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Are You Hyper?: Part II

High-Performance Voltage
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We started by swapping out our gold Hyper Ground wires for the silver ones. We first replaced all the grounds to the frame.

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Next, we routed one of the new silver ground leads over the firewall for cleanliness, then bolted it to the firewall for a good, solid body ground.
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Here's our engine bay, cleaned up and grounded with matching silver Hyper Ground System wiring.
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This is the Hyper Voltage System in all its glory.
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Our battery is sitting innocently, unaware that we are about to help it with a little backup.
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Always disconnect the negative battery terminal before you begin working on your truck.
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Find a place out of the way of any moving parts or extreme heat to put the HVS unit. It also needs to be placed close enough to the battery for the provided leads to reach.
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Once you have decided where your unit will be placed, you can disassemble the negative battery terminal to make room for the new lead.
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Place the HVS negative (black) lead onto the negative battery terminal and reassemble the terminal.
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Now you can move to the positive battery terminal.
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Remove the bolt holding the positive terminal in place.
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Disassemble the positive battery terminal and position the positive (red) lead from the HVS unit in place.
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Put together the positive terminal and tighten the clamp components.
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Reconnect the positive battery terminal first and tighten all connections.
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You can now reconnect the negative terminal to the battery.
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We didn't permanently affix the HVS box earlier because we wanted to make sure we had enough slack. You can now clean the unit and the area where you are placing the unit with rubbing alcohol. Then attach the provided pad of double-stick tape to the unit.
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Once the unit is permanently mounted, clean up the wiring with zip ties.
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We tested the voltage before and after. We noticed that even with all of the accessories on, such as A/C, headlights, and radio, the voltage did not fluctuate as much as before, and we had a higher voltage reading with the vehicle off.

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