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Old Apr 11, 2006 | 09:37 AM
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Just wanted everyones opinion on these wires. I wanted the look of the SS Lines; it came with a Grounding kit , do I need to use it?

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http://www.madvet.com/shop?frame=1.140.1229

Thanks guys for all your help and suggestions!

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Old Apr 11, 2006 | 09:48 AM
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I had this same set on my BB when I got her years ago and the grounding kit is easy to hook up and take off. Otherwise, there is nothing to ground the braided wire covers. I eventually spent the extra few bucks difference between the cost of these and a set of OEM look-alikes from LectricLimited.
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Like you, I like the looks of the braided wires and put them on my sbc. I talked to a few people about grounding them as the (Taylor) instructions require. I heard a lot of stories about shock hazard, etc. but the reason I went ahead with the grounding kit was the potential ignition noise in my sound system.

I know that improperly grounded electrical systems allow and induce all kinds of noise into sound systems, so I just went ahead and grounded out everything to the ground on the block just above the starter.

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Old Apr 11, 2006 | 11:28 AM
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Sounds good; finishing her up tonight! Next is a new distributor cap, vacuum advance, new springs and rotor, should be fun! Going to try and tune using Lar’s method. This is my first time not using a computer to tune; cannot wait, I’m sure I will have questions. Thanks so much for the input!
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