Grounding Kit = 9HP?
10-18-2007, 03:50 AM
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Grounding Kit = 9HP? i was wondering becuase my friends 350 z if you do a grounding kit you can gain 9hp so is there a way you can do that with the lt1 motors? or is there any other types of stuff you can do to gain hp for cheap? (i already have the tb mod)
10-18-2007, 09:27 AM
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and thinking that it will gain you any horse power.. thats just retarded.. where is the logic in that
10-18-2007, 10:01 AM
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Its not bullshit. It has been documented using a dyno that upgrading the "Big 3" wires can and will gain horsepower and torque. Think about it. Where does your ignition come from? Has to have juice somewhere. If the battery, alternator, and grounds are all hooked up using small gauge wire, then upgrading to larger gauge will help current flow and efficiency. Some cars may not see a difference, some will. I will for sure be upgrading all my power and ground wires on my 95 Formula, as the wires they use from the factory are pretty small, gauge wise. Every little bit helps. On cars thet have a very hot ignition system, multiple coils, etc, this upgrade can make a difference for sure.
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10-18-2007, 10:29 AM
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Its not bullshit. It has been documented using a dyno that upgrading the "Big 3" wires can and will gain horsepower and torque. Think about it. Where does your ignition come from? Has to have juice somewhere. If the battery, alternator, and grounds are all hooked up using small gauge wire, then upgrading to larger gauge will help current flow and efficiency. Some cars may not see a difference, some will. I will for sure be upgrading all my power and ground wires on my 95 Formula, as the wires they use from the factory are pretty small, gauge wise. Every little bit helps. On cars thet have a very hot ignition system, multiple coils, etc, this upgrade can make a difference for sure.
Thats just freegin funny. If it would make any difference, you have a ground problem to begin with. And, curing it, will make the difference, not increasing the size of the wire.Think about it, the ground side is only half the circuit. And the positive is just as important. So, does that mean we need to increase the size of all the positive wires? And what about all the individual circuits that carry the voltage and amperage to the various components? Coils. Injectors. The PCM. There is a minimal amount of amperage coursing thru the system at any given time, with the exception of during cranking. The injectors barely use 1 amp. The coils use 5-7 roughly. How is increasing the size of the ground only wires going to help any of this?
10-18-2007, 10:48 AM
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Thats just freegin funny. If it would make any difference, you have a ground problem to begin with. And, curing it, will make the difference, not increasing the size of the wire.Think about it, the ground side is only half the circuit. And the positive is just as important. So, does that mean we need to increase the size of all the positive wires? And what about all the individual circuits that carry the voltage and amperage to the various components? Coils. Injectors. The PCM. There is a minimal amount of amperage coursing thru the system at any given time, with the exception of during cranking. The injectors barely use 1 amp. The coils use 5-7 roughly. How is increasing the size of the ground only wires going to help any of this?
10-18-2007, 10:51 AM
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10-18-2007, 11:07 AM
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HAHAHAHAHA thats great. sorry to say but grounding your car is NOT going to give you more power. simple as that. people claim that stuff as a sales approach, you would be amazed at what companies are allowed to get away with saying about their own product.
10-18-2007, 11:48 AM
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Let me re-iterate, not every car will see a gain from replacing the big 3 wires. These three I'm talking about, for edcmat-l1, is the battery to alternator, battery to chassis, and engine to chassis.
Let me explain it this way, see if you guys may get off the bandwagon long enough to make an intelligent conversation out of this instead of chalking it up as the next tornado.
Ever heard of or seen someone use an aftermarket wiring kit for a fuel pump? These kits, which can also be just rewired yourself, increase the gauge of wire for the power and ground. Why do that? Surely the awesome GM electrical system can feed the pump enough juice right? Wrong. When you install one of these kits, the headroom of fuel pressure rises significantly. Still think the Big 3 is a dumb idea? What about saying that every little bit helps? Like the airfoil mod. What a joke right? Does very little. Hey, but it does something right? Why not toss it on? 
Let me explain it this way, see if you guys may get off the bandwagon long enough to make an intelligent conversation out of this instead of chalking it up as the next tornado.
Ever heard of or seen someone use an aftermarket wiring kit for a fuel pump? These kits, which can also be just rewired yourself, increase the gauge of wire for the power and ground. Why do that? Surely the awesome GM electrical system can feed the pump enough juice right? Wrong. When you install one of these kits, the headroom of fuel pressure rises significantly. Still think the Big 3 is a dumb idea? What about saying that every little bit helps? Like the airfoil mod. What a joke right? Does very little. Hey, but it does something right? Why not toss it on?
10-18-2007, 12:41 PM
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