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Old 12-25-2004, 11:14 AM
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Grounding Wires

Anyone know if grounding wires work and which ones are good?
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i ve heard from a friend that HKS has a good one.

also Apexi has a grounding system that has an extra box that stabalizes (sp) and amplifies the voltage to the whole system. it looks pretty nice too. the box has a red Apexi emblem that glows red. for about $115

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the hyper ground and voltage is supposed to be the best. whether or not it works is relative. you won't get 20hp or anything but it does help stabalize the electrical system and has some possitive gains. stero sounds better, car idels a little nicer, gas milage is slightly better(all personal experiences). i say for the price it's not bad.
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Old 12-25-2004, 04:21 PM
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Made it myself, didn't notice a difference. Car idles like a champ, A/C works great, and blasts down the 1/4 to the tune of 12.70's without $100 worth of circle earth on it.

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Grounding kit won't do much for your driving performance but it'll help you if you have an audio system...I did it myself also and with an Optima Yellow Top battery (which also stabilizes your electrical system's voltage).
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I Got The Hks Circle Earth. I Can Say From Experience That Throttle Response Is A Lil Better. Noticed It Right Away After Installing It. Um, Wont Really Add Hp But Its Up To You If You Wanna Spend 120 Bucks... Good Thing I Bought Mine Used..
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earthing...

I shopped around and installed my own earthing. Car idled alot better & the
audio system sounded alot better. Did read in Japan that there was overall
better performance in their cars but what I saw was a OVERKILL in wiring in
their engine bays!!!!!!!!!
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Cool earthing

thats a pic of my attempt at earthing on my B4
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diy grounding rocks
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Thanks guys... yeah I am new to this.... I guess the grounding works to some extent. I'll think about all the comments.
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Do it yourself, unless you get them as a gift. I did 2 yrs ago. Using Hyper Ground.

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You can find all kinds of groundwire kits on ebay for $5-$15. Any type of electrical connectors you might need to make your own can be found at Industrial Electronics (1353 Mookaula Street, Honolulu, HI 96817 (808) 847-4300). You'd probley want to get your wire's from a car audio store if looking nice was a concern.
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