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<blockquote data-quote="brian84corvette" data-source="post: 6635790" data-attributes="member: 586635"><p>when doing the big 3</p><p></p><p>your main goal is to make it as eazy as possible for electricity to flow.</p><p></p><p>you dont want any resistance on it at all.</p><p></p><p>the engine is grounded to the frame because the engine it self is what the alternator grounds to - so if the engine has a crappy ground - then your alternator also has a crappy ground - and if your alternator has a crappy ground then you bet it wont be performing as optimaly as it could possibly be doing. - the tranny is tied in there also = so why not make a ground for it also ?</p><p></p><p>I did on my vette - wich has a hybrid frame / chassis that is probably realley crappy at conducting electricity ( ground ) due to all the welds and diffrent pieces of metal its formed from.</p><p></p><p>actually since my frame of my car is basicly terrible at being a ground conductor =</p><p></p><p>I have ran 4 guage ground wire from my amps all the way up to my battery negative</p><p></p><p>and a junction 10" away from the amp to chassi ground also.</p><p></p><p>why ?</p><p></p><p>because electricity will take the path of least resistance - thats the idea of the big 3</p><p></p><p>what do you think would allow electricity to flow eazier thru ?</p><p></p><p>the steel frame of a car that is formed of diffrent pieces welded together ?</p><p></p><p>or a piece of fine strand copper 4 guage wire ?</p><p></p><p>id put $ on the copper wire every time - but that dont mean the frame isnt still being used for ground also - it is for shure, and is probably handling 30% of the load still while the other 70% of the load is going directly up the 4 guage ground - wich is going up the 0/1 guage big 3 ground wires you did that end up at your battery negative post.</p><p></p><p>what does it all mean ?</p><p></p><p>nothing</p><p></p><p>do the big 3</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brian84corvette, post: 6635790, member: 586635"] when doing the big 3 your main goal is to make it as eazy as possible for electricity to flow. you dont want any resistance on it at all. the engine is grounded to the frame because the engine it self is what the alternator grounds to - so if the engine has a crappy ground - then your alternator also has a crappy ground - and if your alternator has a crappy ground then you bet it wont be performing as optimaly as it could possibly be doing. - the tranny is tied in there also = so why not make a ground for it also ? I did on my vette - wich has a hybrid frame / chassis that is probably realley crappy at conducting electricity ( ground ) due to all the welds and diffrent pieces of metal its formed from. actually since my frame of my car is basicly terrible at being a ground conductor = I have ran 4 guage ground wire from my amps all the way up to my battery negative and a junction 10" away from the amp to chassi ground also. why ? because electricity will take the path of least resistance - thats the idea of the big 3 what do you think would allow electricity to flow eazier thru ? the steel frame of a car that is formed of diffrent pieces welded together ? or a piece of fine strand copper 4 guage wire ? id put $ on the copper wire every time - but that dont mean the frame isnt still being used for ground also - it is for shure, and is probably handling 30% of the load still while the other 70% of the load is going directly up the 4 guage ground - wich is going up the 0/1 guage big 3 ground wires you did that end up at your battery negative post. what does it all mean ? nothing do the big 3 [/QUOTE]
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