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Old Aug 6, 2006 | 02:05 AM
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Default So, ground wiring kits eh?

Do these things do ANYTHING for throttle delay? Most people are saying no... but I thought this was the point of these kits...

Anyway, what's your experience with them?

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Old Aug 6, 2006 | 02:08 AM
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Although I haven't tried them, I'd have to agree with the naysayers, I think its more of a placebo effect item...

I mean, think about it, if a few simple metal cables connected to certain points under your hood could make such a difference, wouldn't Toyota have already done that to our car?

Kind of like the "cell phone antenna booster sticker" scam
Old Aug 6, 2006 | 02:10 AM
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seemed to help out for me... nothing significant though.. but i just had some spare speaker wire laying around anyway... figured i put it in... cheap mod.

radio can go about 3-4 ticks higher before distortion occurs compared to before.. and headlight doesn't dim too much whenever bass hits anymore..
Old Aug 7, 2006 | 02:44 AM
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depends on the car.. most of the time these grounding kits are a gimmick and people that notice results are having wishful imaginations *NOT to say that they never work, just in most cases*
Old Aug 7, 2006 | 02:47 AM
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i bought mine so it looked pretty in the engine bay.

it does that perfectly.
Old Aug 7, 2006 | 05:31 AM
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no, didn't help out at all. i figure that it will only help a little with a stereo, but nothing major. save your money
Old Aug 7, 2006 | 08:38 AM
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well... if you can make your own.. i'ts definitely significantly cheaper than buying something...

and with what i had... it really didn't cost me much to just try and put one in.. see how it is.
Old Aug 7, 2006 | 02:07 PM
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I'm thinking of getting one because I am putting in a carPC, and any voltage regulation would be a help
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