Grounding Kits
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Grounding Kits
Now, before I start, i know there will be plenty of skeptics out there saying things like "it's the placebo effect" or "your full of ****" etc. Unfortunately, it's not bullshit. I put on a Grounding Kit from a guy here in Edmonton who makes "application specific" kits for pretty much any type of vehicle. I got him to make me one for my LX sedan and the results, awesome! My throttle response was tighter, revving up to 6K was smooth, going through the gears was a smooth progression. The powerband wasn't jumpy or chattering. I got my car up to 170 km/hr and before I put the kit in, my engine was rough. Now it is smooth sailin'! Best part, no warranty problems. Say what you want, but I am a believer. This **** works. For under 200 bucks it was worth it. I feel that you should all try it out yourself. He has many satisfied people and dealerships to boot that rave about his kits. If you want more info PM me.
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Cars run off electronics, so grounding will improve everything that makes the car go basically. I got a $30 kit and grounded some stuff. At first it's noticable, but now it feels like nothing. It helps I'm sure, just not a huge gain.
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Rep Power: 0 what i dont get is whats really the difference between some 20-40 grounding wires, and those HKS circle earth systems. they both do the same thing right? ground ur car. so why the big price difference? just brand name or somethin? 
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Rep Power: 812 Brand name is the price difference. I have all my wires tied to the battery, which is actually better than the circle earth HKS one (which ties all of them to a central ground on the car body). The negative battery term is the ultimate ground point for everything on the car. I did not get mine for looks, as it's all black. Blends in real nice.
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Rep Power: 331 i made my own grounds out of 4 gauge and some good terminals. total cost $15. It's the same effect as all those other high priced kits. the only reason i did it was because i realized my amp was running off of 4 gauge, but the ground coming off my battery was 8 gauge...so i decided to balance it out.
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Originally Posted by gearbox
haha, I get 34 mpg now.. if i got that, I wonder if i would still see the 12% increase..
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Rep Power: 331 sorry, but 12% increase in gas milage off of some ground wires is probably the biggest crock of **** i have ever heard. Matter of fact, i highly doubt you get any noticable increase in performance with grounds. It just helps balance out the polarity distribution of your electrical system.
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Originally Posted by Graphicdude
My throttle response was tighter, revving up to 6K was smooth, going through the gears was a smooth progression. The powerband wasn't jumpy or chattering.
im one of the skeptics. on our cars at least, which have all new wiring.
my throttle response is already tight, revving up to 6k is always smoooth, every single time. going thru gears, wtf? you tryin to say grounding improved shifting? my powerband is smooth the whole way thru with no jumping or chattering.. i still think grounding kits are a bunch of damn bs. my car is 100% stock btw
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Rep Power: 812 It's not a huge mod to be doing a dyno with. At most a few hp and a stable electrical system, which is worth it to me. I used to have alot of electrical problems like dimming and stuff that were fixed by that box.
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Originally Posted by gearbox
It's not a huge mod to be doing a dyno with. At most a few hp and a stable electrical system, which is worth it to me. I used to have alot of electrical problems like dimming and stuff that were fixed by that box.
I have recently considered the Apexi kit just for the looks of the block and the fact it's back lit but I dunno. It's only got 3 contacts from what I can see and mine has 5 plus the chassis
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Rep Power: 812 Just get the hyper voltage system like I have. It just hooks to the battery + and - terminals. You keep your own ground wires. Same thing.
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Rep Power: 285 i have a very very hard time believing that your oem wiring caused your headlamps to dim. when are we talking about? dim 24/7? theres hundreds of thousands of civics on the road.. all their lights look fine to me.. i guess they all must have these great wiring kits.. which you could diy for about $10..
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Rep Power: 812 I should have been more specific. The dimming occurs when accessories are used like radio, power windows, etc. The HVS acts like a capacitor to stabilize voltage flow, which is good for all the electronic components on the car. May even make the car run better, since as we all know the spark plugs use electricity to fire.
yea.. not all civics have punding subs in there cars.. like in my car.. when the bass hits at night when im driving u can see the lights diming.. which is why the maek capacitors for sound systems.. works pretty much the same way the hyper kit is but mainly used for the amp to draw its power from instead of the battery
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Originally Posted by xproductionz
yea.. not all civics have punding subs in there cars.. like in my car.. when the bass hits at night when im driving u can see the lights diming..
hahah thats awesome, ur own automatic headlight dimmer to match with the beat of the song
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Originally Posted by ctx66
im one of the skeptics. on our cars at least, which have all new wiring.
my throttle response is already tight, revving up to 6k is always smoooth, every single time. going thru gears, wtf? you tryin to say grounding improved shifting? my powerband is smooth the whole way thru with no jumping or chattering.. i still think grounding kits are a bunch of damn bs. my car is 100% stock btw
my throttle response is already tight, revving up to 6k is always smoooth, every single time. going thru gears, wtf? you tryin to say grounding improved shifting? my powerband is smooth the whole way thru with no jumping or chattering.. i still think grounding kits are a bunch of damn bs. my car is 100% stock btw
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Rep Power: 0 I've just install the grounding kit n HVS...... it was a pain to remove the stock air intake box.... after installing i found out the engine is stronger and the second gear pulls harder....... but i dont see the headlights any brighter... when i open or close my window the headlight still dim a little........ is that normal?? or maybe i didnt install the wire correctly......
i have a question.... after installing the kit.... when i put back the stock intake.... it goes in almost in the throttle body but there is still a slight gap not tight.... will it cause problems??
i have a question.... after installing the kit.... when i put back the stock intake.... it goes in almost in the throttle body but there is still a slight gap not tight.... will it cause problems??
