battery grounds? need to know where they go

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hey, on my 240 (s13) with a ca18det.. the previous owner had only ONE wire coming off the negative battery terminal and it grounds onto the intake manifold

this CANT be the only ground from the batt and i cant find anything in the FSM.... thanks for help


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Yep. It is. Stock, it should go from the terminal, to the fender, to the manifold. Add a few more, they help.

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rico05 wrote:Yep. It is. Stock, it should go from the terminal, to the fender, to the manifold. Add a few more, they help.
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hmm ok.. theres nothing running to the fenderi will get a proper terminal and run one from the intake mani to battery and then to the fender and one from the motor on the drivers side (off a bolt from where the a/c goes) to the body

gracias

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Good call.


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