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Originally Posted by Zayden2015
Hey Dan so I got that grounding strap. It isn't exactly 20 inches so I had to find another place to ground it. I found this and its working. No issues so far
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Originally Posted by grampa_ss
Hmmm. is that frame to frame? if so, that won't matter at all. Needs to be frame to motor.
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If I see your connections correctly I agree with grandpa ss - that looks like both ends are connected to the body. The goal is to get the best ground possible between the engine (where the negative connection on the starter is made) to the car's body (where the negative connection for the battery is made.) See my photo of the battery connections and you can see there is a factory cable directly from the battery's negative post to the body. I added a second cable just to make sure that the negative flow between the starter and the battery was as good as possible.
The goal of all of this to make sure the negative electron flow between the starter and the battery is as good as you can make it. The negative electron flow goes from the starter into the engine block then crosses over to the the body using the engine to body ground cable(s) and then on through the body back to the battery ground cable(s) and finally flows up to the negative battery post.
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Originally Posted by Zayden2015
Ah then yea ill have to switch it up then. U sure it doesn't make a difference? Because its turned faster than I've ever seen. Is there any negative effects as is?
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Originally Posted by grampa_ss
There really shouldn't be any effect if it was frame to frame. Now maybe if the lower connection point is connected to the motor or connected to a piece of frame that's closer to motor, then it seems logical that it'd be better. Maybe the top post and the spot you chose are not connected, and by adding the cable, you helped make a better ground.
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I agree here as well. I certainly can't say the way you have the cable connected will not help. It will not hurt anything. I agree with grandpa ss's thoughts on that.
Can you keep that lower connection point where it is and then reach an engine ground location with the other end? That way you have added a body to engine connection point using the shorter cable you have.