socal_showdown

Isn't the coil pack on the engine block?!

And where exactly on the alternator?

I will take some engine pics tomorrow if the sun is out and maybe you can do some circles I like circles!

Thanks :p I'll post pics tomorrow

socal_showdown

I should have my wires here by thursday and attempt on friday.....

I am nervous I have done a few installs but never done any ground wiring. Plus, all my installs were on cars with 100k+ miles so I didn't care much.... the tC is under 2k miles!!

Let's all say a prayer that my tC starts afterward

hikaruhoshi

hah yea, ust becareful not to blow a fuse, thats what happened to me, you should be fine with it, just unplug the neg and take care of what your doing. good luck.

socal_showdown

I dont understand how you could possibly blow a fuse....

should I just disconnect the negative the whole time im adding ground points?

hikaruhoshi

yes, what i did was when i wsa connecting the battery back into it, the adapter was connected loose, causing sparks and stuff to fly when i was trying to put the neg bcak in lol. just dont do what i did :-P

socal_showdown

The adapter was loose? You mean the negative battery connector?

Won't that spark a little regardless?

What is the best way to avoid doing what you did?

hikaruhoshi

yes, it will spark a bit, for me, i was dumb and kinda forced it in. you should be fine, just make sure the connections are tight and solid. good luck.

jct

so wheres the best place to put a ground wire at on the alternator???

hikaruhoshi

oh, i thought i sent you that pic? it should be the 2nd bolt, the one closest to you, and the one thats a bit easier to remove.. sorta.

jct

could you resend it?

jct

updated/improved apon my DIY ground wire kit


was going to get more 8 gauge wire, but he didn't have any at the time so i went with 6 gauge wire, and i reused the 8 gauge wire for the coil packs

i used the daisy chain method

i connected to the right body, frame, alt, engine, all the coil packs, TB, transmission, frame, battery

rogcjms

well i found another mod i need to do! great write up!

hikaruhoshi

notice any improvements?

jct

my headlights are brighter

DJRemiasz

oh snap! i got 12 gauge wires!...walmart is closed i guess im gonna have to go make a return and look somewhere else

gookgeek

^^^ No way! You're Wal-Mart actually closes?!

oldmanatee made me a nice, lil' blue kit. I definitely see subtle signs, especially in the radio. It's a lot crisper when it's louder.

DJRemiasz

the car idles better right as i started it...also switching gears is smoother

hikaruhoshi

ok so here's the deal. the Grounding kit, does little to nothing apprently. minor changes, such as brighter lights, louder sound, better idling. i was talking to a mechanic that i know who worked on hondas/toyotas for 13 yrs, and still does for a hobby. first thing he says to me is "wtf is that?" i told him what it was and he just shook his head. the fact about toyotas is the factory ground is already really good, and that you dont even need it. but, since i bout it already for $20, he was like "ehh whatever, cant hurt. just a lil FYI for you future peers who want to install it.

but remember, my car is a tC, it may be diff for the xB and xA.

oh yea, one more thing, HOW COME I DONT SEE ANY OTHER tC's that have this installed?! am i the only one!? O_O

gookgeek

Well... if nothing else, my kit looks great in the car!

oldmanatee

I get a lot of "That won't help" from folks....but, they don't run one and I do, I can tell some difference, so, who is right?



And like gg said, it really helps the underhood looks....