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Old Apr 24, 2004 | 04:47 PM
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Ebay Grounding kit help.

Yeah I did a search. But I got back homemade how to's
and ECU links. Im talking about the Ones from ebay made by a company called SPIKE. Im looking to see info and pics on this system installed in an FC. anyone have it? I just got mine and im confused already.
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Old Apr 24, 2004 | 07:11 PM
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Nope. But I have Hypergrounds. If they are similar (just a bunch of random length heavy gauge wire with ring terminals) then you basically do the following :

1. Battery to driver side shock tower.
2. Battery around front of car to passenger side shock tower or front frame rail then shock tower
3. Passenger side shock tower to transmission bolt where the previous stupidly small ground wire was
4. Driver's side shock tower to fuel injector ground on top of engine.
5. Other wires from these locations to things such as the ECU ground wire, the downpipe or catback (for 1 wire O2 sensor), etc.

That's what I did at least. Typical "circle earth" grounding style, all major points all the way round the engine bay get grounded. At any significant point on my engine there was zero measurable resistance (0.3 ohms which is the same as the leads on my ohmmeter) between that point and any other grounding location or any bare metal.
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Old Apr 24, 2004 | 07:52 PM
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Don't waste your money on grounging "kits". They work no better or worse than something you do yourself with heavy-gauge wire and ring terminals, they just cost a lot more.

Oh wait, you've already got it. Bummer...
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Old Apr 24, 2004 | 10:10 PM
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NZ : completely right. I had the hyperground kit already so I went ahead and used it. Its good stuff but I could have done the same job myself easily. You can get 6 gauge (perfect for this application) wire from Parts Express in 25' lengths for a very reasonable price, and I also have a LOT of that laying around plus the proper ring terminals... makes the job a cinch.
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Old Apr 24, 2004 | 11:51 PM
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Oh ok. But it sounds like im going to have a hard time doing all this because all wires (except 3 loose ones that came with the kit) are all connected to this circle of metal. kinda looks like an octopuss. where i should place this circle of metal in the engine bay?
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Old Apr 25, 2004 | 06:40 PM
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usuallt i see that circle mounted to the negative battery terminal as a distribution block for various grounds
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Old Apr 25, 2004 | 06:59 PM
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HKS circle earth







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Old Apr 26, 2004 | 08:52 PM
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crap, I blew my main fuse. I hooked up everything like you guys said except I hooked one wire directly to the alternator(under the red rubber cap) was this the problem? And now I cant pull the main fuse out? what the deal other than me being retarded.
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Old Apr 26, 2004 | 08:59 PM
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DO NOT ground the terminal connector at the top of the alternator (that's why the fuse blew)...the fuse is held in by 10mm bolts on the side...I sure hope all this trouble is worth it...
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Old Apr 26, 2004 | 09:02 PM
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you and me both.
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Old Apr 26, 2004 | 09:03 PM
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ill submit some pics so you guys can tell me if it looks okay.
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Old Apr 26, 2004 | 10:18 PM
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Have you tried to start the car yet? If it doesnt start and makes only a single tick, if it even does that, you may have blown the alternator fuse.

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Old Apr 26, 2004 | 11:51 PM
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how do i remove the main fuse?
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 12:03 AM
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never mind, just did a search.
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 04:18 AM
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Originally posted by pinkin
...I hooked one wire directly to the alternator(under the red rubber cap)...
Dude, that wire is connected directly to the battery's positive terminal. That's how the battery is charged. I have no idea why you'd ground that, and if you're lucky you only fried the fuse. If you don't know what you're doing, don't guess. You could make an expensive mistake. There are plenty of threads on grounding. Use the search function to do a little more research first.
And now I cant pull the main fuse out?
It's bolted in by two 10mm bolts through its legs.
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 05:35 AM
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to add a ground to the alternator, use one of the mounting bolt spots. i just stuck a wire on the adjuster/tensioner bolt.
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