#124791, "Homemade Grounding Kit Images" Mar-25-09 08:33 PM by Nisshoku81
I thought I would post some pictures of my homemade grounding kit. It cost me about $20.00 or so from Home Depot. I used 4guage stranded wire and some standard crimps ends. I think the job came out pretty well. I haven't ran a cable from the alternator as of yet because it seems like a lot of work at the moment. If you see anything I can approve on, please tell me!
#124795, "RE: Homemade Grounding Kit Images" In response to Reply # 2
I've been considering this for a while now. My car doesn't even have the factory strap to the firewall. I've searched the wiki and can't find the answer I want.
Where do the leads connect? Are those ebay kits ok or should I just fab my own? Anyone on here still make kits? Thanks.
#124796, "RE: Homemade Grounding Kit Images" In response to Reply # 3 Mar-25-09 10:57 PM by Nisshoku81
Originally posted by Nemo I've been considering this for a while now. My car doesn't even have the factory strap to the firewall. I've searched the wiki and can't find the answer I want. Where do the leads connect? Are those ebay kits ok or should I just fab my own? Anyone on here still make kits? Thanks.
Yeah my car was missing some stock ground wires as well. It's very easy to do. You could knock it out in no time once you have the parts. This is what I did basically. You basically want to daisy chain all the wires back to the negative on the battery.
Negative Terminal to firewall behind brake fluid. (Image 1)
Negative Terminal to Throttle Body. (Image 1 & 2)
Throttle Body to Passenger Strut Tower & Firewall. (Image 3)
Negative Terminal to Starter. (Image 1 & 4)
Starter to Head (Image 4)
ECU to Negative Terminal. (I daisy chained this cable to the starter cable seen in image 1)
So basically you want to have 3 separate cables coming off the negative terminal of the battery. Also, you would run a cable for the alternator to either the Throttle Body or the Passenger Strut Tower. I have yet to do this myself. I hope this makes sense.
#124814, "RE: Homemade Grounding Kit Images" In response to Reply # 7
Originally posted by boostdtalon nice work! sometimes it's very suprising what a grounding kit can do for a car. awesome for $20! stable: 05' Evo MR 95' GS (part of jackstand racing since 05')
#124815, "RE: Homemade Grounding Kit Images" In response to Reply # 8
ok, so can we say OVERKILL!? I agree that a ground kit is definately a good investment, but DUDE! c'mon now. Why did you ground everything to everything? And why not hide anything? not exctly appealling to the eye. Maybe you know something about it that i dont. so all in all, GOOD JOB, but isnt it a bit much?
#124816, "RE: Homemade Grounding Kit Images" In response to Reply # 9
Originally posted by 95eclipse420A ok, so can we say OVERKILL!? I agree that a ground kit is definately a good investment, but DUDE! c'mon now. Why did you ground everything to everything? And why not hide anything? not exctly appealling to the eye. Maybe you know something about it that i dont. so all in all, GOOD JOB, but isnt it a bit much?
