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Old 01-07-2016, 10:49 AM
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hey i need to do the big 3 for my 92 civic
i have a few questions on locations
1 battery ground to chassis ground

is the oem location the best ground for this one?

2 tranny ground and chasis ground

are the oem grounds the best locations as well?

3 alternator power

this one is a little confusing

do i remove the oem wires and wire a new power to the oem fuse box and then from the fuse box to the battery?
or do i not use the oem fuse box and make my own fuse?
is there a ground for the alternator?
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this terminal obviously wont fit here
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Originally Posted by swizz977
hey i need to do the big 3 for my 92 civic
i have a few questions on locations
1 battery ground to chassis ground

is the oem location the best ground for this one?

2 tranny ground and chasis ground

are the oem grounds the best locations as well?

3 alternator power

this one is a little confusing

do i remove the oem wires and wire a new power to the oem fuse box and then from the fuse box to the battery?
or do i not use the oem fuse box and make my own fuse?
is there a ground for the alternator?
1. Yes add a wire from the battery ground to the chassis.
2. Clean existing grounding points, add 1-3 more grounding points from the engine to the chassis
3. Keep existing wires, run a new one from the alternator to the battery, fuse 12-14" from the battery
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more questions
1 i saw someone put a ground from the battery to the tranny, along with the battery to the chasis, is this nessesary?
2 the alternator power wire im leaving all the origional wires?
how can i add a power wire on top of the origional wires?
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i also see a few people adding a ground to the tranny to the battery ground
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1 i saw someone put a ground from the battery to the tranny, along with the battery to the chasis, is this nessesary?
2 the alternator power wire im leaving all the origional wires?
how can i add a power wire on top of the origional wires?
1. I don't believe so. I've never done it with any big three I've done.
2. Correct. Most cars have enough room on the alternator + post to add another terminal.
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yea i did it everything worked great had to trim a little plastic piece on top of the alternator to fit the terminal

man what a difference that makes

also so the only ground i have on the battery terminal is to the chasis
i saw some people putting another one on to the tranny as well
might do it if i can find more wire
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