Alrighty. I got my grounding kit on the way. I've searched and read waaay too many threads. But I need some definitive answers. I know you ground one to the alternator, throttle body, negative battery terminal...what else?

 

On my protege I had ground the distributor cap (no more on max unless its somewhere else, I think,) Valve cover, Transmission, alternator, throttle body, and frame, in a daisy chain kind of effect. from one to the other,

 

It started easier, and seemed to be more responsive,


I never did that to my max yet. Just started getting into modding my max.

 

Right, forgot about the tranny and chassis. So that's 5 spots. What else?

 

Made my own. Cost:Bought 4 gauge wire(House code copperwire) at ace hardware for $18 (equal to lowe) Copper auto wire lugs at Carquest for $1.20 ea. Measured distance with string and added 2 feet. Connected to 1)frame near headlights 2)transmission 3) Throttle body 4) engine, near alternator mount Total <$30
Cheaper if you use 8 gauge wire/lugs. BTW I have a ultima battery with the side battery connector so I attached the ground wires with the side battery mount and used a longer bolt. Starts faster and engine seems to be smoother on idle.