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Old Mar 27, 2005 | 10:45 PM
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Anyone heard of a battery stabilizer called "Hot Inzm kai", owner of a store said it serves the same purpose as Sun Auto's battery stabilizer

Hot Inzm Kai: http://fore6767.hp.infoseek.co.jp/page104.html

Sun Auto's Hot Inazma: http://www.sunautomobile.com/pro_inazma01_000.htm

Anyone know anything about the Hot Inzm Kai? did a search but found nothing and no reviews.
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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 07:44 AM
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ohhhh look, some 8gauge wire, some connectors and a capacitor dressed up like a box.
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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Relic1
ohhhh look, some 8gauge wire, some connectors and a capacitor dressed up like a box.
and its jdm :eek3:
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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 11:38 AM
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a little OT here, but I'm curious if it's just me....

is that a rubber washer/grommet under that ground wire?
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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 12:10 PM
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umm your posts seem pointless, can someone with knowledge of this post a comment instead?
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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 01:02 PM
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A capacitor should discharge more quickly than a battery. What happens is some of the charge is stored in a capacitor so the battery has to work less. I google translated the japanese webpage and they mention quicker starting time. But judging from the size of this box, the capacitor is probably not that big. When you think about how much current is discharged by a battery, the capacitor will probably have no effect. They are attempting to minimize the inrush current coming out of the battery from what I can see. Do they have a size on the capacitor?

They also bring all the grounds to one point on the negative battery terminal. This is considered good grounding practice to minimize ground loops. The way autos are grounded now, the grounds could have different voltage levels.
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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 04:00 PM
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Waste of money, it's a band-aid fix for poor grounds. I have never seen an unmolested Civic have a grounding problem anyway.
Originally Posted by Relic1
is that a rubber washer/grommet under that ground wire?
The wire will still ground through the bolt.
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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Kai
Waste of money, it's a band-aid fix for poor grounds. I have never seen an unmolested Civic have a grounding problem anyway.
I agree totally. Poor grounds could still occur with this kit. I especially don't like their advertising. They brag about more horsepower. :eh: They also say it limits voltage flow. :screwy: Really it's current that flows.

Some pages show it for BMW's so you could be cool as if you owned one too. Boy they're really preying on people's lack of knowledge about cars and electricity. I can see the makers of these products go before a judge about misleading claims.
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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 05:24 PM
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Apexi make one too.
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Old Mar 29, 2005 | 01:32 AM
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Originally Posted by darth asiandoood
Apexi make one too.
so does HKS.

But just as Kai said, I have yet to see a civic have hardcore grounding issues... I could see it help alot in a car like an RX because of the hardcore 3500rpm bogging issue thats caused by poor factory grounding, but not really on a civic.
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