I was looking online just for misc things for my Accord and saw some ground wires. Do these actually do what they describe, and are they worth the money?? Im not looking for massive HP gains at all just wanna know if they work and if anyone has used them ??

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...33692

 

hahaha

good find...I needed a laugh today.

I replaced by -BATT to chassis....block to chassis....and ALT to +BATT wires with 4AWG Stinger power wire and gold terminals but I did that only because I have about 4000 TRUE watts of power in the trunk powering two JL10W7s and a component set.

That will only give you more power if your OEM ground wires are in bad shape and not making a good ground....otherwise that is a gimmick

 

OK i was only wonderinbg cuz i seen in mags they dyno tune ground wires and get some HP

 

They dyno tune ground wires?

How the hell do you do something like that???

 

dyno the car w/o the wires
install teh wires
dyno the car w/ the wires
analyze data

 

I don't know about gaining power from upgrading ground wires, but I know they will help you out if your stock ones are corroded or if you have a big pull from electical devices such as amplifiers.

A cheap alternative to buying a set of ground wires is to find some 4ga (Or Larger) welders cable, it works just as well and is REALLY cheap.

 

Some companies say you get a little power from this and I'm not going to start a dispute on that subject. But I will say you can do it yourself for much cheaper. Like stated above just buy some wire and cut to length.

 

they gain power by grounding them to different points. Import tuner did it one month

 

It just means that stock grounding can be improved, but is adequate for its cost. Heavy gauge wires to the ground can be an eye-sore to the general motoring public.

 

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Not by grounding to different points but by strengthening the grounds. It helps the electrical system and in turn can give you better spark and a slight increase in power but nothing to write home to mom about.

 

so worth it or not??

 

IMO yes and no.

<u>Yes:</u>
Proven power gains
Better ground points/wire
Looks better

<u>No:</u>
Need dyno for which ground points are better
Costly kits (or diy )

 

i heard on av6 it makes the car run smoother, and smoother acceleration

 

my h22 with and w/o grounding wires (my DIY special) has made a vast improvement in smoothness of the car...acceleration is a little smoother, but not necessarily faster...it's a good upgrade if you diy...