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Old Sep 28, 2008 | 12:35 PM
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I'm upgrading my battery wires with some thicker gauge stuff.

One of the usual things to upgrade is the wore from the engine block to the battery.
However, IT DOESN'T HAVE ONE!

All it has from the battery is a ground that goes to the chassis. I assume somewhere there is a wire from the engine block to the chassis that completes the circuit.

Can someone explain to me where this bolt/ connection on the block is?

Or can i use any bolt on the engine as the primary ground?

No wonder the battery seems so weak! it doesnt even have a real primary connection. It passes through 2 links of the chassis metal to get its current!

Somebody help with this info please!!!

thanks
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Old Sep 28, 2008 | 05:27 PM
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There are two ground wires on the driver side, you can access it from under the car.. There is more i think but dont remember where..
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Old Sep 28, 2008 | 06:27 PM
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im looking for the spot/bolt on the engine block that goes to the chassis as the main ground. the one that sends the (-) signal front the alternator to the rest of the chassis which in turn goes to the battery. i want to upgrade that wire.

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-Dan
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Old Sep 28, 2008 | 06:43 PM
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According to the manual, the wire Stealth pointed out is the sole engine ground.

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Old Sep 28, 2008 | 08:14 PM
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o sry.

ill give it a look tomorrow.

thanks guys. any pics in the meantime? if not ill just look around.
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Old Sep 28, 2008 | 08:42 PM
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Sorry, no pics on my end
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