DIY earth kit?

[vncruzr]

has anyone made an earth kit for their car, if so how and where have you put your earth points. very interested.. thanks

[HoZy]

4awg Wire...

Battery terminal negative, back of driver side head, back of passenger side head, passenger strut top, front of passenger side head, alternator bolt, then back to battery terminal, improved idle & got rid of headlight dim.

Cheers
MaT

[vncruzr]

thanks hozy, sorry mate,silly question but did you use one length of wire or did u cut them into lengths and go from bat.neg to d/s head then to p/s head then to p/s strut and so on?

[HoZy]

cut them into measured lengthes then terminate them & use bolts...

Cheers
MaT

[vncruzr]

thanks mate cheers will give a go next week

[stocky]

if you want cheap wire, like $3 a metre, go to dick smith

[jas98]

hey guys was reading this and was wondering would it be wise if i did this?? car idles ok and goes ok but would it beee good to do??

cheers

[greenfoam]

It's on my list of things to do to the VP in the comming weeks as it barely turns over with the headlights on :P

[Ozkiwi]

Would this help get rid of static electricity as we get massive shocks when we get out of the car?

We have an earth strap, softener on the seats each month and don't wear polyester clothes...

One other point to earth.. Is the radiator to the negative battery terminal. To stop VN's chomping through water pumps, aluminium radiators and anything else alloy...

Steve

[immortality]

have seen this done on a ricer with before and after dyno runs, it made a little more torque although lost a little peak power funily enough. earthing systems are one of the places that the factory wiring has always been a letdown, especially on the earlier model commodores. i used 35mm2 welding flex to earth the 2 heads and battery + chassis. also used it for the starter motor feed and alt to battery feed also. no voltage drop there now

[14secvp]

I have added an extra 16mm2 earth to the body and to the engine cant say if it helped or not but it sure beats it trying to earth through something pricey like the ecu