Hyper Ground Wires

[Chinky420]

so has anyone installed these on your ride?

i'm looking at the websites and it seems that this is a fairly simple mod to install, and relatively cheap for the gains shown.

for those who don't know, hyper ground wires aide the engine by allowing the extra electrical 'noise' to be grounded out, rather than interfering with the cars electrical components. i have read that they can improve the hp/trq by upto ~3-10hp, and ~3-12trq (at the wheel, dyno tested). i have also read that they can cause the car to lose hp/trq, which is more uncommon, but anecdotally reported (at least once).

my more specific questions are this -
if anyone has them, where were they ordered from and how much did they cost?

what were the ground points used when installing?

and has anyone considered rigging a makeshift ground wire setup?
i realize that the brand name hyper ground wires boast 99.99% pure copper, w/ like, three protective sheaths around it....but logic would suggest that any additional ground aides (even w/ some impedence) would benefit the grounding ability moreso than stock.

i'm interested in this concept, since it seems to make sense, both logically and electrically. i'd be more interested in it though, if there is a way to make your own ground wiring kit, which would make similar (albeit probably less impressive) gains to the performance.

let me know what ya'll think. my 'lara is still up on jackstands and i can't help but research and plan ways to make it drive faster and more efficiently.
ANY INPUT would be greatly appreciated, whether it's 'constructive criticism,' or just calling me foolish for considering such a homebrewed halfbaked idea.

thanks,
~kwan

[Turbosolara]

there was a huge discussion about this before. i made a set by myself and it does make difference

[Chinky420]

turbolara, so any pointers on custom making a system? such as, what gauge wiring did you use, how many lengths, what were the grounding points, and did you daisy chain it or use another method to ground all the wires?
also, pm sent

i've been reading that some people have used 8 gauge wiring, and basically made connection points to the valve cover, the starter, the alternator, and a few other places, but that wasn't on a 'lara, it was on a honduh

and ideas?
~kwan

[WTF??]

look into v6performance ground wires... much better

[Turbosolara]

4 gauge ground wires (they are car stereo power cable actually) with gold plated terminal, cost is about $40

[Midias]

I used a universal kit off ebay with a gold plated terminal. Check out the sig for pics. I think I put one on the TB one on each valve cover one or 2 near the injectors on the manifold. One on the block and 2 more in the stock places under the battery and on the trans

[99V6solaraSE]

http://www.eautoworks.com/Search-1-Toyo ... System.htm

i saw these i might be looking into getting one

[Midias]

This is similar to the one that I got

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GROUND-W ... enameZWDVW

[cklinh]

Just noticed this thread... if you guys are thinking about buying a kit (instead of making your own)... look at this thread...

http://www.solaraguy.org/viewtopic.php? ... sc&start=0

A while back, there was some R&D for some custom ground wires made by V6Performance.net. Overall consensus was that they were better quality. Not sure what happened with the GB... or whether it's still on sale... (dang... looks like the pics are gone from the first page).

[jhenty]

Complete waste of money just save for something better

[Turbosolara]

i used same wire as the v6 peformance, i dont see how they are more suprior and my kit only cost me $40

[WTF??]

^V6P ground wire kit terminals are made out of nice nickel.... not gold plated stuff