do ground wires really help???
03-28-2006, 06:37 PM
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do ground wires really help???
I bought those ground wires that hook up to your negative on the battery and you bolt them to the fender, firewall, block ,throttle body and other places and its susposed to increase spark and give better electrical current and reduce static in radio and better gas mileage bla bla bla and acceleration......really just look like a spider with long *** legs and speaker wire gone mad! does it really work ?????thanks
03-28-2006, 07:05 PM
#4
Originally Posted by whitegold
Itll help just as much as cleaning the grounding points.. but it can help a bit
03-28-2006, 07:22 PM
#7
Originally Posted by Cdg2125
Yeah where can I find a grounding kit? I was looking at some sites but the didnt have anything. I thought CE had one? Why did I not see it on the site?
03-28-2006, 07:28 PM
#8
i just made my own last week. im still adding grounds where i need to. i grounded on the bottom of the tranny cuz somebody said that would make it shift better (automatic) an it did help. idles better and more responsive. also, im gettin better milage. and it looks cool lol. im gonna continue ading grouding points as i go also.
03-28-2006, 07:30 PM
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Why did you post this in 2 different forums.. I thought that was a 
http://www.forums.maxima.org/showthr...70#post4847870
http://www.forums.maxima.org/showthr...70#post4847870
03-28-2006, 07:49 PM
#12
Originally Posted by davey6693
It does help the auto in my opinion. Most notably the infuriating times when you almost come to a stop and take off again where it doesn't change down.
03-28-2006, 07:57 PM
#13
Originally Posted by NmexMAX
Why did you post this in 2 different forums.. I thought that was a
http://www.forums.maxima.org/showthr...70#post4847870
http://www.forums.maxima.org/showthr...70#post4847870
03-28-2006, 08:29 PM
#14
Originally Posted by frodosmaxima
if i were you, go to radio shack or wherever and buy some 10 or 12 gauge audio installation wire, and some connectors, and make ur own kit.
03-29-2006, 01:09 AM
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Grounding doesn't help as much as everyone says it does, but it does help. Electricity runs from high to low but if you don't have enough low it can't flow as freely, adding more grounds creates more low, therefore increasing the flow. (I was a poet and didn't even know it)
Some components have their own ground but generally speaking there is only one ground from the battery to the body of the car. One ground for all those components is crappy. I'll probably do some grounding to starter and tranny when the weather get's better.
Some components have their own ground but generally speaking there is only one ground from the battery to the body of the car. One ground for all those components is crappy. I'll probably do some grounding to starter and tranny when the weather get's better.
03-29-2006, 08:04 AM
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Yeah where can I find a grounding kit? I was looking at some sites but the didnt have anything. I thought CE had one? Why did I not see it on the site?
03-29-2006, 09:03 AM
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I have a Blehmco kit and it did absolutely nothing. But I have to believe that grounding can/may work because once I grounded my transmission and starter (not per Blemco's instructions but per crazy97's awesome thread http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=452286 ) my extremely hard-starting car starts up fine every time.
The new thing now are the grounding kits with voltage regulators. I'm going to look into that.
The new thing now are the grounding kits with voltage regulators. I'm going to look into that.
03-30-2006, 04:10 PM
#33
Originally Posted by NmexMAX
Why did you post this in 2 different forums.. I thought that was a
http://www.forums.maxima.org/showthr...70#post4847870
http://www.forums.maxima.org/showthr...70#post4847870
04-01-2006, 07:51 PM
#36
Originally Posted by 95bluse
I find that running a direct wire from the MAF sensor ground wire to the negative terminal of the battery made some difference to the smoothness of my car.
04-01-2006, 08:01 PM
#38
Originally Posted by 99grnmaxgxe
How much did you get it for? B/C a local audio store wants to charge $2 per foot.
04-02-2006, 08:12 AM
#39
Originally Posted by nfo184
I bought those ground wires that hook up to your negative on the battery and you bolt them to the fender, firewall, block ,throttle body and other places and its susposed to increase spark and give better electrical current and reduce static in radio and better gas mileage bla bla bla and acceleration......really just look like a spider with long *** legs and speaker wire gone mad! does it really work ?????thanks
The reason they claim it adds hp and improves fuel economy is because they install the grounds on a car that either had missing stock grounds (due to incompetent work by a previous mechanic or owner), or damaged grounds. Replacing with stock grounds would have identically restored the hp and fuel economy. I would only buy the aftermarket grounds if they are less expensive than stock pieces and your stock pieces are rusting thru, and if that's the case the absolute best solution is some amp wire from the local car stereo shop. You can redo a load of stock grounds for under $25.
Dave