grounding kits

[bigfella]

Hi Guys do the grounding kits ad to the performance of the skylines.

I know fords had electrical problems and needed bigger earth leads but has anyone got advise for skylines and where to earth from.

[(B1) MR_fanny]

i did a DIY grounding kit for my car and i can say personally it did make a diff in driving...just a tad more responsive.

[Steve]

I used heavy duty stereo cable and a couple of terminations - fitted between the front RHS of the head and the fire wall, and rear LHS of the head and fire wall. Nice red ricey looking things - cost me only a few bux.

Seemed smoother and stronger - seat of the pants. Minor really, but for the $10 it cost me, who cares:)

[meshmesh]

Steve & B1, any specific instructions on these DIY grounding kits??

[Steve]

I just found some nice bolt holes in the head that took an M8 bolt - which I had a few laying around.

Measured head to fire wall, bought some car amp power cable and some terminations, crimped the terminals to the cable (I used some heat shrink to neaten up the join), bolted in place.

Very easy job.

[(B1) MR_fanny]

because the battery is at the back for the 33 u have to strengthen the ground so u run an extra 2 thick wires from the battery to the chassie. then u go thru the process of grounding components in ur engine bay that would be helped with a better ground like say the alternator, turbo, exhaust, engine block, pretty much electrical and electronic stuff. so all the DIY kit involves is a number of amp wires (coloured if u want the rice) with o-ring ends running throughout the whole engine bay and bolted to the chassie at certain points.

i came across this really cool jap site where the guy has detailed number of DIY's for his white r33 gtr and in it was an earthing section. dont know where the links gone but if u do a search in yahoo jap for earthing r33 and use babelfish its quite easy to follow.