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I used to have a 96 eclipse turbo all wheel drive.Why I was looking at different turbos and such I found that in Japan and other places they were using multiple grounds to improve power and responce they were not selling anything just showing different places that they recommend to.I did this to my car and I think there was a improvement not 100% sure though.Has anybody done this to there bikes & does anybody out there know what I m talking about

I know wat u are talking about. To my understanding, u can only see the significant difference in EFI bikes. I had mates who did it to their carby bikes as well, but none dare to claim any significant difference in performance.

But as a general electrical engineering point of view, it is good to have multiple grounds and link them together.

Theres a bloke here in adelaide who makes those looms for cars.
they tested one of his in Zoom magazine and they do make a difference but it was something along the lines of 4kw on a worked skyline engine and just under 1kw on a standard engine.
So its not really going to be a huge gain in power. for a standard bike.

Yes, you can get some additional power by using more and bigger ground points. The amount of power we're talking abut here is miniscule though. Don't forget that you'll also be carrying around extra wire all the time.

I've heard people say that they saw big benefits on old english bikes because they're poorly grounded. As the bike gets older, the already poor ground connections get really dodgy and then the ignition suffers.

The biggest benefits you're going to see are slightly brighter headlights and a faster starter motor.