where would you like to be grounded?

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yourmomsrps13
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If you were to make your own grounding kit what locations would you like to see?IE: ECU? transmission? fender?

I work at a custom audio place and have access to many diferent gauge and high quality wires and terminals. I already did a 06 WRX and he loves it, hes coming back to do one for his ECU

please list how many wires and where would be the best results for the s13 and maybe ill make a few to sell.

thanks to whoever takes part in this (i'll cut you a deal)


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fitch9014
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i may be wrong about this, but doesn't the ecu already have a ground? you could probably have it improved by a larger diameter wire with quality strand and ends...could you post a pic of this...

i would like to see a really nice battery grounding strap, the factory one gets pretty funky after 16 or so odd years. that's the one that goes from the engine to frame to battery and mine looks, as i said, like parliment funky...

i got a sard voltage stabilizer and i've been impressed, i think it would be cool to see a ca specific kit!

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I have one from the battery to the frame in 4 gauge wire (blue). There are 3 wires coming from the harness to the intake. I converted that to a 8 gauge wire and that goes to the intake now. From the Transmission to the frame (there was an existing 12g wire there that I changed to 8), and next im gunna get a pinout of my ECU and wire some nice 10g wire in. The color of the wires really complete the look of my engine bay (it's painted blue as well)

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yourmomsrps13
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these will be CA specific kits

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yourmomsrps13
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no one has imput on this?

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What the price .;.i live in poughkeepsie ..not to far from u

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heres what you do: go to auto zone, advance, whatever. get yourself many lengths of battery ground wires (theyll have 2 loop things, one on each end). ive got 1 from the battery to the fender, 1 from the intake manifold to the fender, 1 from the intake manifold to the firewall, and one from the head to the fender on the other side. i think it cost me less than 20 bucks and it made one hell of a difference (my car wouldnt run without them, haha).

- Tim

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yourmomsrps13
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im in West Chester PA not near upstate NY, sorry bro.

r34: thats the sorta info im looking for but im going to make kits with all the lengths pre-cut and terminals soldered on plus heat shrinked. and a fool proof install manual (lol) maybe even do diferent colors for the picky people

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i want to be grounded to an all womens college with a bunch of freaky horny women.. oh wait, wrong grounding. um, i never understood these 200$ grounding kits, imo its a waste to run 0 gauge wire all over your engine bay when some crimp connectors and 12 gauge wire to replace the factory grounds will do the same thing. the advantage of gold plated connectors and 30 mm thick ground wires offers no advantage, just bling.

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knightrider
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i want to be grounded to an all womens college with a bunch of freaky horny women.. oh wait, wrong grounding. um, i never understood these 200 grounding kits, imo its a waste to run 0 gauge wire all over your engine bay when some crimp connectors and 12 gauge wire to replace the factory grounds will do the same thing. the advantage of gold plated connectors and 30 mm thick ground wires offers no advantage, just bling.


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