Does anyone have these?

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TWBrown44

Discussion Starter · Jan 29, 2008 (Edited)

http://www.newtoyotaparts.com/product/?id=638
link added....
It looks like a new product. They also have a Hyper voltage unit also. I was thinking of getting this and am looking for everyones opinion.
Terry

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6shooter

· #2 · Jan 29, 2008

hmm.

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TWBrown44

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jan 29, 2008

Sorry, I forgot the link. It's been added.

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lotust

· #4 · Jan 29, 2008

Unless you have a shit load of elecronics in your truck. its a waste of $$$.

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6shooter

· #5 · Jan 29, 2008

looks like voodoo to me. not worth $120 in my opinion.
i don't have any experience with it though, somebody may chime in.

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njmueller363

· #6 · Jan 29, 2008

looks likes something you could easily make

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oxnard111

· #7 · Jan 29, 2008

Not worth it in my opinion... If you were building a performance vehicle, then maybe... I've seen write ups in the import magazines where they installed these... They do increase the HP sometimes, but they also noted that it takes experimentation with each individual vehicle on where each of the new ground points needs to be. They also noted that in some configurations they setup on their test vehicle, that they lost HP. With that said, who really has a dyno they can use to test this out??? Not many people.

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TWBrown44

Discussion Starter · #8 · Jan 29, 2008

Thanks. I always see good advice on many items in this forum.

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Tacopicante

· #9 · Jan 29, 2008 (Edited)

TWBrown44 said:
http://www.newtoyotaparts.com/product/?id=638
link added....
It looks like a new product. They also have a Hyper voltage unit also. I was thinking of getting this and am looking for everyones opinion.
Terry

A vague title and a link with no explanation where it goes? That should be great for future searches!

Welcome to Toyota Nation! You're fitting right in!

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Chalkie

· #10 · Jan 29, 2008 (Edited)

6shooter said:
looks like voodoo to me. not worth $120 in my opinion.
i don't have any experience with it though, somebody may chime in.

That's what I thought too - voodoo. But after doing a little googling, I am not so sure.

http://www.caraudiomag.com/testrepo...eports/0401cae_hyper_ground_system/index.html

http://www.4grounding.com/techdata.htm

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TWBrown44

Discussion Starter · #11 · Jan 30, 2008

I was about to edit the title, then I saw the replies I was hoping for. Good information from the more experienced Taco owners.

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Tacopicante

· #12 · Jan 30, 2008

TWBrown44 said:
I was about to edit the title, then I saw the replies I was hoping for. Good information from the more experienced Taco owners.

As long as you're happy.

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scottie9982

· #13 · Jan 30, 2008

can do it for a lot cheaper, and its not a big deal unless you have a lot of electronics (e.g. audio) running in the truck. in my case, i upgraded the alternator and chassis ground from my battery to 0awg cable to match the power cable i have running back to my audio amplifiers

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BillBrasky

· #14 · Jan 30, 2008 (Edited)

Yeah, rip-off. I did this with 0/1 awg wire and a 100amp inline fuse for way less than $120.

I have no stereo system, but I run a winch, lihts and an air compressor so I need all the charge I can get.

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45longcolt

· #15 · Jan 30, 2008

Like others have said I can see some merit if you had lot's of electronics in your vehicle. An extra ground whether it is needed or not is a good thing. I had a shop work on an old Mustang II (what a very large POS that was!) I was driving way back and afterwards I noticed the clutch was getting stiffer like it suddenly had a heavy spring racing clutch in it. Nope, my ground strap from engine to frame/body was left off and the engine was grounding through the clutch cable! The stiffness was me breaking the arc welds it was making inside the clutch cable shroud!

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el_smurfo

· #16 · Jan 30, 2008

low impedance path = fat copper wire.

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BillBrasky

· #17 · Jan 30, 2008

45longcolt said:
Like others have said I can see some merit if you had lot's of electronics in your vehicle. An extra ground whether it is needed or not is a good thing. I had a shop work on an old Mustang II (what a very large POS that was!) I was driving way back and afterwards I noticed the clutch was getting stiffer like it suddenly had a heavy spring racing clutch in it. Nope, my ground strap from engine to frame/body was left off and the engine was grounding through the clutch cable! The stiffness was me breaking the arc welds it was making inside the clutch cable shroud!

Awesome.

I had a hot wire for a stereo come loose under the dash of my Tempo once and pinched it in half with the clutch. Yep, the car burned up, lol.

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SJlittlefoot

· #18 · Jan 30, 2008

waste of $, even if you have massive electronics you can make one yourself, look at PB's set-up. You see a bunch of them selling on ebay as "grounding kits". Quite a bit of people it seems have bought into that baloney.

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