Grounding Kits

[IllidanCarlisle]

Good day mga sir!

anybody of you guys have some input on GROUNDING KITS?

im planning to get a HKS Circle Earth. Tanong ko lang sana kung meron sa inyong mga merong grounding kit and kamusta naman ang performance nya.

PROS and CONS are highly appreciated..


TYIA

[Chinoi]

Puro PROS iyan walang CONS.

Kung luma na kotse ay maramdaman mo improvement ng electrical ng kotse. Mas madaling mag start at gaganda performance ng Ignition System. Di na mag dim yun panel gauge kung mag bukas ka ng headlamp at liliwanag na headlamp. Maganda charging ng battery ng kotse,

Pinaka important ay dapat sa mismo - Terminal mismo ng Alternator nakakabit ang Ground Wire. Hindi sa bracket ng Alternator. Then dapat malinis yun paglagyan ng wire termina.

[IllidanCarlisle]

Thanks sir.. more wire ba means better performance? And alternator ang dapat name main connection? Eh paano sir kung may problems young alternator? Madetermine ba yun?

[Chinoi]

Kung loose connection ng Alternator ay mahina ang charging nito sa battery. Kapag may bagong ground wire at tama ang pagkabit ay lalakas ang charging ng battery. Syempre balik na sa normal na 13.5V para Car electricals. Eliminate kasi ng Grounding Kit ang loose connection sa lumang ground wire.

Kung Carburator type kotse mo ay pwede na Big 3 Grounding Kit. Kung EFI type naman ay dapat at least 5 Grounding Wire Kit. Para sa Ground ng mga sensors yun ibang sobrang wire.

[TheGreenThing]

Id rather diy this mod.. Like i did to my fortuner.. Much cleaner looking engine bay.. I kinda dont like the HKS circle metal thing.. Looks weird in my opinion.. Just tap one wire then connect it the chassis, throttle body, intake manifold, transmission, firewall.. Do it in series pattern connection..

[jhnkvn]

You're paying too much for too little.

Just do the Big Three: chassis to engine, battery negative to chassis, positive alternator to positive battery (throw in a fuse if you want to).

Pointers:
1. Electricity won't care which brand of wire that is. All that it cares about is Copper is Cu and even if magsalpak ka ng HKS namesake dyan, it's still copper.
2. More wires doesn't mean better performance. It simply means more clutter.
3. 4AWG is enough for most alternators. It's not like you're rolling on a >150A alternator right?

What a grounding kit simply does is help facilitate the flow of electricity. It's like turning a 2-lane street to 5-lanes.

[stickers]

You're paying too much for too little.

What a grounding kit simply does is help facilitate the flow of electricity. It's like turning a 2-lane street to 5-lanes.

Does it prolong battery life assuming stock set up lang, no powerhog audio set up?

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[Chinoi]

Id rather diy this mod.. Like i did to my fortuner.. Much cleaner looking engine bay.. I kinda dont like the HKS circle metal thing.. Looks weird in my opinion.. Just tap one wire then connect it the chassis, throttle body, intake manifold, transmission, firewall.. Do it in series pattern connection..

Connecting Ground Wire in series will increase resistance of wire due to total length of wire.. Higher resistance means increase voltage drop. This defeat the purpose of Grounding Wire.

Wire must be connected as short as possible between connection point. That' s the reason circular metal was use as - Bat Common Ground Connection. We call this Octopus connection. or Star connection.

[Chinoi]

Does it prolong battery life assuming stock set up lang, no powerhog audio set up?

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Yes. Without voltage drop from old ground wire connection. Battery will have higher current charged from the Alternator and reduce accumulation of sulphate to battery plates and therefore prolong battery life.

[yapoy86]

Connecting Ground Wire in series will increase resistance of wire due to total length of wire.. Higher resistance means increase voltage drop. This defeat the purpose of Grounding Wire.

Wire must be connected as short as possible between connection point. That' s the reason circular metal was use as - Bat Common Ground Connection. We call this Octopus connection. or Star connection.

correct.. to add the wire must not exceed 1 meter..