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AaronZ34
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DEC 28, 08:15 PM
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Well I got my cable and decided to try it. Have we figured out where the best place is to put it? Here are my options, I have a single 24" cable that I plan on cutting in half or so for 2 grounds. 1) 1 part will go from below the EGR solonoid to either the negative battery terminal or the bottom battery box bolt. Which places is better for it to go to? 2) The next best place from reading I saw was the decklid hinge, but where should this go to? Will 24" of cable be enough? Thanks a lot guys, my car is experiencing a lot of the issues you guys are claiming to have fixed, so I look forward to putting this on! ------------------
"all pushrod motor are better than the dohc because it has less rotational mass"
-rick17, MyMonte member, owner of a 3100 Monte Carlo LS
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$Rich$
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DEC 28, 09:05 PM
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| quote | | Originally posted by EightBall: I tried it and it didnt do a whole lot, I just replaced my main ground cable so I didnt expect much anyway But when I was in there doing it I noticed that the hose indicated by the red arrow in this picture was connected on the end shown in the picture but the other end wasnt connected to anything, is the other end supposed to be connected to something? 
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no it dosent go anywhere
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$Rich$
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DEC 28, 09:07 PM
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| quote | | Originally posted by AaronZ34: Well I got my cable and decided to try it. Have we figured out where the best place is to put it? Here are my options, I have a single 24" cable that I plan on cutting in half or so for 2 grounds. 1) 1 part will go from below the EGR solonoid to either the negative battery terminal or the bottom battery box bolt. Which places is better for it to go to?
2) The next best place from reading I saw was the decklid hinge, but where should this go to?
Will 24" of cable be enough? Thanks a lot guys, my car is experiencing a lot of the issues you guys are claiming to have fixed, so I look forward to putting this on! |
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i went from the EGR to the battery tray area, then from the same spot on the EGR to the neg on the battery 24" should do it
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AaronZ34
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DEC 28, 10:09 PM
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Alright I'll try that then, with no decklid strap. Although I am starting my motor swap, I am interested in making my 2.8l do as well as possible before taking it out, and thanks the advice. I won't plus ya, but know that I said thanks, and to me that means more I guess.
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alex de jorge
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DEC 28, 11:19 PM
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By the way, anyone know he size and length of the bolt that holds the EGR Solenoid? Mine is missing and have no clue as to what goes there. Also, where can I et one?
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AaronZ34
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DEC 29, 03:58 AM
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It has a 15mm head, and is about 15-20mm in length. Sorry I didn't get the exact or the threads. So I put on two cables, ended up buying a 40" cable, which made both fit perfectly. I'll snap a few pics tomorrow. The 40" cost LESS than the 24" cuz they misslabeled it, and I argued with the manager under false advertising and he let me have it for the same price as the 24" cable, which was sweet. I used both cables are ran one from the EGR bolt to where the factory neg to frame ground is, right on the fender area below the battery. The other once I ran from the EGR bolt to the negative terminal. Impressions. It seemed to do a lot more on your car's than it did mine, I hardly noticed it. But it is good to have, and good general maintanence. I didn't even check my windows. The car did start right up, which it rarely does, and it did it thrice in a row. We'll see if it starts right up for the rest of the week or not. The car seemed to pick up some high end power, but it was a cool night and the motor wasn't fully warm, I doubt it picked up any power. I'll see whether I'm glad I did it or not in the coming week, but I'm glad you all got good results! ------------------
"all pushrod motor are better than the dohc because it has less rotational mass"
-rick17, MyMonte member, owner of a 3100 Monte Carlo LS
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AaronZ34
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DEC 29, 04:49 PM
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It is really hard to see where they go, so I'll do my best to explain. This is the battery. In the lower left you can see the copper ending on one of the grounds, this is the one that goes from the EGR bolt to the factory frame ground. I used sandpaper and degreaser to strip the paint here and clean it as well.
 This is where the EGR bolt is. Follow the cable on the right down, and you can see a silver terminal. The silver terminal is the line to the frame, but this is the same bolt that the negative battery ground goes as well.
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$Rich$
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DEC 29, 05:44 PM
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that spot that you ground off the paint ... hit that with some good grease or some paint or it will get real crusty real quick
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3atsH0ndas
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DEC 29, 06:53 PM
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+ for you $Rich$ I tried this trick tonight and indeed my windows go up and down faster. It also improved the perfomance of my PDL as well now it only takes one push of the switch instead of 3 or 4.
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BraveRon
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DEC 30, 03:25 PM
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THANK U $RICH$ !!!!
I installed a 4ga Stereo ground strap as shown. The result was an impressive change in a number of things. Firstly and most importantly my 2.8 is running much smoother and stronger. The very first thing I noticed when I reconnected the battery was the trunk light was whiter and brighter. Since I havn't had the car for long (one month) I don't have a lot of history with it. I also found that some previous owner had run a braided ground strap from a bolt close to the one u used, to a bolt on the deck lid. It had pulled apart from the connector on one end, so was dangling in space. I reconnected that as well. Again...thanks for keeping the post alive. It was probably the cheapest and most effective thing I have done with the car to date (other than replacing the ashtray covers....lol)
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