i searched but didnt find what i was lookin for...

i made my own grounding kit using 4awg wiring and gold plated terminals yesterday... here's what I did:

battery > chassis
battery > tranny
battery > intake manifold
tranny > chassis
intake manifold > alternator

my question is about the last wire... the one that goes from the IM to the alternator... is it possible that it causes engine whine in my stereo?

I played my system before/after connecting that grounding wire and there seemed to be less engine noise when it was not connected... is it possible that the engine reving from the manifold to the alternator makes my system whine??

Would it be better if I grounded the alternator from the chassis?

Also, I have some wiring left, are there other points I can ground that I didnt think of?


-Justin

 

Just a quick question, why to a a aluminum intake? i would run to the chassis.

 

I dunno... the IM is grounded to the battery, so i just grounded the alternator there so it's somewhat connected to battery... and to the IM.

i read about people grounding the IM so i said why not.. cant be bad to have better engine ground.. i've even seen TBs being grounded...

which points do YOU recommend?

 

I would say there is only so much i would ground to the engine, i would try to break it up evenly to the chassis also?? Cant really say since ive never improved my grounding

 

I think I have the grounding points in a txt file on my home computer. I'll send it to you when I get home tonight

 

have any of you noticed a difference in the cars performance. electrical and mechanical when doing this???

 

1. the passenger-side inner fenders to..
2. a bracket right behind the power steering pulley to..
3. the front valve cover (in front of the tb)(bellow the pvc pipe) to..
4. the tranny to..
5. the negative battery terminal to..
6. the stock grounding point behind the driver side headlight.

 

My audio installer removed that last ground wire. He said is was useless. System sounds much better and the buzz I had is gone.

 

i remember reading sumtin for grouds to a alternator, that u gotta be careful wit sumtin, lemme find the link...

 

here, this is where i learned bout the "big 3"

good read

http://forum.sounddomain.com/ubb/ult...c;f=5;t=007801

 

with a system u can see the diff....be4 i had lots of dimming when i maxed out my system volume, all i did was 2 grouds, tranny to frame, battery to frame and its gone, i bet if i do the alt would be even better.

 

just replace the 3 main stock grounds - tranny to chasis and the 2 off the battery. I started a thread a while ago when I did this. Anymore and its just a waste and you will clutter up the engine bay

 

^^ yea those r the big 3, really those r the only ones u need to too..

 

These are the ones I did. I can't really say that I noticed a difference, but it was a cheap easy mod to do so I figured why not. I used 4 gauge wire, gold plated wire terminals and Stinger Digital Battery Terminals like the one below. Looks pretty good, nothing special though.

 

^^ that a voltage stableizer? (sP) yo where can i buy that....

 

which did he remove?

 

i would also like to know what he removed.... i am still with stock system and i can hear hissing in my speakers... planning on getting a system soon.

 

No, it's not a voltage stabalizer...more of a volt meter. It just tells you how many volts are your battery has. Do a search on google for Stinger Battery Terminals and you should come up with something. I honestly can't remember where I got mine from. That one goes on the positive terminal and there is a solid one that goes on the negative terminal. It just replaces the existing battery terminals.

 

does anyone have pics of their grounding kits??? I know, stupid right? ima noob and dont know how it is suposed to look. and should I make my own or buy it? also, were can you buy them from? Thanks

 

thanks for the info, but for further comformation, can someone please take pics?
i can host it too if anyone likes.
TIA.

 

is there a DIY, i would love to do this sometime in the next couple of weeks.

my dad will freak if he sees me messing w/ electricity so i wanna know what i am doing. (grandfather died of electrocution)

 

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I have been searching on here for a while and haven't found any pics for where our stock/oem grounding points are so I am bringing this old thread back. I took a quick look under the hood and saw the one from the battery to the point behind the driver's side headlight. Where are the other stock ground points and how many are there? I am thinking about buying the 4 gauge wire and redoing my stock grounds. Also, what are some of the other good non-stock ground points if you want to do that?

 

Run a wire from back radio chassis ground to ground on your amp.

 

The post you are responding to is almost fourteen years old; I rather doubt your advice, however well intended, helped @snowman81.

 

But it could help someone else. Maybe not someone from this thread but maybe a google search or a forum search might lead to someone else being helped. @horseshoez

 

Welcome to AZine, Ectpbp.