only does it have the ground wires, but it also has an electrical condenser. the condenser is the same thing as a capacitor used for a sound system as it stores energy and smooths out voltage spikes. they are a universal kit and really easy to install. i had one on my srt 4 and noticed that the head lights were a bit brighter, the clock on my radio didn't pulsate anymore when the volume was cranked up and the bass hit, and the throttle response was a bit crisper.

http://www.buddyclub.us/buddyclub/condenser/condenser.html

this place is selling them for $140
http://www.optionimports.com/buclraspcosy.html

[GotToyota]

if any of you guys are thinking about getting a grounding kit, i would suggest the buddy club kit. not only does it have the ground wires, but it also has an electrical condenser. the condenser is the same thing as a capacitor used for a sound system as it stores energy and smooths out voltage spikes. they are a universal kit and really easy to install. i had one on my srt 4 and noticed that the head lights were a bit brighter, the clock on my radio didn't pulsate anymore when the volume was cranked up and the bass hit, and the throttle response was a bit crisper.

http://www.buddyclub.us/buddyclub/condenser/condenser.html

this place is selling them for $140
http://www.optionimports.com/buclraspcosy.html

Wow, that looks nice. Did you add the wires to where there were already factory ground wires, or did you put them in new places?

-Matt

[windowlicker]

i went off the head, block, and trans. i was able to fab up a mounting plate and painted it black, had a nice look when it was done.