so the guys at my local shop recomended my next step be a hyper ground and voltage stabilizer by sun auto. it'll probably run around $300-350 installed. is it worth that kind of money. what can i really expect from all this, power wise? additionally i am planning on running a high power sound system. any inpput helps, thanks

 

no

 

$300?? NO

 

waste of money and will do absolutely nothing.

 

it helped me a little with engine noise and stuff in my system..power, not really

i made mine...cost me 30 bucks(amp wiring kit from Walmart, 8 guage wires, and ends)

300...there screwing you hard, with no lube

 

It wouldnt be worth $5

 

Ditto what everyone else said...$300, I would get a nice Fujita5 intake..

 

ha, 300 bucks you can buy 20 kits off ebay. no, everyone else is right, waste of money. put it towards something else.

 

 

If you're looking for a device that can actually increase and stabilize the voltage for your audio system, check out the Jacobs Accuvolt.

 

Im gonna have to bring back this topic again.

I had a voltage stabilizer installed on my tC a few years back and was not very pleased about it an uninstalled it right away, but that was when i installed I/H/E etc. the same month and really did not notice the difference.

But recently with 86k miles on the tC, i decided to reinstall the voltage stabilizer again and really notice the difference. I have I/H/E set up and a 280w Panasonic reciever powering 2 MB quart's components (4 speakers) and a 600w amp powering a 550w sub.

The difference was smoother idle and smoother driving through out the car ride; virtually no rough idling nor rough idles at time at stops... The voltage stabilizer kind of cleared out some of the raspy noise from the I/H/E, it felt like my car was "stabilized". the idling with A/C on is just slightly smoother, but the addition engine rough idling itself is gone. The car accelerates smoother too, alot smoother because every now and then i would feel a parasitic drag when i pull off. Also, i do drive alot so i do notice an improvement with gas mileage though i cant be exact but i know how much the bar goes down from point A to point B and im very pleased.

If you been driving your tC long enough you would know what im talking about; how the car acts up every now and then. Like i said, the voltage stabilizer makes your car feel stabilized. On top of that i bought this product awhile back on EBAY! so the cost of production is not much at all if the price gap is 20-300 dollars! especially if theres a DIY mod on this forum! Dont get ripped off guys these things are probably worth 20-50 dollars, especially if a 300 dollar product is advertising the same information as a 20 dollar one!!!!!!!

 

Still debateable....

Now on a side note, my tC has 43k miles, and ive only noticed a rough idle like twice...but i also have the homemade kit...


It is plausible that there could be a rouge electrical field in the car.

 

Huh? Please define "rouge electrical field" and provide an example of what that could be (source, and how it'd manifest itself) on our tCs.

 

Well, thats where we delve into advanced electrical theory..didnt wanna go there, as i am NOT an expert, in any means.
Anyways, it is possible that through the general use of the elctrical components in the car(battery, alternator, etc.) and the fact that to produce any real power(wattage) you need a gerneally large amount of current(20+ amps)

that noted, passing that many electrons through a steel body of unknown production parameters, could result in a residual build up of elctrons in one given point at some given time(starter is a high amperage drain, as is stero systems(720 watts at 12 volts = 60 amps....lot of electrons)

In the end, it is possible because there are so many different reasons as to why it could happen.

Bad electrical contacts
Paint causing interference
static build up
lack of conductivity(corrosion, "bad" metals, plastics)

granted these are small chances of occuring, but none the less the theoretical existence is true.

That having been said, odds are its still not worth the money for a "kit". But it could maybe at some point possibly prevent or reduce the chance of a small temporary lack of increased horsepower. get the picture?

 

That's why I asked in a somewhat rhetorical manner. Everything you mentioned was considered and factored for by Toyota, same for the makers of other vehicles. Really now, what you said, it ain't gonna happen.