so do you guys think there would be better reuslts if I get the msd blaster coil and dist cap insted of the hyperground kit. I already have the wires.

 

I'm pretty sure you will get better results, but why not do both?

If you do the grounds properly, you might find that your stereo sounds a little cleaner, your lights may not dim as easily, and from what I have heard, vibration might be reuced at idle when you A/C is on (not sure if the last one will actually be true).

In my case, I spent a little over $30 to make these ground wires, and I have the week off of work, so I thought I might as well try this out.

 

Where did you get the wires form cause the hyperground kit is 115 but the coil and the cap is 80. I would like to do both.

 

me? I bought some 4 gauge Monster Audio ground cable and some normal 4 gauge connectors at Tweeter (local audio shop)

 

I think I am going to go with the MSD stuff instead of the hyperground kit
it's cheaper hyperground is 115 and the msd stuff is 80

 

what exactly from MSD is $80? I'd like to know.

BTW, I've put together my ground kit with $20 worth of 4ga wire, and $5 for the conector. I spent $15 for a propane torch, and ~$10 for zip ties, heat shrink, and wire tubing. All together it came out to $50 for quite a few good ground wires.

 

where did you buy these parts at?

 

Tweeter. It's an audio shop here in Houston. All you have to do is go to an audio shop ask for 4 guage Monster Audio ground cable. You can also use Rockford Fosgate, Stinger, or Lightning Audio ground/power cables for amps. This is type of cable that you would want to use to make a ground kit. If you want, you can go for thinner 8 gauge cables. Quite honestly, I wish I had used 8 guage as it would have been adequate enough to do the job, and it would have been a hell of a lot easier to bend around all of the tight parts of the engine bay.

For the connectors, you can get the expensive gold ones, or regular ones for cheap. I picked up 12 for $5, and when I ran out, I went back, and they gave me 6 more for free

If you want to put them together, just crimp them. However, if you are going to make a good wire, you will need to solder them too, not just crimp. A regular soldering iron won't cut it, so you will need a propane/butane torch to melt the solder hot enough so that it will properly cover the top part of the connector terminal:



I used a $15 propane torch from ACE hardware. I put the heat shrink on with a hairdryer.

Tommorrow I'll post pics of how I managed to put a tight crimp on the terminals. It involved using a dremel to cut away the center so that it will close in tighter.

As for the ground points, I'm still unclear about the alternator. I've located a good ground point for the throttle body. I already have a wire running to the cylinder head next to the upper radiator hose, but I may be adding another to the long bolt that goes thru the valve cover and deep into the cylinder head.