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Old Sep 16, 2002 | 10:08 PM
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3 wires under the hood?

I want to upgrade my electrical system a little bit. I heard ppl say the best thing u can do is upgrade these 3 wires under the hood to 0 gauge. what wires are these and is it easy to do myself? Also ill be adding a optima yellow top.
Old Sep 17, 2002 | 03:15 AM
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Re: 3 wires under the hood?

Originally posted by LeonBlackMax
I want to upgrade my electrical system a little bit. I heard ppl say the best thing u can do is upgrade these 3 wires under the hood to 0 gauge. what wires are these and is it easy to do myself? Also ill be adding a optima yellow top.
You might be talking about the ground wires. If you upgrade those, your electrical system will vastly improve.
Old Sep 17, 2002 | 06:21 PM
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anyone done this?
Old Sep 17, 2002 | 06:27 PM
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Can someone give us details that as done this?

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Old Sep 17, 2002 | 06:28 PM
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It's a fairly easy job..just replace the factory ground with one or even two 0-2 guage wire(s) it doesnt hurt to have two thick ground wires...and replace the factory positive battery connector with a gold one.
Old Sep 17, 2002 | 06:46 PM
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thanks.
Old Sep 17, 2002 | 08:29 PM
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where can we get this wire at?? also what ground wires are we talking about, and will i notice a difference at all??
Old Sep 17, 2002 | 11:25 PM
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Yes, where exactly ARE these grounds wires?
Old Sep 18, 2002 | 01:34 PM
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It's basically amp wire that is..2 guage..i dont know if they make a 0 guage. the smaller the guage the thicker the cable is.

I'm assuming you will notice a difference
Old Sep 18, 2002 | 10:21 PM
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Where in the engine bay are these wires located?
What are they connected to?

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Old Sep 18, 2002 | 10:24 PM
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AHHHHHHH

can't anyone just tell us exactly where the wires are located at.

Thanks in advance
Old Sep 19, 2002 | 10:11 AM
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yes please do just tell us where they are at. thats all
Old Sep 19, 2002 | 10:57 AM
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yes please do just tell us where they are at. thats all

The wires that should be replaced are the ones connected to the Negative side of your battery. just follow the wire from the battery to where it is grounded. You can replace the one on the positive side of the battery also.
Old Sep 19, 2002 | 01:01 PM
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kevin wong is also having a group deal with upgraded ground wires, if youre willing to spend $120.
Old Sep 19, 2002 | 01:28 PM
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kevin wong is also having a group deal with upgraded ground wires, if youre willing to spend $120.

#1 where are the ground wires because i need to plug in my AMP today.... NO IDEA what im doing
#2 wikidbwoy i love the tv in the steering wheel and dash how much it cost you?
Old Sep 19, 2002 | 01:30 PM
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kevin wong is also having a group deal with upgraded ground wires, if youre willing to spend $120.
$120?!?! holy **** that must be some pure silver wire or something... i'd rather spend $20 at the most and get em myself...

BTW- so it's just grounding wire for the battery? I thought it was for the ECU or something... hmm i think i'll just change every wire i can find bolted onto the chassis and replace those lol
Old Sep 19, 2002 | 01:33 PM
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#1 where are the ground wires because i need to plug in my AMP today.... NO IDEA what im doing
#2 wikidbwoy i love the tv in the steering wheel and dash how much it cost you?
well for the grounding on your AMP, just use a good cable and bolt it anywhere metal on ure chassis.
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