DIY: Grounding kit Install - Page 9

YS · 07-17-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by sepudo
I'm going to get the materials this weekend and try it out. I'm going to set it up as a network (i.e neg to A, neg to b, neg to C...) since no one seems to have done it that way and yet the diagram posted earlier in this post suggests it. I'm pretty familiar with my car now so any difference from the wires should be noticeable. I'll post the pros/cons later in this same post.

FYI:

I'm going to use 4 g wire and go from Neg to: trans, firewall right strut tower, radiator wall, valve cover.

I DID ...

...... wassup alan ...... i forgot to show you huh??

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sepudo · 07-17-2003

hey Yulian,

no, you did show me, sort of. But I don't think yours is set up the way I'm gonna do it, network style. yours is more of a chain style. thanks again though.
hey maybe we can meet and you can help =]

jk I can manage

YS · 07-17-2003

battery to tranny (4G), battery to Driver side sturt (4G), battery to Valve cover (8G), tranny to firewall (4G) ............ i want to use all 4G wires but i run out of 4G wires, so i use 8G wires

all left over from audio setup

for the radiator and stock ground i just leave it alone

sure ......... if you want me to help ........... when?

slamtank · 07-17-2003

ah..i was shopping around but i couldnt find anywhere sells 4G wires..
actually there were some but they are in kit not just wires..and it was damn expensive..more than happies'

gearbox · 07-18-2003

Just go to a car audio place that sells monster products. Good guys I know have some, and they sell bulk cables.

eni9ma · 07-18-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by slamtank
ah..i was shopping around but i couldnt find anywhere sells 4G wires..
actually there were some but they are in kit not just wires..and it was damn expensive..more than happies'

Try Ebay, i bought 20 ft of 4 gauge wire for 19 bucks.

happies713 · 07-19-2003

I do the network style too, but im using 8 gauge wire. a little smaller. ill show you guys at the tech day. =)

slamtank · 07-20-2003

am i good to go with this?
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what about gold plated ring terminal?
i found some of them on ebay..they were about $2.50~3.50 per pair.
is that a good price?

gearbox · 07-20-2003

Autozone has 10 gold ring terminals for $10.

slamtank · 07-21-2003

then whats difference?
usually ebay has cheaper price than local shop.
in case of gold ring terminal, why is there that much difference?

happies713 · 07-21-2003

Gold Conducts Electricity Better than, copper.

slamtank · 07-21-2003

gearbox said autozon has 10 gold ring terminals for $10.00
and what i saw on ebay was 2 gold ring terminals $2.50 - 3.00

and i guess ebay usually has cheaper prices..is there any reason like gold quality or something?

nightkids1 · 07-21-2003

im going to have to belive opto_isolator about the hks grounding. because how would one long wire coming from the batery with a few point do anything. they have to be seperate like the hks one. thats what i plan on getting in a few days anyways.

happies713 · 07-21-2003

Both methods work. the daisy chain method is cheaper less wire used, but very effective still.

The HKS Hub style is more expensive, with more wires running around in your engine bay if you are grounding like 5 or 6 points.

jjj784 · 07-22-2003

here's my $.02. in a way, hks reduces resistance more than happies. why? because they are wired in parallel instead of serial. it gives current a better path to follow.

parallel: 1/r1 + 1/r2 + 1/rn = 1/r total
serial (daisy chain): r1 + r2 + rn = r total

who knows, maybe i'm wrong.

maybe the difference is next to nothing.