Is it safe to wash the engine bay with this ground kit on?

 

You plan on power washing it?

 

Is it imperative that the wire is OFC, or can it be CCA? I found this CCA wire on amazon and has great reviews

 

Copper is a better conductor and I believe the tinned copper is more resistant to moisture which is important...OFC is the undisputed better product.

Use this site dude:

Marine Grade Wire, AWG Tinned Copper Boat Cables Made in USA Genuinedealz.com

I used the same DIY and it cost me 30 bucks for everything I needed. Everything is top notch and will be at your door in 1-2 days.

 

The pictures on the 1st page don't show up anymore due to the new terms and conditons of photobucket. Is there any other thread available which has the pictures of this DIY

 

I'll try to update this weekend if I can.

 

I took photos of the attachment points and will post new pics once I clean them up and synchronize them tomorrow. I plan on re-doing mine as a small winter project and will do a complete walk through if still required.

 

Any update? All the pictures are gone, making things a bit more difficult to understand and analyze.

 

Thanks for helping revive the DIY section! How would you rate this mod in terms of the time and effort required vs the benefits you've noticed (especially regarding the transmission performance). Now that i'm out of warranty some of these low-budget mods peak my interest.

 

Sorry! I'm getting slammed at work since it's the end of the year and I need to design a budget and project next year's expenses; all while training a new employee so I'm swamped. I'll get them up soon, promise!

Vic - Personally, I didn't notice anything in terms of responsiveness but if it even helped cut it down by a couple milliseconds then why not? Before I redo it, I'll drive around for a few weeks without the kit and see if I feel a difference with it off. I did this mod shortly after purchase so I probably wiped from memory how it acted before. Might be why I can't see what everyone else is talking about now that I think about it. That said, I can still detect the indecisiveness from time to time but my car will drop it's a$s end and roll at a moment's notice if I ask it to. It's the day to day driving in traffic where I can feel it holding a gear too long or do a double gear change if I go to quickly merge.

For a $20-30 mod it doesn't hurt to play with it. Took me all of 15 minutes to cut and secure the wire and connectors and 30 for install give or take 5-10 minutes? Main hold up was because I didn't have a separate allen key for the TB's. I had a set connected to a handle; like a swiss army knife, so it was too bulky to just freely turn the allen key.

 

i suspect you might not have noticed much on such a new car because all your terminals and ground connections were shiny and squeeky clean. This mod sounds like the equivalent of changing the spark plugs, youre doing it more to restore performance than gain performance.

 

This is what I have so far. Do I need anything else? Shrink tube? Etc...

 

I would definitely recommend shrink tube. just make sure to get it big enough to fit over the female end of the connector. Electrical tape works also.

You need 6 8-AWG connectors and 3 4-AWG connectors @ 5/16ths inch

I got 13' of wire and had plenty. I'd even say at 12 ft you'd be safe.

 

Thanks for the info. I'm using 2 gage and 0 gage connectors for the 4 gage wire. Someone else was running 4 gage as well and I was just using his list as a guide.

 

No problem. Just wanted to let you know what I picked up. Finding the info about the eye diameter was very stressful when I was looking to make mine lol. I like throwing that info in just in case one hasn't considered it.

But shrink wire, while not necessary, Will provide a secure grip and really look clean compared to electrical tape. When I re-do mine, I plan on using braided wire sleeve for a OEM look. Red wire is cute fora bit but I'm over it now.