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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 12:59 AM
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grounding question

ok my idle is shitty and my grounds need to be re-done. I searched but couldn't find a layout of all the grounds under the hood. should i run a single large gauge cable from the (-) terminal to the block? i also heard about running one to the coil pack mounts. are those ebay grounding kits any good? if so whats the basic setup of those?

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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 01:05 AM
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https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-gen-archive-72/grounding-how-thorough-discriptive-199558/
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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 01:06 AM
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beat me to the punch...LOL
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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 01:08 AM
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thanks guys. now on to those ebay kits...
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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 01:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Alex6969
thanks guys. now on to those ebay kits...
No, no, no, no.

Custom is the way to be. It is a bunch cheaper, isn't ricey, and works better I bet too.
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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 01:18 AM
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are all they do it take grounds from one componet to somewhere on the chassis?
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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 02:53 AM
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go to http://rotaryresurrection.com/ then click on grounding how to. give perfect directs. even tells you how much wire you need.
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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 06:48 AM
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Running a ground to the coils is retarded. The ground for the ignitors is thru the units housing mounting nuts/studs to the chassis.
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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 08:06 AM
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You said your idle was shitty. The grounds will probably help, but raggedy idle can be caused by a lot of things. If the grounds don't work
- Make sure TPS works and is adjusted within spec
- Clogged fuel filter?
- Idle speed set to spec
- Engine timing set to spec
- BAC valve clogged or not functioning within spec
- And finally, the worst one of all to detect and correct....vacuum leaks

If you're lucky, the grounds will fix your problem
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