Ground wire question
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Ground wire question
I'm getting ready to go through and clean/replace the ground on my '87 TII. My question is, should I try to run them all to a common ground point, or is it better for them all to ground in different spots? I remember seeing central ground kits being sold for various older imports like the TSI and RX-7, but remember also reading some mixed opinions on it.
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That's what I was thinking. Just curious, what is the supposed reason behind using a central ground? I guess basically I'd like to know the pros and cons of each way.
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http://aaroncake.net/RX-7/grounding.htm
I remember seeing central ground kits being sold for various older imports like the TSI and RX-7...
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Actually, IIRC the kits replaced the original ground wires/straps w/ new ones, and ran them from the factory locations on the engine to one central ground on the firewall or inner fender. In other words, all ground wires coming off the engine are run to one common ground point on the chassis. I'll see if I can find a link to what I'm talking about.
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Here are a couple examples, these ones run all grounds to the battery negative terminal it looks like.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/UNIVE...spagenameZWDVW
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/UNIVE...spagenameZWDVW
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Yeah, I searched ground wires, I plan on making sure those are grounded good, since I noticed a bit of the 3800rpm hesitation the day when I took it down the street to put some fresh fuel in it. I just could find anything about those kits for the underhood grounds. I thought it was a load of hooey, but wanted to make sure
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