another grounding question

[freewilly]

ok guys help me out here cos i'm a noob, i really can't figure out this grounding stuff... i've read what blinx9900 had posted and i still can't get the whole picture.

1) the guru says that not to stack the grounds... quote "
- Don't stack grounds. Between each layer you form corrosion no matter what you do, and the ground two or three places away from the block with have ~2-3 times the resistance blocking current.

- Alternator is THE power source in the system, the battery is just a reservior. The alternator is grounded to the block. The battery is grounded to the frame which is connected to the transmission which is connected to the engine which is connected to the alternator... it's stacked grounds all over again."

so factory grounding actually sucks..??? so what and where do i ground?
a) alternator to ....?
b) transmissoin to ....... ?
c) battery to ............??
all this to the block??? how many ground points does the block have?

what else do i need to ground ?
really hope some one can help clarify this for me ...

 

[RagingAngel]

run all the different grounds to one location. One distribution block can normally support 4 4-10ga wires.

That is generally enough to get a clean and proper grounding from all the factory stacked points.

 

[jime64871]

interesting...
this is probably more of a concern if you were to tuck your bay...

 

[blinx9900]

wow, never though of using one of those for grounding lol...

 

[freewilly]

run all the different grounds to one location. One distribution block can normally support 4 4-10ga wires.

That is generally enough to get a clean and proper grounding from all the factory stacked points.

is that just a block of alluminium or does it have some electronic gismos in it?
is the raizin volt stabilizer any good?

hmmm 4 wires... so thats 1 for alternator , transmission, battery?? and the cars body??
why do u need to ground the valve cover? is it cos of the ignition leads?

 

[RagingAngel]

interesting...
this is probably more of a concern if you were to tuck your bay...

not exactly.

It's a concern for anybody willing to upgrade their current stock grounds with something that doesn't stack or have multiple grounding points as the factory has done on the cars.

 

[RagingAngel]

is that just a block of alluminium or does it have some electronic gismos in it?
is the raizin volt stabilizer any good?

hmmm 4 wires... so thats 1 for alternator , transmission, battery?? and the cars body??
why do u need to ground the valve cover? is it cos of the ignition leads?

No gizmos.

The distribution blocks are generally used for car audio and the more expensive ones will be a fused block (which is not necessary for grounding purposes).

Good/expensive dist. blocks will be copper core with a brass/gold plating to prevent corrosion.

The factory grounds the cover - most likely due to electronic noise generated by the ignition wires. It's good enough to use the stock location points and simply upgrade them. So follow what you find on your car and go with those.

 

[freewilly]

great reply ....

i've read somewhere that grounding the tb and the inlet mani. is good...
any of u guys tried that?

and can any one show me where is the grounding point 1) from the tranny to the block ..2) and the alternaor i cant find it... (mayb i'm blind)

 

[RagingAngel]

I can't recall where the alternator is grounded...but I suspect it's right off the rusty support bracket itself.

The transmission ground is below the intake tube (rubber arm).

 

[jugbugz]

run all the different grounds to one location. One distribution block can normally support 4 4-10ga wires.

That is generally enough to get a clean and proper grounding from all the factory stacked points.

Nice one, great to run single connections.