i know i have read about the grounding kit for better electrical response for the car! I have one now, but i cant find the thread with all the pictures of where to install the wires....can anyone direct me? thanx

hey guy. im in the same boat as you are. ive had a grounding kit for a while but i havent found any direction yet.

ahhhh! I hate it bc i know i have actually seen pictures with my own eyes on this forum! I can find a few places on my own, but i dont know the exact bolts to use

I heard of people buying the grounding wires kits. I heard horror stories about these though.

Are they really worth it? Do you see a gain in anything?

Yeah, i have heard the stories too, but i have noticed a VERY SLIGHT engine response in the mid ranges, thats about it! my lights still dim sometimes, but i think that is bc i havent hooked up all the cables yet!!
which, by the way, does anyone have pics of where all the points are, i dont know what a lot of the engine stuff looks like???? thank you

What kind of kit did you get?

I have been looking at the HKS one.

Maybe I can find some pictures online or does someone have them here?

mines like SRI or somethin

the how to is on msprotege.com

the link in that website said it is being sold

:squint: no offense, but jeezus christ

all i did was search for "grounding kit install"

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18473

there you go

Guys.. lol

All a grounding kit is, are wires. Nothing more. There is no black magic here that you need to spend big money unless you are going for brand name looks. You get the EXACT same benefits by going to autozone, picking up a spool of 10 gauge wire and some eyelet connectors and making your own for $10-12.
if you want it to look really good, just buy 8 gauge stereo cable in whatever color you want and use gold eyelets and whatever color heatshrink you want.
Really you dont need any larger than 16gauge wires. The things are already grounded and you are just getting that little extra bit. You are only talking about 12 volts here. 16 gauge is more than enough to assist the ground that is already happening. You can use 12 or even 10 gauge if you really think you need to (you dont) but any larger than that and you are getting nothing but a fatter looking wire that weighs more. If you are concerned about the looks, I would do 8 gauge as thats what 90% of the $200 kits use anyway.
You want to connect them on mounting bolts for coil packs, the throttlebody, the head and the intake manifold. The important ones are grounding either the coilpacks or near them. You want to make sure that the coilpacks have as good of a ground as possible for the strongest spark. You also want to make sure any sensors are grounded well (or the part they are bolted to is well grounded near them) and thats about it.

There is no need for any real instructions or directions.

"There is no need for any real instructions or directions."
...unless you are a dumbass like me and dont know what or where the coil packs are

:knob:
What's a coil pack anyway?
:P

:knob:
What's a coil pack anyway?
:P

plz tell me thats a joke

i feel out of place here

simple definition :

coilpack is what fires your sparkplugs..they are located on top of the cam cover...

wow.

hey, we all have to start somewhere...

"There is no need for any real instructions or directions."
...unless you are a dumbass like me and dont know what or where the coil packs are


Fair enough lol.

Id explain it but looks like a few others already have...

Let me see if I can dig up my post from nasioc. Its the same basic info, just on a different motor.


In other news, our 07 3 should be ready for delivery by the end of next week
:cheers::cheers::cheers:
Ill get pics of it next to my (200+whp) miata :bt:

i figured out what they were after looking it up online, but thank you for the help, and sorry that im a little bit of a retard

Guys.. lol

All a grounding kit is, are wires. Nothing more. There is no black magic here that you need to spend big money unless you are going for brand name looks. You get the EXACT same benefits by going to autozone, picking up a spool of 10 gauge wire and some eyelet connectors and making your own for $10-12.
if you want it to look really good, just buy 8 gauge stereo cable in whatever color you want and use gold eyelets and whatever color heatshrink you want.
Really you dont need any larger than 16gauge wires. The things are already grounded and you are just getting that little extra bit. You are only talking about 12 volts here. 16 gauge is more than enough to assist the ground that is already happening. You can use 12 or even 10 gauge if you really think you need to (you dont) but any larger than that and you are getting nothing but a fatter looking wire that weighs more. If you are concerned about the looks, I would do 8 gauge as thats what 90% of the $200 kits use anyway.
You want to connect them on mounting bolts for coil packs, the throttlebody, the head and the intake manifold. The important ones are grounding either the coilpacks or near them. You want to make sure that the coilpacks have as good of a ground as possible for the strongest spark. You also want to make sure any sensors are grounded well (or the part they are bolted to is well grounded near them) and thats about it.

There is no need for any real instructions or directions.
I agree with you. I installed one of those ebay knock offs and it shows difference on my 3s ops..

Here is my post from Nasioc. Its for a subby, but the general info is the same for all cars. It explains how I did it, and where and why to ground.
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=674153&highlight=grounding

Here is my post from Nasioc. Its for a subby, but the general info is the same for all cars. It explains how I did it, and where and why to ground.
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=674153&highlight=groundingI have a few buddies that have the STI and they explained to me that the Impreza had issues with its grounding system. That its a great investment for it. But I noticed a few questionable spots of where you put the ground points.
Like on the alternator ear. Not realy going to make much diference.
You suppost to replace the factory wiring with this kit. For exception of starter wires...

Good points of grounding would be headlight assembly bus-bar, engine block, transmition(For Automatic, "Throttle body"+1, Chassy, Fuel Rack, and a few others

No need to replace the factory wiring. This is to suppliment the factory grounding, not replace.