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pballsniper77 OCT 28, 12:38 AM
I want to do this, what do i need? I feel it will possibly solve a lot of my problems.

Edit::: - Does this mean i own page 7?

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pballsniper77 OCT 28, 11:35 PM
a BumP would be nice, so i can find an answer. is it just a 6-6.5" piece of 4gauge braided wire with two metal circle things crimped on each end? btw, what are those circle things called that fit on the bolt?
als85gt OCT 29, 12:04 AM
Pballsniper, are you talking about the "circle things" on the wire? Those are crimp-on terminals, aka lugs. If you are talking about the "circle things" on bolts, those are called washers.
$Rich$ OCT 29, 09:30 PM
WOW this thread just keeps comming back from the dead

thanks for the good words and the positive ratings guys

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AIM:Onefast2M8
02 Jetta 1.8t
98 GTI 2.slow
02 CBR 954RR

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McCool OCT 31, 12:00 PM
Awesome info Rich, I'ma go do it right now.

I think Pennock should pin this topic so newbies like me can benefit from this info.
DMaxME JAN 03, 08:11 PM
This Deserves a Bump, and I'm going to do this mod on saturday.
cropduster JAN 03, 10:05 PM

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Originally posted by cropduster:

Hey, I'm doing this mod and looking at all this negative cable, grounding and all then I looked at the puny positive wire. The large cable goes directly to the starter and nowhere else. The smaller wire, and I mean smaller! goes to power ALL of the car's power. Doesn't that seem kind of a small wire with headlights, wiper, A/C on, cooling fan, etc all at the same time?? Am I missing something or would it be a good idea to run another positive wire to the fuse block? Whatcha think out there?



Nobody wants to tackle this one??

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Mick
1986 GT

$Rich$ FEB 25, 12:59 AM

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Originally posted by cropduster:

Hey, I'm doing this mod and looking at all this negative cable, grounding and all then I looked at the puny positive wire. The large cable goes directly to the starter and nowhere else. The smaller wire, and I mean smaller! goes to power ALL of the car's power. Doesn't that seem kind of a small wire with headlights, wiper, A/C on, cooling fan, etc all at the same time?? Am I missing something or would it be a good idea to run another positive wire to the fuse block? Whatcha think out there?



i ran a new 8 Ga. wire with no noticable improvment

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AIM:Onefast2M8
02 Jetta 1.8t
02 CBR 954RR

Damien MAR 27, 05:24 PM
I just wanted to chime in here and hopefully help out those of you yet to do this... I was meaning to get to this yesterday but it seems that braided ground wire is a rare commodity around here. Autozone, Parts America, Fleet Farm, and a local hardware store were all useless. If you have a Bumper to Bumper parts store nearby you can get it there. They didn't have the exact gauge or length but it was close and it was in stock so if you got one of those nearby you can save time searching. If not, the brand they sell is "Standard Motor Products" so that should at least aid in your search a bit. Anyway, I hope that helps someone... now I can see if the extra ground helps the car

*Edit to say there is definitely a noticeable improvement right from the start but how much improvement is yet to be seen since the next time I drive it will be Saturday. Right from the start tho it idles a helluva lot smoother than it did so that in itself is worth the whopping $3.50 in cash and 5 minutes in time. Also, the length of wire I got was actually 9 inches and it's a perfect fit. As a safety precaution I loosely suspended from the nearby wire loom to prevent it from drooping too close to the pulley/belt and getting snagged.

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never2old APR 13, 02:03 AM
Bump for a good guy