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Old 08-17-2007, 09:17 AM
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Grounding Kit

Hey. I've decided to make myself a ground kit for the VE. But I had a few questions to people that have already installed them.

I checked BlehmCo to check specific grounding points for the VE and I came up with:

Originally Posted by BlehmCo.com
These kits include 8 awg ground straps to the factory sensor grounding points, alternator, and an additional 4awg ground strap to the battery.
Are these optimal grounding points? And is 8 gauge good to use, or should I run 4 gauge for all wires?

If anyone has any pictures, insight, tips or suggestions... I'm open to them.

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Old 08-17-2007, 09:41 AM
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From the factory they use ~16-18 gauge, so 8 is more than enough for the sensors, only the big 3 need thicker wires.
Look around for factory grounding points and start cutting wires, that is how i did it.
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Old 08-17-2007, 09:43 AM
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you can always try and do the "big three" DIY grounding. It only grounds the three most important grounding points, and I think some of them use 0AWG(don't remember exactly, you can search for it and find out), but there aren't as many as in the blehmco grounding kit. People swear by it though.
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Old 08-17-2007, 12:22 PM
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MrGone made mine. It has grounds all over. I don't know if it really works that well, but it looks cool.
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Old 08-18-2007, 06:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Cliff Clavin
MrGone made mine. It has grounds all over. I don't know if it really works that well, but it looks cool.
If your engine bay looks like spaghetti, then no it doesn't look cool. YOU just think it does. Kinda like Honduh owners think big wings look cool.
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Old 08-18-2007, 06:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Matt93SE
If your engine bay looks like spaghetti, then no it doesn't look cool. YOU just think it does. Kinda like Honduh owners think big wings look cool.
Actually, it is fairly well buried in there. If I were to have made it myself, I likely would have chosen black, but since Shawn cut me a deal, I just used his kit.

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Old 08-18-2007, 06:56 AM
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hmmm, look slike a copy of mine.. except the wires aren't ziptied down with the zip ties I supply with my kits.
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Old 08-18-2007, 11:02 AM
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Yes, I would like to go with the most stealth install as possible as I don't think a whole bunch of colorful wires draping around my engine bay would look cool... but that's just me. Black tucked wires will look pretty stock I'm thinking.
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Old 08-18-2007, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt93SE
hmmm, looks like a copy of mine.. except the wires aren't ziptied down with the zip ties I supply with my kits.
I think he did have them ziptied to his car, but he must have cut them. I should have picked some up, but I am lazy and didn't really think about it.

I believe his is a knock off of your design. You know MrGone doesn't have any original ideas...
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