joes-92

hello all,

after i did my exhaust the other day i noticed that i didnt have a ground coming off the alternator(or the vc for that matter). the only grounds i saw period were the battery ground and trans ground. anyway, down to the nitty gritty...

i ran a 10ga with ring terminals from the vc to chassis. can i use the same gauge for the alt to chassis? if it matters, im not running any sound systems or any of that. got a single din hu with four 5.25 speakers, 55w ac hid kit and led tails.

thanks in advance!

slowDB7

theres only 3 grounds on your engine.
1. valve cover to radiator support
2. thermostat housing
3. transmission to frame.

joes-92

wow. so nothing from alternator?

would a 10ga work for the thermo? reason i ask is that the trans ground is super thick compared to what i have seen on valve covers.

mitchh29

Agreed.

And the size doesn't really matter. The ground on my tranny is huge.

slowDB7

nope,nothing for the alternator

and the thermo ground comes off the wire harness, so no need to add a new ground

but the vc one is always small, and the trans ones supposed to be thick. i have seen people run without the vc ground, even i dont have it on mine anymore

joes-92

awesome. makes me feel a little bit better. thanks fellas.