DIY grounding kit! - Honda-Acura.net

JDM_civicEG · 10-18-04, 04:10 PM

My grounding kit I did was very simple

....all you need are as follow:

- good length of wire....whatever size...from like NAPA or something
- wire cutters/splicers
- a copper terminal
- those like wire hook things...you'll see em the pics and know what I'm
talking about

First unplug your battery and make sure everything is good safety wise. remove the negative terminal and replace it with your new copper one:

now where you can find these copper terminals I dunno...my friend had it so just search around.....anyways...now find some good ground points around your engine bay...cut the wire to desired lengths, As you can see...if you closely follow the wire from the battery you can see my ground points, one of them is on my throttle body/intake manifold area:

now using those yellow hooks I was talking about( look below)...connect the wire to the bolts and the copper terminal:

Its really simple to do and it does help....it improves your battery ( i.e. headlights, interior lights/electronics, electronics all around, start up, etc.)...I also heard it improves your gas mileage and engine but I dunno if thats true.
hopefully this helps some one..I know its shotty instructions

but its not hard so enjoi!

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ADRONICUS · 10-18-04, 05:59 PM

That looks Ghetto homie, (no offense) but I am sure it serves the same purpose as my HKS Circle Earth Grounding kit. Yeah it was pricey, but it looks good and adds a nice touch to the engine bay, plus the larger gauge wires seem more stable. Way to think outside the box though, Peace...

JDM_civicEG · 10-18-04, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by centerforce99

That looks Ghetto homie, (no offense) but I am sure it serves the same purpose as my HKS Circle Earth Grounding kit. Yeah it was pricey, but it looks good and adds a nice touch to the engine bay, plus the larger gauge wires seem more stable. Way to think outside the box though, Peace...

ya I'm thinking about replacing the wire for bigger guage...what guage wire did you use?

BrandonClaps · 10-20-04, 03:12 AM

i believe they are using 4-8 gauge?

take those yellow caps off and get some heatshrink for those

ADRONICUS · 10-21-04, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by JDM_civicEG

ya I'm thinking about replacing the wire for bigger guage...what guage wire did you use?

I want to say a 5 gauge, the smaller the number the bigger the wire. Looks like you used 16. Go to a stereo shop they use use big ass wires for powering amps, you may find what you are looking for there.

lkailburn · 10-21-04, 07:30 PM

4 gauge would suffice for anything

BetterBob · 10-30-04, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by lkailburn

4 gauge would suffice for anything

agreed, also the wire he used looked a lot bigger than 16 gauge it was probly 10 or 12 I don't think you will need any more than that... ever...
thought i would put my $.02 in

Better_Bob

oldskoolcivic · 10-31-04, 07:24 PM

i just put some homemade wires (speaker wires, wires from everywhere) and it worked great.. i can feel like a bit more power at 5,500 rpm.. cheap power lol

cjssizc · 11-01-04, 08:31 AM

I used 8 gauge for the engine ground and 4 gauge for the transmission and negative battery terminal. I had alot left over from my amp install.

10-18-04, 05:59 PM	#2
ADRONICUS www.ufc.com Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Irvine CA Posts: 2,920	That looks Ghetto homie, (no offense) but I am sure it serves the same purpose as my HKS Circle Earth Grounding kit. Yeah it was pricey, but it looks good and adds a nice touch to the engine bay, plus the larger gauge wires seem more stable. Way to think outside the box though, Peace... __________________ "Time Makes Everyone Tap."

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10-20-04, 03:12 AM	#4
BrandonClaps Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 63	i believe they are using 4-8 gauge? take those yellow caps off and get some heatshrink for those

10-21-04, 07:30 PM	#6
lkailburn college kid Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New York Posts: 2,000	4 gauge would suffice for anything

10-31-04, 07:24 PM	#8
oldskoolcivic Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 317	i just put some homemade wires (speaker wires, wires from everywhere) and it worked great.. i can feel like a bit more power at 5,500 rpm.. cheap power lol

11-01-04, 08:31 AM	#9
cjssizc Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 16	I used 8 gauge for the engine ground and 4 gauge for the transmission and negative battery terminal. I had alot left over from my amp install.