Grounding Question
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Le Mans Master
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From: Delray Beach FL
Grounding Question
I am getting ready to install a full custom system in my Z06. Total wattage will be 900 watts. I was planning on using one of the grounding points in my Z, but I stumbled on a piece made by Tsunami that fits onto the Optima style battery (http://www.cardomain.com/item/TSUPP2001PT). It is very nice, but the ground coming off the battery is what I am unsure about. I have always tried to ground amplifiers as close to the amps as possible with LARGE cabling so I don't get noise. Would using the ground block from the Tsunami battery topper cause possible noise? I will be installing a 1.2mf cap on the system and a 150 circuit breaker (even with the fuses included on this topper). Is this worth the money? Or should I not go for fancy and stick with one of the grounding points? Any input would be great! Thanks.
Race Director
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St. Jude Donor '03 thru '26
That is one sweet cover 
I ran 0-guage to and from my battery to the amps, running near 2000 watts rms. Absolutely no noise or problems. The only downside is the cost of the extra wire.
I ran 0-guage to and from my battery to the amps, running near 2000 watts rms. Absolutely no noise or problems. The only downside is the cost of the extra wire.
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Le Mans Master
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From: Delray Beach FL
Great to know you have no problems Knewblew! I think it looks awesome, I was just concerned about possible noise. I was looking at running 4 gauge, but now, maybe I will do the cover and 0 gauge wiring. At the $1800 in equipment and wiring so far, another $200 for the topper and 0 gauge wiring is a drop in the bucket. 
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Le Mans Master
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From: Delray Beach FL
Yeah, I think so, as long as it isn't like the cables on my C4. I almost had to replace the power wire on it and after looking at how much of a pain it was, I just replaced the terminal on the cable.
