hey wat i did notice on my ground wires, since the part that connects on the negative is big and round, i noticed theres this crusty white thing on it, how do i get rid of it?

 

I finally got my ground kit installed this evening, and it turned out awesome!!! To celebrate (and test the updates, if any) we took a long drive to Bethel Island Marina and just kinda got lost...

I immediately noticed the smoother take off and there is absolutely ni hard kick anymore when going from 1st to 2nd gear from a complete stop...Also, my RPM's seem to be running about 500 lower than before and that up an down idle thing us box owners have to contend with has all but diasppeared...And it gets even better!!! My dash lights, headlights, and cathodes are all running brighter now, and my stereo is now able to run at way higher volumes than it used to...With the settings I like to run, I could only get it to about 40 before the volume made the speakers sound like they would blow...Now, I can turn the volume to about 48 before that happens an the sound is higher and crisper...

This is not all in my head and me hearing and seeing what I want to...These are all real results that I have accertained after my install and driving around for about an hour...

I used the Mikochu 5 point kit, and my best friend and I fabricated our own wire setup with clear blue 8g Tsunami wires, and Scosche platinum plated rings...I'll post some pics ASAP :D

DAN

 

awesome tutorial.. Thank you

 

Damn good tutorial and great service from Miko getting the uber wires to me uber fast.

 

What improves the most hp?

What grounding points and gauge wire?

 

hi there, i was wondering if this would be the same i were to purchase a ground kit off of ebay or something. they include a plate for the grounding wires. does it really matter? or should i just buy the wires and set it up like you did?

 

great I got the 8 awg wire from a amp kit 19.00 at walmart but it 's 40 ft some i'm making sevral had a hard time finding the right connectors finnally got some from a buddy. I really cant tell much except it does seem to shift better with the AT thanks a ton

 

i did it and i noticed a diference.....my clutch started slipping

 

lol... sarcasm?

 

Your item arrived at 11:19 am on December 18, 2005

Ok! now i just hope i dont screw it up lol

 

ok well, i messd up my tC.... apparently i blew a 120V box fuse... i had 2 tow my car to the dealership 65$, and have to wait till they can order the part. but here's the part i dont understand. they are charging me 250$ for parts and labor! 22$ for the fuse, but 2 and a hlaf hours for labor @ 85$ per hour. WTF?! does it really take that long to relace that fuse? they were saying that they have to remove the entire box and put it back in, run diagnostics, blah blah... i just told him to do it so i can hang up the phone. tell me if im being to rash...

ps. i pick up my car this afternoon...

250$ what the deuce?!

 

Youll have to forgive me as I just got my XB so im not understanding the benefits of grounding.

 

hey everysone, ok so i have some good news, i was able to install most of the grounding kit for my tC! without blowing a fuse this time. my only concern is this. i have three more points i need to install, the bolt on the alternator, tranny (auto) , and factory ground. i can reach them, but i dont have the leverage to unscrew them. any ideas? oh also with the grounding kit, it shifts a lot smoother, and a lot faster, def. notice a sorta "punch" in accelerating... but its still not totally complete yet. if anyone can help me move those bolts. that'll be great. thanks.

 

Just installed mine last night. Drove it 100 miles today. No noticable gains. I guess its more of a piece of mind thing. Now I know I'm getting every pony I should.

 

got mine installed, im going to be checking for a difference in my stereo..my headlights and things like that.

the piece of mind part is also a plus, its grounded better than stock. it may or may not be something useful overall but i got my wires free so big deal lol (thanks Matt)

 

man, how come everyone is getting it installed on xB! where are the tC! come on people, lets get some variety lol

 

i was planning to do this particular project this weekend...i have a concern..b/c my battery is unplugged will the ecu reset? thanks for trhe info

 

yes, your ECU will reset along with your presets for the radio..

 

I am going to try this on my tC, with some similar points. Hope I don't mess anything up just randomly picking points!

 

well, dont do that, i have a list of the points in which you should put them on...
1. ground directly to the body, one wire.
2. ground directly to the transmission, one wire.
3. ground directly to the alternator, one wire.
4. ground directly to the coil pack, one wire.
5. Coil pack directly to the engine block, one wire.
6. engine block to the body, directly, one wire.