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Old Sep 19, 2002 | 12:25 AM
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Originally posted by airon

actually like said arospeed makes some
also ive seen 2 sets of jdm ones around
i was just wondering cuz i wanted to do it also but wanted to see the connectors used for it
OIC, I thought you're talking about my set. Yes, there're a few Japan brand earth wire kit sold here, cost around USD$100. But I did mine for ~ USD$10, and probably using material slightly lesser quality then theirs. I just use the O connector (is this correct), a cheapo gold plated. At least it works.
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Old Sep 19, 2002 | 01:00 AM
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so all the ground now go to your battery right..no more chasis grounds??

so...what are the "stock" grounds on a honda engine??

so connect all this to your battery negative terminal??

valve cover or head...
tranny
alternator
block
distributor
left and right headlights
vtec selnoid

what else??
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Old Sep 19, 2002 | 07:25 AM
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did you guys sand the contact point on the chassis?

all ive replaced is the battery. next is the alternator.

if someone can come put with a list with pics...thatll be nice.

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Old Sep 19, 2002 | 05:15 PM
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SlowCivicHmm,

you got almost everything covered with your list. The stock ground for civic (at least for my car) were valve cover, tranny & chassis to -ve battery. Yes, all the wires goes to -ve terminal of battery directly, what I did was I retained the wire that goes directly from -ve terminal to chassis.

WiLL,

I do have pic and have already send it to qtiger. Hopefully he'll post it soon. It's nothing great but al least it'll give us an idea what are the points.

BTW, anyone who has done this, hopefully we can get your feedback on the result. I hope the one I felt is not just psychological only.
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Old Sep 19, 2002 | 07:12 PM
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Straaaange layout. Notice the wiper pattern and where the battery is. Alternator in the front?
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Old Sep 19, 2002 | 07:53 PM
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Originally posted by qtiger


Straaaange layout. Notice the wiper pattern and where the battery is. Alternator in the front?
yeah look how big the radiator is also
also the struts are really far back
what year and model car do you have/??
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Old Sep 19, 2002 | 10:04 PM
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I believe running longer lengths of wire increases resistance. If so, it either won't help or you'll need to run some fat wire. 4 or 8 guage anyone? I'm exagerating but I'm a bit skeptical. It does seem like a nice idea and I've heard other people say they've seen improvements though so I'm open to hearing other peoples' results.
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Old Sep 19, 2002 | 10:58 PM
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what guage should I use...I got some 8 guage wire laying around...from an amp kit...and some 4 guage too....

OT...what size wire should I run for a external blaster coil???
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Old Sep 19, 2002 | 11:12 PM
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Originally posted by airon

yeah look how big the radiator is also
also the struts are really far back
what year and model car do you have/??
This is not a photo of my car, it's from one of the car maganize i pick up promoting the earth wire thingy.
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Old Sep 19, 2002 | 11:16 PM
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Originally posted by agent87
I believe running longer lengths of wire increases resistance.
True, but it's better than using car chassis as a medium for completing the current flow.
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