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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 03:02 PM
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What is the purpose of these electrical grounding kits? Can someone fill me in on what they do and do they help with power?

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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 03:11 PM
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Well! aero dynamic, I guess. Save gas, help against friction...It looks different, and nice....etc...
I guess, it just a mater of how one looks at it....
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by SilverBull
What is the purpose of these? Can someone fill me in on what they do and do they help with power?

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Not on any Toyota I've seen. Other makes seem to benefit from them for various reasons, but primarily because they are deficient in their basic design. Much like there is little to gain from intakes and exhausts on Toyotas, grounding kits are a visual performance item on Toyotas.
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 03:14 PM
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I don't mean a ground effects kit. I mean an electrical grounding kit. Sorry for the confusion.
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 03:15 PM
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no use at all?

I believed cspec got a set a while ago?

Alex: any comments??
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 03:19 PM
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We had a good thread on this a while back, where I explained why its pointless, right?
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