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2nd Chance Camaro - Let the Project Begin

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Originally Posted by ADY (Post 712997)

Marty,

I've been thinking I need to improve my grounding and possibly increase the gauge of the positive (currently 2 gauge) since I have my battery in the trunk and the voltage drops to 10.8v during start up. I currently only have a short ground wire from the battery to the subframe, and then a ground from the frame to the block... from what you've researched should I run the ground straight to the block first?

Pass along any sites you found helpful.

thanks!

Boy that is a tuff call. Since I left my battery up front as I wanted the car to be simple and I didn't want to struggle to get the battery it made my decision pretty easy. From what I have read and learned along the way I choose to run the ground from the battery to the block and then a secondary ground from the block to the frame all of the side post battery terminal. Then coming off the top post terminal I am running a ground wire to both kick panels in the interior so the body has a good ground and I can ground the Vintage Air, Kicker sound system and the DSE wiper directly to the grounds on the drivers side. On the passenger side I am ground some of the Holley ECU wire and others will go all the way back to the battery.

It might be overkill but I would rather error on the overkill side. I am also going to look for the picture of the ground lug that Rad Rides & BBT Fab did on one of their cars as you might like what they did.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ADY (Post 712997)

Marty,
I've been thinking I need to improve my grounding and possibly increase the gauge of the positive (currently 2 gauge) since I have my battery in the trunk and the voltage drops to 10.8v during start up. I currently only have a short ground wire from the battery to the subframe, and then a ground from the frame to the block... from what you've researched should I run the ground straight to the block first?

Pass along any sites you found helpful.

thanks!

I home run my ground cable. I run 2 gauge from the trunk to a bulkhead pass thru up near the firewall. From there I can tie directly to engine, and then add support grounds from body to sub. I can then tie all my other main electrical systems back to that pass thru. It creates a more stable ground path and less issues with electrical systems

All about Hose Clamps

Atomic 4L60e Transmission Final Install (02-28-21)

Testing the transmission soft lines ((02-28-21))

Cyborg TT,
What brand truck bed liner did you use? It looks amazing.

thanks,
Jim

Another option on hose clamps....you do have to be precise on your measurements for proper sizing. Very clean and finished look for where they are most visible. I could not use them on the interior clamp at the throttle body because of clearance issues.

https://www.phase2motortrend.com/category-s/205.htm

You can see them on the CAI.

https://i.postimg.cc/k4ny6800/DSC-3304.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/Gh7923Dj/4-DC1-...1-BDD91657.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/wTT7gR1v/923327...6-BDD5-C62.jpg

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Originally Posted by Jimbo1367 (Post 713211)

Cyborg TT,
What brand truck bed liner did you use? It looks amazing.

thanks,
Jim

Oddly enough it is just Line-X

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Originally Posted by cjfirstgen (Post 713212)

Well dang it looks like I will be buying some of these as they are bad ass.

Thanks Marty. I appreciate it