irish44j

iTrader: (38)

entirely true....I'm just not of the opinion that that much capacitance is needed in the case of an engine bay grounding setup.....but like I said, it's different if you have a high-power audio setup (which I really don't)

StL I30

iTrader: (6)

You need one of these:
http://www.darvex.com/miva/merchant....roduct_Count=1 to clean that battery terminal up nice. I got one off ebay for $7 shipped.

Did you use all 3ft on the battery ground? Grounded mine with 18" of 0/1ga. wire. Shorter the better.

n3985

iTrader: (36)

Link to auction and pics installed please, always wanted one of those

StL I30

iTrader: (6)

It was before last winter that I won that auction. <<finds camera>> Pic shortly.

StL I30

iTrader: (6)

I haven't done any of the other grounding mods. Only this one. She fires up 1st turn every time.

Have 8 gauge and 0/1 on the negative terminal. The blue is 4 gauge on the positive.


Wonder what my neighbor thinks of me taking battery pics at midnight.

n3985

iTrader: (36)

Can someone direct me to a DIY on how to install one of those terminals? Remove the ring on factory terminal, insert into new, clamp down wire, and tighten around post?

Anf STL I30, you didn't fuse your + to alternator wire (blue)? Isn't it recommended? <- Nevermind, see the fuse now with bigger pics.

StL I30

iTrader: (6)

I'll try, it's easy

1)Remove factory terminal from battery terminal
2) Cut negative battery terminal off as close to terminal as possible
3) Tighten new battery terminal on negative battery post
4) Insert wire and tighten the according hex screw for the appropriate hole

Tools needed:

Wrench
Hex wrenches
Wire cutters


yeah edited last post for bigger pics-blue wire is amp

n3985

iTrader: (36)

I cut off the factory terminal? .....what about when I go back to stock? (about 12 months from now)

StL I30

iTrader: (6)

Maybe something like this for $7.
http://www.darvex.com/miva/merchant....roduct_Count=1

I'd bet you can find a knock off on ebay for even cheaper. Autozone might have them.



But yeah you have to cut off the factory negative terminal.

bigEL

I think on one of SCC's project cars, they didn't mess around with no wussy cables. They just drilled 2 holes in a metal bar and bolted it from the negative terminal to the nearest point on the chassis.

kcowden

iTrader: (2)

Checked Google and read through the deadening sticky and still can't seem to figure out what the "big 3" is. ????????????

siren001

Power wire and ground wire from our alternator.

Hey what color is the power wire
What color is the ground wire from our alternators?

Max_Vader_2K

Yea, me too. I found talk of "Big 3" but nothing that says what it is.

If someone dosent mind giving a simple anwser rather than dead end directions, it would be most appreciated.

And the question is, what is the "Big 3" ?

EDIT, I just found a site that that explained it.
BIG 3 = upgrades to the battery ground cable, starter cable and Alternator cable.

Metal Maxima

iTrader: (30)

I already posted where to find the effing link.

Yayomax

So just to reiterate, a single 1/0 AWG wire from the - battery post to chassis, along with the other "Big 3", is more beneficial as a hyper ground solution than to have multiple 4 or 8 AWG wires at numerous points throughout the engine bay? Or is this to be used in conjunction with a hyper ground kit of some sort?

Max_Vader_2K

Thats what I am gathering . . . . .

n3985

iTrader: (36)

Essentially yes, but you can use it in conjunction like me, which is overkill but a fun DIY project.

ShIft_uR FacE

iTrader: (4)

Any of you have the PPT saved? STL I30, where did you ground yours to? Seems different than N3985's.

Metal Maxima

iTrader: (30)

I concur. A little overkill never hurt anyone.

n3985

iTrader: (36)

Spoken from the man with the overkill interior

siren001

Anyone know this?

n3985

iTrader: (36)

You mean the factory ground wire already on the alternator? black....

siren001

Which color is the factory power wire to the alternator? It looks like there is 2 or 3 wires going to it.
I want to run a new power wire 0 gauge and new ground wire 0 gauge, its a part of the big three.

rvamaxima

iTrader: (19)

Does anyone have a link to the stillen grounding wire install instructions?

djfrestyl

iTrader: (89)

Just trace it, it's not that hard. The answer to this question doesn't even need to be answered because you are not REPLACING wire when doing the Big 3, you are adding to it. If you can't trace a wire then this mod may not be for you.

aminus21

iTrader: (14)

doesnt the stock negative terminal already go from the battery post tp chassis?

Jfree

As stated, dont replace it just add on. Removing the stock wire will just be a PITA since its goes all over the place and in my case is wrapped up with several other wires. Remember once you have installed the bigger wires, the power takes the path of less resistance. The only wire that is easy (to me) to remove is the stock negative wire from the chasis to the battery.

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=152355