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General => General Technical => Anything Engine/Performance/Tuning related => Topic started by: jay on February 24, 2004, 09:35:40 PM

Title: Earthin Kit
Post by: jay on February 24, 2004, 09:35:40 PM
Exactly what benefits does fittin an earthin kit give you? Also what will i need to make one?
 Cheers Jay...:wave
Title: Earthin Kit
Post by: Martin on February 24, 2004, 09:45:08 PM
make one? buy one.. its dirt cheap.
Title: Earthin Kit
Post by: Fish on February 25, 2004, 07:25:51 AM
It will smooth out the electrical system in the car. ALL jap cars suffer with low grade wiring.

Mine cost me about £30 from Maplins all in.

1 * Metre of 4 gauge power cable
3 * Metre\'s of 8 gauge power cable
1 * Gold distribution block
Loads of gold O rings.

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/danny.fisher310/Information/Ground%20Points.jpg)

These are the points I wired up to.

Fish
Title: Earthin Kit
Post by: Martin on February 25, 2004, 04:10:22 PM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33574&item=2461538940
 

Cost less than £20 shipped...
Title: Earthin Kit
Post by: boltoa on February 26, 2004, 11:57:59 AM
Fish

What do you use the distribution block for - from the pic it appears that all cables are just point-to-point, rather than radiating from a central point?

Top left connection - what is UIM?

I presume the 4AWG is for the main battery connector, and 8AWG for the rest? Did you get a new battery connector or stick to the original one?

Ta for help.

Andrew
Title: Earthin Kit
Post by: J4P RX on February 26, 2004, 12:00:11 PM
What does this do, in simple terms?

Thanks
Lee
Title: Earthin Kit
Post by: 20B_boy on February 26, 2004, 12:17:39 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by boltoa
Top left connection - what is UIM?
Upper Inlet Manifold.
Title: Earthin Kit
Post by: maximtaylor on February 26, 2004, 01:55:57 PM
FD\'s are notorious for having poor quality earths, so these help resolve this issue.

Poor earthing points can lead to all manner of ignition/ rough running problems.

Regards

Max

QuoteOriginally posted by J4P RX
What does this do, in simple terms?

Thanks
Lee
Title: Earthin Kit
Post by: J4P RX on February 26, 2004, 02:03:10 PM
My car runs fine, so I would get no benefit from this then :confused:   I dont really get it.

Lee