Grounding kits?
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From: Lubbock, TX
Grounding kits?
Just curious...has anyone tried a grounding kit on their aero, and did you notice any difference?
These are real big in the import scene, and are starting to pop up all over in the GM camp - corvettes, caprices, etc...
Also, since there is such limited work room in these beasts, I was wondering how much fun it would be to customer fabricate one, if I wanted to...
Planning to do one for my car, and if it's makes a noticable difference, I'll be staging one for the Aero soon after...
These are real big in the import scene, and are starting to pop up all over in the GM camp - corvettes, caprices, etc...
Also, since there is such limited work room in these beasts, I was wondering how much fun it would be to customer fabricate one, if I wanted to...
Planning to do one for my car, and if it's makes a noticable difference, I'll be staging one for the Aero soon after...
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From: Mitchell, SD
maxwgn, I am not sure what you are talking about? 
Are you talking about hanging chains off of the frame rails so you have better electrical grounding? (ala Ambulance/Firetruck)
Or are you talking about a ground effects kit?
If you are talking about ground effects, someone here, I can't remember who, grafted a 200X+ Ranger front end onto his Aero, that looked sweet.
Are you talking about hanging chains off of the frame rails so you have better electrical grounding? (ala Ambulance/Firetruck)
Or are you talking about a ground effects kit?
If you are talking about ground effects, someone here, I can't remember who, grafted a 200X+ Ranger front end onto his Aero, that looked sweet.
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Engine grounding kits do not enhance performance. What they do is provide better grounding paths. The theory is that becuase they are lower resistance, you will get a more powerful spark, and the loads on electrical systems will be reduced. The truth is, the spark is already more than powerful enough to do the job well, and the loads on the electrical systems will be vitually unchanged. What engine grounding kits do help with, is the improve the batteries ability to charge quickly, and they reduce electrical noise. These are very nice features for a high end sound system. If engine grounding kits do provide any sort of engine improvement, it would only be on high performance engines, that need major current flow for their ignition systems. High performance engines use very high octane fuel, and as a result need a hotter spark, and they need to produce this hotter spark at very high rpms. This same situation in a stock engine would cause knocking and pinging.
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