I am not going to cover how to make the wires. I got mine from fellow vortexer awwsheeet. It saved me the trouble from sourcing 4 gauge ground wire that is heat, oil and UV resistant, gold ring terminals, terminal surrounds, and an impact terminal crimper. I am pretty sure if you dont mind the hassle and you have the impact crimper, you can save some dollars there.
Begin by disconnecting the battery's positive and negative terminals. If you need me to explain how to do this, stop! Ask a friend to put the grounding kit for you!
The first step is to remove the ignition wires from the coilpack. Tug the wires firmly but be careful. Note the which wire goes where. At the end of this how to you will find a picture to help you reconnect the wires correctly. Pull the wires so the come off the engine cover groove they run in.
Once you pull the wires from the groove some new screws will be exposed. The engine cover scews are Torx 30 except for the one in the back by the TB and the one on the left by the passenger headlight. Those two bolts are Torx 20. Carefully pass the ignition wires thru the holes in the main engine cover and remove the all covers. Remvoe the cylinder 1 ignition wire, it is going to make the install easier.
Now, you need to identify all the bolts you are going to use to put the grounding kit:
- Intake Manifold Support bracket bolt by the Throttle body, 6mm allen bolt:
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- Coilpack bolt, 5mm allen bolt:
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- Driver side fender bolt, make sure you use this bolt not one of the painted bolts in the fender, Torx 30 or 10mm socket:
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- Passenger side engine bolt, 6mm allen, if you didnt already, remove cylinder 1 ignition wire:
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- Passenger side fender bolt, again make sure you use this bolt not one of the painted bolts in the fender, Torx 30 or 10mm socket:
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The shortest of the wires supplied to me goes from the intake manifold support bracker by the TB bolt to the coilpack bolt. The second shortest wire goes from the battery ground terminal to the driver side fender bolt The third shortest goes from the coilpack bolt to the battery gound terminal. My stock ground terminal has a threaded post, I happend to have a nut that fitted the thread. You can use the same nut as the one that secures the terminal to the battery post. The last wire goes from the passenger side engine bolt to the passenger side fender bolt. Dab in dielectric grease the bolt heads and wire terminals for both fender bolts since water and grime accumulate there.
The is how the wires look after the bolts are tightened:
- Intake manifold support bracket by the TB bolt
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- Coilpack bolt:
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- Driver side fender bolt:
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- Battery ground terminal:
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- Driver side engine bolt:
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- Passenger side fender bolt:
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Reassemble in reverse order, make sure you reconnect the ignition wires to the coilpack:
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Finished install:
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If you want to see larger pics of any or all the pics, browse my gallery: http://dubs.unixprohost.com/GroundingKit
Follow this instructions at your own risk. Grounding kits are sold for off road use only!
I havent taken the car out for a drive yet. I will report when I come back from our local weekly meeting!
Modified by ROCKnRLR at 7:46 AM 8-23-2004
Begin by disconnecting the battery's positive and negative terminals. If you need me to explain how to do this, stop! Ask a friend to put the grounding kit for you!
The first step is to remove the ignition wires from the coilpack. Tug the wires firmly but be careful. Note the which wire goes where. At the end of this how to you will find a picture to help you reconnect the wires correctly. Pull the wires so the come off the engine cover groove they run in.
Once you pull the wires from the groove some new screws will be exposed. The engine cover scews are Torx 30 except for the one in the back by the TB and the one on the left by the passenger headlight. Those two bolts are Torx 20. Carefully pass the ignition wires thru the holes in the main engine cover and remove the all covers. Remvoe the cylinder 1 ignition wire, it is going to make the install easier.
Now, you need to identify all the bolts you are going to use to put the grounding kit:
- Intake Manifold Support bracket bolt by the Throttle body, 6mm allen bolt:
- Coilpack bolt, 5mm allen bolt:
- Driver side fender bolt, make sure you use this bolt not one of the painted bolts in the fender, Torx 30 or 10mm socket:
- Passenger side engine bolt, 6mm allen, if you didnt already, remove cylinder 1 ignition wire:
- Passenger side fender bolt, again make sure you use this bolt not one of the painted bolts in the fender, Torx 30 or 10mm socket:
The shortest of the wires supplied to me goes from the intake manifold support bracker by the TB bolt to the coilpack bolt. The second shortest wire goes from the battery ground terminal to the driver side fender bolt The third shortest goes from the coilpack bolt to the battery gound terminal. My stock ground terminal has a threaded post, I happend to have a nut that fitted the thread. You can use the same nut as the one that secures the terminal to the battery post. The last wire goes from the passenger side engine bolt to the passenger side fender bolt. Dab in dielectric grease the bolt heads and wire terminals for both fender bolts since water and grime accumulate there.
The is how the wires look after the bolts are tightened:
- Intake manifold support bracket by the TB bolt
- Coilpack bolt:
- Driver side fender bolt:
- Battery ground terminal:
- Driver side engine bolt:
- Passenger side fender bolt:
Reassemble in reverse order, make sure you reconnect the ignition wires to the coilpack:
Finished install:
If you want to see larger pics of any or all the pics, browse my gallery: http://dubs.unixprohost.com/GroundingKit
Follow this instructions at your own risk. Grounding kits are sold for off road use only!
I havent taken the car out for a drive yet. I will report when I come back from our local weekly meeting!
Modified by ROCKnRLR at 7:46 AM 8-23-2004
