Grounding Kit with Optima Red Top?
12-05-2005, 01:38 PM
#1
Grounding Kit with Optima Red Top?
This morning I went to remote start my car with my new Compustar alarm/remote start setup and it sent back on the 2 way that it didn't start and when I went outside and tried again it was because my battery was taking forever to turn over so I got it tested at AutoZone and voltage was fine but the cranking and other test showed results in the Danger zone so I purchased an Optima Red Top 75/35 finally and now of course it's starting great. I hope it holds up during the cold winter...ok enough background...
Now that I have the Optima Red Top, with it being a much more high performance battery than stock, is it necessary to still have ground wires coming off of the battery to the ground or could I remove them? Thanks guys.
Now that I have the Optima Red Top, with it being a much more high performance battery than stock, is it necessary to still have ground wires coming off of the battery to the ground or could I remove them? Thanks guys.
12-05-2005, 03:17 PM
#4
I put my BlehmCo ground kit 3 months after my optima red top....boy did I thought the optima red top alone was a dream come true...I was wrong...the ground kit helped significantly paired to my optima red top...starting is now effort-less...my Navi screen is now brighter and crisp...also my dash lights seem to be brighter too....Ground wires rule!
12-05-2005, 03:21 PM
#5
Originally Posted by NewLoveI30
Why is that? The purpose of a gounding kit seems pretty valid to me, though I am no electrician.
What does a ground kit do?
Provides additional electron capacity to the battery by creating a pseudo circut (for lack of a better word) in which additional electrical capacity may be charged.
A simple battery to chassis ground will do the same thing.
12-05-2005, 03:36 PM
#7
Originally Posted by BigL0U
My red top is starting to get some light green crud around the NEG end ... what might cause such a thing?
12-05-2005, 04:01 PM
#11
Originally Posted by steven88
then where is the corrosion coming from if its sealed?
sorry im a noob when it comes to this
sorry im a noob when it comes to this
Water + metal + oxygen = corrosion
Simple chemistry, brotha.
12-05-2005, 05:22 PM
#13
Originally Posted by OOmaxSE
^^^ WEEE i just learned something
So a basic 1/0 AWG wire to the chassis will do rather than some expensive ground wire??
So a basic 1/0 AWG wire to the chassis will do rather than some expensive ground wire??
12-05-2005, 07:15 PM
#14
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Join Date: Jun 2005
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Ground Kit is a waste of money. If you really want to do something as far as uprgrading your ground wires, you can do "the big 3". This is really not neccessary though unless you are running a high powered audio system. Although I do suffer from a pretty bad case being **** so I will be doing this anyways. Good cheap mod!
12-05-2005, 07:21 PM
#15
Originally Posted by makdaddy386
Ground Kit is a waste of money. If you really want to do something as far as uprgrading your ground wires, you can do "the big 3". This is really not neccessary though unless you are running a high powered audio system. Although I do suffer from a pretty bad case being **** so I will be doing this anyways. Good cheap mod! Ground to chassis is the first step, I really don't forsee this as being a tangible resort for those whom may simply be seeking a grounding kit, though.
Always nice to have, though...
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