VtECAzNRaCeR

I recently purchased the SRP Ground Wire Kit made for the 6th generation AV6 and could possibly fit in most if not all CL's. I can honestly say that I am satisfied with what it does for the money. It comes with (6) 4 gauge wires, not like the other kits that use only 8 gauge wires. The kit fits perfect in the cars.

Right after I installed the kit, I felt an immediate difference. The idle was much smoother. Before my engine/steering wheel would shake, but after the install, no shaking! It was really nice. I took it for a spin and I felt slightly smoother shifting in the gears. I was happy with that. Ground wire kits are supposed to enhance anything electrical in your car by increasing conductivity through the grounds. With that, your stereo system might sound clearer and your lights may become brighter. I didn't notice anything with my system because, well, my system already sounds good to me. :p My lights I don't think did anymore than it already could because of my HIDs.

Overall, I'm happy with this product and I'm glad I bought it. The price I paid for them was $75 picked up. This is an awesome price for a kit that consists of 4 gauge wires. It's a better price than some of the other high end kits like HKS and Apexi which go for the price range of $150-200.

Here are some pictures of the kit on my car:

http://www.streetryde.com/grounding/...02v6accord.htm

Their site isn't up to date yet, www.streetrydeperformance.com , but you can contact the manager at his email address if you are interested @ nick@streetrydeperformance.com .

blader

maybe I'm missing something here ..

but why couldn't you just go to a stereo shop and buy lengths of 4 guage wire and make the kit yourself? why pay for a prefab kit? it probably would've been a quarter of the price

NiteQwill

4 guage wire is pretty pricey, plus you're talking gold plated connectors, that adds to the price. $75 is a good deal. I bet they aren't even breaking even.

VtECAzNRaCeR

nicely answered. it's a good deal. look at HKS and Apexi...$150-$200 for their kits!!!

Nashua_Night_Hawk

Still I see no benefit of this geounding wire.... What do you think the car frame is used for? The whole car is the ground!

Sly Raskal

iTrader: (1)

I agree with you for the most part, but only on referring to grounding kits for the CL being unnecessary.

Our car's don't output enough power to consitute any noticeable or high gains from this mod at all.

Grounding kits are meant for highly tuned cars.

In our cars, you MAY see a 1-2 hp gain, who knows maybe more, but not something you notice.

But it may help the car run a little smoother.

But comparing $ per hp gained, not the best mod IMHO.

more of a mod for show for the CL

VtECAzNRaCeR

what you said there, i agree with for the most part. i dont notice any hp gains and im not saying it will add any, BUT there is a difference in how smooth the car runs. a lot of ppl that have ground wire kits are happy they purchased them. the g35 guys are lovin theirs on g35driver...

Sly Raskal

iTrader: (1)

uhhh But i did say it would help the car run smoother.

proaudio22

Your pictures show exactly why this might have some benefit. Look at the stock grounds. Worn out, small, etc. Just replace them with some nicer ones. Most of the grounding kits are silly too - long runs of wire, etc. The frame has lower resistance than most wire you could easily get under the hood. People just don't know how to make good enough connections to it.

Nashua_Night_Hawk

then how about this cheap one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...&category=6763

VtECAzNRaCeR

yes, i've seen the cheaper ones that are around ebay. the reason those are cheap is because they are made cheaply. if you look at the pictures, they are made with 8 gauge wires, which is not effective as 4 gauge. audio experts know this. the connectors on that kit look like cheaper material also and the connectors are important as well for conductivity. i mean, come on...youre looking at something on ebay thats listed as 'jdm mugen.' not that thats bad, but most of that stuff is cheap.

sounds like ppl are not feeling this product and are almost bashing it. i bought this product and im happy with it. ive heard a lot of good things about ground wire kits and looked into buying one. i wasnt about to shell out almost 200 for the 'name brand' ones, like hks and apexi. i went with the srp kit because they told me what material they used so i would be assured that it was quality. this kit is just an alternative from those name brand kits. its basically the same kit except you dont get the name.

im just trying to look out for other car enthusiast and give options out there. yes, im promoting the product, but it gives people an alternative if they dont want to pay for the name brand ones. if you want to go cheaper, go with the ebay jdm mugen ones. thats okay too, but with the srp ground wire kit, you know youre getting quality.

oh, might i add you can get the wires of the SRP ground wire kit in different colors to match your color scheme: brown, red, blue, silver, yellow, black, and purple.

VtECAzNRaCeR

apologies, i read it too fast.

JakeCL

i made one myself for less than $30 with 2Gauge

dukmahsik

ur steering wheel shakes? yikes

Smitty

I got a Grounding kit about 6 months after I installed the Supercharger because I had a whine in the stereo when I boosted <<-- i love tha word....... I have to admit it took the whine out of the radio when I listened to AM/FM...

Here is the FACTORY Piece of crap ground




Here is the one I upgraded too.




A good quality ground makes a world of a difference... but like I said the grounding kit worked with the stereo whine I had.

Jonesi

What the hell is "Dept of Veterans Affairs" ?? jk

Smitty

.... that is just an old CLEAN sheet I had laying around...

t-rd

Do you have to disconnect the battery when you install these?

CO-CL-S

Because you "get what you pay for"! If you don't pay the big bucks then it doesn't work, haven't you learned anything here?

Smitty

I recommend that you do.

Smitty

now, come on.. that is not fair to say that.... Can you make A-CL or Comptech stickers that people desire ??.(mind you I not a big sticker freak).... but not everyone has the knowledge or tools to accomplish what you guys are setting them out to do.

VtECAzNRaCeR

you must have hook ups on material and parts...

VtECAzNRaCeR

not shake, but vibrate to the point where you can tell. basically, it was a rough idle. at first i thought it was an engine mount gone bad, but after the ground wire kit came on, i noticed that it disappeared.

VtECAzNRaCeR

yes, one of the grounds have to hook up to one of your battery terminals anyway.

VtECAzNRaCeR

here are some more pics of it off the car except this was the kit made for the g35s...

civic4982

probably a good idea on an older car with worn wires. I'd say just replacing the stock ones might be sufficient. Adding pretty wires might make things look better inside tohughi f you're into that kinda stuff.

VtECAzNRaCeR

you could live with that, but the larger gauge wires perform better than the stock ones.

civic4982

well I won't go into the argument about it b/c it's been discussed a dozen times. if it makes you feel better to believe evidence on that side then so be it. I'll take the skeptics position and their case and we'll agree to disagree

VtECAzNRaCeR

fair enough.

sgmotoring

I got these Hyper ground. too bad I didn't feel a thing.

VtECAzNRaCeR

shoulda got the srp one...haha. no, jk...

some ppl feel the difference, some ppl dont. how large is the gauge on the wires?

Dizzy

The Hyper Grounds are 8 gauge wires with crappy connectors. V6momoney got them a few years back and found them lacking as well. Which is why we designed new ones with upgraded connectors. A lot of the brand name ones are 8 gauge and don't include battery terminals. Throw in shipping and add up the costs.

If you price out a nice pair of Stinger gold plated battery terminals, even on ebay, you're looking at around $35-$40 for a pair.

Vtecaznracer knows what I'm talking about even though we're pushing competing products...LOL But the concept is the same. You have to look at the quality of the product folks. Whether its SRP, Apex'i, HKS, V6P.Net or Hyper, do your comparison shopping.

Dizzy

Smitty

no pushing products on this site unless you pay the advertising fees.. .. PM me if you wish to sell.

VtECAzNRaCeR

this is nothing more than a product review...

Smitty

understood... you just hit me up when your ready.

proaudio22

There is no reason to be messing with the battery terminal as far as performance goes. This is what leads me to believe these kits are designed around looks, not performance.