ground wire install... - Page 2

Dec 20, 2004 | 11:23 PM

#26

sub-zero

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Ground wires will help a car. My RX7 misfired untill I installed my own custom made wires. Now granted My RX7 was made in 93 and with age the factory wires degrade, the RX8 should have decent grounding. They will not hurt for sure and I would bet they will help.

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Dec 20, 2004 | 11:29 PM

#27

NoTears316

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Help your car? In about 5+ years perhaps. If your 1 year old RX8 is having problems with its ground cables, unless you screwed with your CPU, its going to be covered in your warrenty.

Dec 30, 2004 | 03:54 PM

#28

Nemesis8

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My install of Lineage 5-Point Grounding Wires. It does help.

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Dec 31, 2004 | 08:14 PM

#29

Rex4Life

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Quote:

Originally Posted by GiN

The additional ground strap idea for new cars is loosely based on the true phenomena afflicting older cars in which chassis deterioration and corrosion causes electrical resistance against ground reference points. Many OEM sensors and electrical components that are possibly critical to the engine's fuel injection computer are made to reference ground points directly to the chassis as opposed to having discrete wires run to the battery. If the chassis ground points begin to fail, then your electrical components will likewise read incorrectly, and your car will drive in a substandard state. Adding ground wires direct from the battery helps to bypass the ground points which are affected by corroded chassis parts.

Exactly, couldn't have said it better. Wait till your car gets 5-10 years older and you will start to have strange problems that often can be fixed by beefing up the ground system.

Feb 19, 2005 | 07:40 PM

#30

mikefrombarrie

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Can you guys post some more pics in where to wire the cables?

Feb 19, 2005 | 09:28 PM

#31

M-ster

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mikefrombarrie

Can you guys post some more pics in where to wire the cables?

do a search in the DIY section, it was posted before.

Feb 22, 2005 | 11:40 PM

#32

Dookie_Rx-8

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hey i have a volts meter in my radar detector and it always changes anywhere from 14.5 - 14.9 would wires keep these stable? i also have subs would these help them out also?

Feb 23, 2005 | 04:00 AM

#33

GiN

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It's normal for your volts to show variance in that range because your alternator is charging your battery while your engine is running. Ground wires will not affect this, nor is it even a problem at all. If you get spikes up to 16V then perhaps you have other issues.

Feb 23, 2005 | 09:53 AM

#34

ddub

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Quote:

Originally Posted by frankcastle123

Ihave a copy of the install instructions specially for the rx8 with the pics. If you need me to post them just let me know.

Can you post the install instructions and pictures that are rx8 specific? I don't plan on buying the kit as I made my own for my 2nd gen rx7, but I'm just curious to see what points they used.