Ground Wire Mod/Kit?

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BlueCrush
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Ground Wire Mod/Kit?

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Could someone explain the ground wire mod, what parts are needed (part #'s if possible) and the step by step process?Thanks,Brian
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Post by northvibe »

Hey my dad is getting me some copper ground from his work to do this, but i wanted to do the "parallel" method as in series the later parts wont get the best ground. there are some battery terminal expander things where you can connect multiple wires to it. Has anyone bought one? if so where.AND does anyone know the lengths needed for the parallel method of grounding everything from the battery?
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Re: Ground Wire Mod/Kit? (BlueCrush)

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Quote, originally posted by BlueCrush »Could someone explain the ground wire mod, what parts are needed (part #'s if possible) and the step by step process?Thanks,BrianYou should search around for ZubenElGenubi's post on this.Especially since his final conclusion on this was that it did absolutely nothing.
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Post by northvibe »

I did the search last night but didnt find the exact info I needed... I'll have to do much more r&d as for the conclusion, there are many reviews of it helping and dyno's. It also makes sense to me (Im in a circuits / physics 2) and grounding right from the battery to each part,which would be better than a daisy chain/in serial.
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Quote, originally posted by northvibe »I did the search last night but didnt find the exact info I needed... I'll have to do much more r&d as for the conclusion, there are many reviews of it helping and dyno's. It also makes sense to me (Im in a circuits / physics 2) and grounding right from the battery to each part,which would be better than a daisy chain/in serial.If it does help - I'll bet it only helps a tiny bit... nothing that offsets the amount of money and time spent on the modification.Not that I trust GM/Toy 100% to get everything right - but to lose HP, MPG, and efficiency on something stupid like a bad ground design... seems a little far fetched. But I keep an open mind - I'll watch the forums and see who does it next.
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