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Old Nov 4, 2003 | 11:33 AM
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Default Can Grouding your car be bad

iv heard alot of ppl regrounding there car...can it do any harm to just replace the wires with thicker gauge? will it affect anything? for example i ground from my vavle cover to my fender wall so fourth...thanks
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Old Nov 4, 2003 | 11:39 AM
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Default Re: Can Grouding your car be bad (boiwitwhitehond)

grouNd...the word your looking for is grouNding. grouding is like whats in your bathroom, inbetween tiles...infact, i think thats grout. but anyways, to answer your question...i'm relly not sure.

sorry.
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Old Nov 4, 2003 | 01:09 PM
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Default Re: Can Grouding your car be bad (boiwitwhitehond)

No it won't hurt anything, as long as you're very careful to be very precise when you reconnect it to grounding points.

It'll look very much better. That's about it on our very cars.

Some vehicles can experience a VERY VERY minor gain in engine power or in electrical system efficiency, but it is very minor. Very. I very much like that very word. Very
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Old Nov 4, 2003 | 01:24 PM
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thats very interesting
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Old Nov 4, 2003 | 03:30 PM
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Default Re: Can Grouding your car be bad (STARRMAN85)

lots of dynos that I have seen actually suggest that it'll not only smooth out your idle (assuming that the stock grounding system isn't as good as it should have been - which from looking at my stock grounding ...wow, it sucks).....and it can also give small gains in low end power - probably mostly to reduced stress on the alternator, more power to the ignition system, and all kinds of stupid little things.

Anyhow, to answer your question....no, there is absolutely no negative side, just so long as you don't ground something to a + wire ;o)

- Nathan
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Old Nov 4, 2003 | 07:02 PM
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Default Re: Can Grouding your car be bad (boiwitwhitehond)

yeah, what these guys said. i picked up thicker gauge @ home depot when i was relocating my batt. to the trunk. just make sure you've sanded the area down real good where you're grounding.
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