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- Thu Jul 04, 2013 4:14 am #333841 I don't think my engine is grounded correctly.....is there somewhere i can look this up in one of the DIY manuals?

- Thu Jul 04, 2013 5:10 am #333843

I don't think my engine is grounded correctly.....is there somewhere i can look this up in one of the DIY manuals?

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94' civic si
JDM B16A w/AC
My daily driver: http://tiny.cc/3bdut

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- Thu Jul 04, 2013 1:56 pm #333854 my coupe has a ground going from the alternator bracket to the strut tower

and i know its not an extra because when i did my last tranny swap it got damaged and the car wouldnt start without it being repaired

95 Civic Coupe DX - d15b7 - some mods nothing crazy - My 5th EG
98 Jeep Cherokee 2 door - little lift with 31s 4.0 5 speed
77 Chevrolet C10 - Mild 350/350 combo - lowered a little

[Apexracing]

- Thu Jul 04, 2013 2:16 pm #333859

my coupe has a ground going from the alternator bracket to the strut tower

and i know its not an extra because when i did my last tranny swap it got damaged and the car wouldnt start without it being repaired

yea i remember having this one as well, back side of the engine to somewhere on the body below the shock tower i think.

[Ajax1989]

- Thu Jul 04, 2013 2:41 pm #333864 there is one from shock tower to alt

there is one from the head to frame near driver headlight (lhd)

there is one from the transmission to frame

the obvious one from battery to frame

- Thu Jul 04, 2013 5:06 pm #333874 When I wired my sound system I made my own grounds.
Trans to body
Alt to battery
Alt to body
Battery to body
Engine block to alt and then to battery.

Keep in mind the best ground on the vehicle is the case of your alt. Make sure it is ground either to a good body ground or to the battery and then the body.

- Thu Jul 04, 2013 6:09 pm #333877 Are there any high performance grounding wires out there.....I think I read somewhere on a forum somewhere that if your car is well grounded you could be making more power. but if it isn't properly grounded it could be losing power....as well as not starting of course....maybe someone has heard or read something about that

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- Thu Jul 04, 2013 6:48 pm #333879

Are there any high performance grounding wires out there.....I think I read somewhere on a forum somewhere that if your car is well grounded you could be making more power. but if it isn't properly grounded it could be losing power....as well as not starting of course....maybe some has heard or read something about that

Its called "the big 3"

94' civic si
JDM B16A w/AC
My daily driver: http://tiny.cc/3bdut

K3 GSXR 1000: http://tinyurl.com/3u6obdx

- Thu Jul 04, 2013 7:37 pm #333880 ^^^no. The big 3 is more then just grounds.

Electricity will take the path of less resistance. Basically the bigger the wires the more current that can be passed making every electrical component operate easier.