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Old Jan 11, 2009 | 10:23 AM
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i agree with the grounding kit being worthless, though i wouldn't use such harsh words I'm not doubting that it doesn't work at ALL. my doubts are in just how beneficial it is. dont know if i agree about the pulley....but hey. i dont want to start ANOTHER argument/disagreement on ANOTHER thread. lol

let us know how you like it. wont necessarily change my opinion, but it'd be good to know that youre happy with your purchase
Old Jan 11, 2009 | 03:39 PM
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yeah, ill def. let yall know. and like i said, it was a cheap buy so if anything it'll add some color to the engin bay. lol.
Old Jan 11, 2009 | 08:27 PM
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hahah true.
Old Jan 11, 2009 | 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by PHATBLK
Buddy,

I am very sorry to tell you this, but this mod is worthless. You will find that there is NO scientific proof anywhere that supports this gimmick. You bought yourself a little extra weight - that's all. Others may disagree, but I ask ANYONE who would like to support this technology to show an UNBIASED technical report proving ANY benefit from additional grounding.

I'm not trying to be a jerk, but there are SO many BS mods out there - I sometimes have a hard time keeping my mouth shut.

Ask Pickledchang.
that is correct, you do have a difficult time keeping your mouth shut.


Originally Posted by PHATBLK
Whoa - hold on there big fella!

The guide plate issue is just friendly advice.

The pulley thing, yeah - they are as worthless as this grounding cord!






Originally Posted by Zefoxe
Yea, like Underdrive pulleys and Short shifter kits that don't have guide plates
didnt know an underdrive pulley with a dyno chart showing gains would be considered useless. of course, if it were a useful TRD product, such as your TRD air filter or sway bar, youd be swearing by it. as far as i know, the only thing youre going to get out of the grounding kit is people asking 'why?'... maybe if it were an older car, youd get less engine noise through the radio.
Old Jan 12, 2009 | 01:38 AM
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rofl nice sig pickled
Old Jan 12, 2009 | 03:11 AM
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A guy at the restaurant where I work bought this kit for his tC. I hung out with him while he installed it. He likes the added sh*t in the engine compartment, but he doesn't think it ended up doing anything. This is a mod I would avoid.

Originally Posted by XLR8R
im gonna order this today

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GROUN...Q5fAccessories

and i wanna know if anyone has installed these yet and how i would do it. there is a write up on ground wire install on here but they are usein a link system and not somethin like this. any advise would be helpfull. thanks.
Old Jan 13, 2009 | 07:05 PM
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im installin this right now. i ran two cords last night and today i drove it a little and i know yall won't belive me but i do feel less jerk in the car when i shift. other than that thats all for now. have to drive it when i get it all in. also i undid my batery and now my system wont hit hard at all. do i have to reset my amp or somethin?
Old Jan 13, 2009 | 08:33 PM
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if you drive automatic this cuold possibly make sense, but a manual transmission is fully mechanical...so i'd have a hard time believing that there was a difference in shifting?
Old Jan 13, 2009 | 09:00 PM
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must work on the same concept as the better taste in blue M&Ms.
Old Jan 13, 2009 | 09:22 PM
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its all in the mind O_O
Old Jan 14, 2009 | 04:48 AM
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Originally Posted by pickledchang
must work on the same concept as the better taste in blue M&Ms.
Hey, don't bring blue M&Ms into this......

And I could see a voltage regulator or a capacitor helping, but unless your battery to chassis ground is rusted you don't really need an extra ground for anything other than maybe an amp that's in your trunk, and even then the low gauge of that wire wouldn't do anything.
Old Jan 14, 2009 | 04:27 PM
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speaking of amps, why isnt mine pushin out anymore since i unhooked the negative on my battery? my sub is still hittin but barly. anyone know how to fix this?
Old Jan 14, 2009 | 11:01 PM
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Originally Posted by uskrewed
Originally Posted by pickledchang
must work on the same concept as the better taste in blue M&Ms.
Hey, don't bring blue M&Ms into this......
if i had known, id have chosen green then...
Old Jan 15, 2009 | 07:55 AM
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yeah but everyones got greens back cause they just wanna get some....i think bringing green into this will start more problems. how about yellow? no one seems to like him, but once hes gone...they'll realize just how important he was!
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