NJSierra

Here are some pics of HOTEARTH modification brought to you by ST 57 VZ Down Under. He had some posting problems. Here are the pics and his thread.

the earth kit , run an extra 5 wires earthing out the motor ,
3 from the of the motor running off the brackets which the coils are mounted 1 pasenger side goes straigh to body , the second comes to meet with wire from other side , other side runs down to front of block , from the point where those 2 meet a third runs to ur negative battery terminal , the fith n final wire comes from ur body work also to ur negative terminal , uploadin some pics , to look at , coz i dunno if i explained it well enough , ne more questions just ask

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GOAT06

huh?

NJSierra

He said it gives him a 7-10 HP gain. It looks like a electrical nightmare!!! Ill stick to down to earth instead!!!

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ST_57_VZ DOWN UNDER

lol its not a nightmare , it is very simple to do , made and fitted both kits for mine and my dads cars in under an hour !

think about it this way then , how critical is the earthing of an engine ? the problem with these alloy blocks , every one knows alloy is a poor conductor , therefore the standard earth system utilisin the alloy block is a pretty poor set up

AlaGreyGoat

Actually, the aluminum alloy blocks are a much better electrical
conductor than the old cast iron. Aluminum connections can corrode,
but won't rust like iron.

Larry

silversport

I think he meant alloy is a poor ground...alloy makes a poor ground...perhaps the reasons for additional grounds to steel...(Down Under...don't let me put words in your mouth if I got it wrong)...nice to get some information from the guys who have these where they're made!...Welcome...more please!...
Bill

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Rukee

I don`t see how it can add HP unless the motor was running like crap with bad grounds problems to begin with.

Wing_Nut

Vortex!

ST_57_VZ DOWN UNDER

u got it right dude , everything on these motors is electric, god knows how many sensorsall through the engine , injectors , 8 individual coils even down to the throttle body , they might have changed ur wiring set up for ur cars , but bein holden i doubt it

i dont know what times the gto's do out there standard ,but out here they are quoted to 14.2 - 14.3 . before my earth set up my best time was a 14.1 on a 13 degree day , then last week i got a 13.9 on a 23 degree day , ( i dont know what temps they are in ur scale but 0 in freeze point and 100 is boiling point if that help work it out )

my car is still otherwise completely stock , exhaust is gettin done this fri , OTR and tune will b soon after that

what times are u pullin in complete stock form ?????

PAULCAPASSO

So your telling me that Grounding my engine better will increase performance?? Knowing my electrical around cars, I can see how it would increase sensor response, but I cant see how to get a 7-10 HP gain out of it. I'm not afraid to try it, when i get the car back in 2 weeks i will try it out. I will let everyone know and will try to get a dyno result out of it.