Grounding kits

Discussion in 'Modifications And Maintenance' started by mnstilynwrx, Jan 23, 2006.

  1. mnstilynwrx
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    who has them, and i want to know if it is worth like $60 to buy one. does it really do a lot like nicer starts and better gas milage. i also here that it gets rid of turbo hesitation when you are on half throttle when you are in the 3 to 5000 rpm range. any of this true....
     
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    I have it...You can buy it on Ebay for $25-$40. I noticed it starts and idles better, but not much.
     
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    gas mileage is the same, no difference in turbo lag...Let's just say this...it never hurts to have it.
     
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    readymix ...Lest ye be trod upon... Staff Member

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    I made mine using car audio bits and Monster Cable.
     
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    I think Radio Shack has those grounding wires you can buy cheap and make your own...Gold plate connectors will help for better connection.
     
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    it might help you if you have noisy grounds in the car. i have some niose and it throughs my piggyback for loops. also might help if you running a monster stero.
     
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    i got one off of ebay last week for 25 shipped.
     
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    by all means if you want to buy them off Ebay and fund terrorism cool.:shock: I am selling them at $6 more than Ebay. Crappy thing is that I do not have the luxury of driving my truck to ATW and picking them up, so I have to pay shipping to get them here. I can drop ship them from ATW/NRG but what is the point? then I could save you guys the $5-6.

    Ebay link to buy them for $34 shipped http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NRG-...46098QQitemZ8032787124QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

    link to actual retailer selling them for $55 http://www.modacar.com/products/Acura/Integra/GROUNDK/grounding.html

    eventually everything will be free, then after that it will be free with a free ERZ Downpipe.

    I was just trying to help. 20 kits instock :shock:
     
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    hmmm i might be interested.
     
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    Same here, I maybe have $15 into mine, I only ran 2 wires, one from the - post on the battery to the car, and one from the intake side to the car, I cleaned both locations up with a dremel, and I'll say I notice the difference, in smoothness, not gas mileage or anything else.
     
  12. Sogonerg
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    Whao...Shane calm down...$40 shipped is reasonable. I got mine for that, with the gold plated connectors. I think I got a total of 4 or 5 wires. I forgot!?! But it only took me 5 mins to install.
     
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    yeah I am sorry for freaking out. I deal with the "Ebay is cheaper, bla bla." all the time. Sometimes I want to stop with the customer service, paying the utility bill, presentation, answering questions and overhead and start selling on Ebay only. Then I won't have to worry about servicing the customer or selling a product I care about. People think you are ripping them off because it isn't as cheap as Ebay. But yet they are standing in the heated store front, talking to an hourly paid salesman, use the bathroom and take some brochures. Justin just knows how to push my button. haha sick!

    Just so you guys know we sell these in the store for $50 all the time. We are an audio shop also and we do make our own ground kits. It is cheaper for sure. But it is alot less time consuming to buy the kit and no one can make one look as nice for less. Not even me. 8)
     
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    ^are you freaking serious?? dude settle down. everyone was commenting on how much they got their's for and i just said, in one line, i got mine for $25 from ebay. you need to take a step back and just relax abit.
     
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    A seller on eBay gave me 5 dollars and an ERZ downpipe last week.
     
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    lol. for a little guy you get really worked up. if you read my post I think you will see where I was coming from. It's ok justin. :D smile.. it's gonna be a great day.
     
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    yeah but I bet if you ask around someone will beat that deal..... :lol:
     
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    stinks of steve, considering you have never even met me. lol worked up...sorry buddy, i think you are the one that snapped like a child.
     
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    Actually, the eBay seller price matches, so he hooked me up with 20 dollars an ERZ uppipe and I got a free grounding kit with it and one of those oil catch cans that have HKS screen printed on the side...they told me it is made of TITANIUM :)

    And yeah, you smell like Steve.
     
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    You can also go out and buy some 8 gauge wire, and 8 gauge ring terminals, and make em yourself.
     
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    I maybe alot of things but I don't smell like steve. :shock: I haven't met you but usually everyone is little to me. It's just my thing. small fry, shortstack, etc. haha it was a joke. for all I know your 6'7" 400lbs and when I meet you I'll get punched in the nose. haha. I didn't mean anything by it. I originally was expressing my frustration with Ebay. No biggie. I get it every day all day.
     
  22. Justin
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    i guess i just dont agree with your "face" you put on your business. you should always act on behalf of your company. coming onto forums and snapping on ppl for no reason really doesnt give your business a good name in our area. but it is your business, who am i to tell you how to portray your company.
     
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    ok..ok...Everything's under the bridge...Move on
     
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    I bought the superdeluxe soldered version in the color of my choice with the gold connectors from http://www.paranoidfabrications.com/ . Prices range from $25-$55. I've got my own soldering iron and could've gotten by a lot cheaper just making my own, but $55 and a half hour of my wrench time nets out "cheaper" than spending a whole afternoon and a trip to Radio Schlack on it.

    The benefits weren't dramatic since I didn't have any problems beforehand... But knowing that Subaru's engineers are notorious for barely-adequate wiring, just the peace of mind and the low-RPM hesitation removal were enough for me to call it "worthwhile".
     
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    i went with 6 gauge wires from radio shack and gold connectors...

    i dished out the money for what i wanted... here's how i got mine set up...

    left sidewall connected to the battery negative.
    battery negative connected to the engine block.
    battery negative connected to the tranny.
    engine block conencted to the intake manifold.
    intake manifold connected to the strut bar.
    strut bar connected to the right sidewall.

    just how i did mine. i know there's better or different ways, this is just how i did mine.
     
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    Have these helped any of the 02+'s get rid of low rpm hesitation?