Celica Forums General Discussion Exterior GROUNDING KITS QUESTIONS

people say this does wonders for you car...better stereo performance..better idle...hp...etc. i've looked but don't know which kit is the best and where to get it installed. i have a fear of batteries (and after some of isacc's horror stories i'm more scared than ever). can anyone give me more info or their testimonial on their kits? thanks

i bought a set from "happies" off nc.org , it's a privately made kit of 5 4 gauge wires cut to the correct lengths for each model and they have gold ring eyelet onnectors and have protective sleeves at the ends to minimalize exposure of the lead ends... install takes ~45 min.

as for how it works, i don't notice any negative effects, truthfully nothing huge for the positive end either, the idle is more stable, acceleration if its helped is very minimal at least in my case... (maybe its cause i have a GT with 18"s and loss of torque due to quad piped exhaust) and my HID's seem to be a tad brigher and require less warm up to be at their max brightness...
there's my 0.02 on grounding kits

For 37dollars having a stabler item seems like a big benfit to me. From my understanding stero quality seems to have improved also.

Would this eliminate my alternator noise?

it's a 37 dollar mod. it may make you think it works and it may not. either way it's only 37 fricken bucks

It could. IT will definitely have positive affects on the vehicle. Its not made to add horsepower. YOu may have better throttle response, but overall it is definitely worth it.

Supra my man, give it a shot yo. Only $37 couldn't hurt. It helps with all the groundings and whatnot.

how does a grounding kit work? what does it hook up to for the install and how does that benefit the throttle response and the stereo, those seem like things that have no correlation in upgrades . if anybody can explain the concept of a grounding kit id appreciate it.

All of your electronics that are grounded go through other electronics and receives resistance. The Grounding kit grounds the battery better and your alt. better so it has direct/better grounds. Grounds are what will keep something from working. You need 2 things in order for something to work. one is voltage/power, the other is a ground. The better the ground, the better the performance. Does that help? This is just a brief not real detailed explanation.

Dan

where would you order one of those kits from?

for sale forum of nc.org

thanks dan, i understand better now

My kit came today. I'm gonna install it tonight. I'll report my results.

COOL! i'm picking mine up this weekend

I have a grounding kit and to tell you the truth I dont even notice a differnce maybe its just me?

wtf are you talking about? can't you feel the 25 fwhp gain?

maybe it did work steven cause i seem to smoke you!!!

you didnt smoke me, you landed lift with your tweaked 02. I didn't which is why you beat me.

You may have got me that ONE time but you won't take me in the turns

you make a point about the turns but put me and you on a real track like laguna seca you wont be able to see me!!! I will be so far ahead!

now now c'mon guys...i don't want to have to stomp both of you with my GT auto...

Installed it last night.

I noticed a little difference! THe car pulls a lil harder, my lights are brighter, and my stereo seems to be louder. Worth $37 definitely.