Grounding Cylinder Head Test Results (2024 CX-5 Turbo)

[SparkYellow]

I belong to the snake oil camp. While searching for grounding kits, the product reviews reveal positive feedback when installed on a wide range of vehicles. Nothing backed by scientific analysis though, just simple user observations.

My life would have turned out very differently if most decisions are based on proven results by others. During the pandemic, I went to trucking school and got my class A CDL. I didn't and still don't know any mature females with soft, conservative background driving semis. Back then I bought a book written by a journalist who became a trucker later in life and that was like the closest match. On YouTube, there were quite a few younger females driving trucks and one had construction background. I wanted to see how far I could go. Passed the DMV permit test, learned to shift ten gears, and struggled to back up the trailer. I failed my first road test and passed a month later. The Hazmat, tanker, double-triple endorsements were easy as written tests. But I couldn't get hired. There were two OTR offers but I wasn't able to commit to that lifestyle. I spoke to a local recruiter over the phone and the position was filled mid-conversation. My carefully formatted and worded resume with experience in an industry far removed from trucking didn't help. I wore jeans and dark hoodies to approach local carriers, but as soon as I started talking, they knew. Finally I got hired by a local company that tested my endurance/durability for two weeks. I couldn't handle the weight and volume of cargo that a driver was required to deliver besides driving. The class B driver I rode along with was a young gal whose hobby was weight lifting.

I went as far as I could. The bottom line is, if a tractor with ten speed is left on the side of the road with key in the ignition, I can move it.

 

[N7turbo]

While searching for grounding kits, the product reviews reveal positive feedback when installed on a wide range of vehicles. Nothing backed by scientific analysis though, just simple user observations.

Yeah and that is the problem. For example, the "alternative medicine" world is filled with snake oil and placebo. Little testing, regulation, or proof of claims. Fact is, if any of it worked, it would simply be called medicine. The "wellness" and "audiophile" industries are similarly full of grifters. The simple truth is that basic human perceptions are just not good enough to prove much of anything, and our brain is too apt to bias the results one way or another.

The car parts industry has had its share of snake oil as well. From turbo-boost capacitors to whirly birds in intakes, all kinds of things have been sold with claimed benefits.

 

[SparkYellow]

Yeah and that is the problem. For example, the "alternative medicine" world is filled with snake oil and placebo. Little testing, regulation, or proof of claims. Fact is, if any of it worked, it would simply be called medicine. The "wellness" and "audiophile" industries are similarly full of grifters. The simple truth is that basic human perceptions are just not good enough to prove much of anything, and our brain is too apt to bias the results one way or another.

The car parts industry has had its share of snake oil as well. From turbo-boost capacitors to whirly birds in intakes, all kinds of things have been sold with claimed benefits.

Absolutely! It's just that I prefer tinkering over reading or analyzing. Once I get the cables in, I will report back and see what adjustment, if any, is needed.

My parts shelf is filled with additives and snake oil, while other folks keep mostly *cough cough* beauty products in their cabinets.

 

[CrazyHippie]

Absolutely! It's just that I prefer tinkering over reading or analyzing. Once I get the cables in, I will report back and see what adjustment, if any, is needed.

My parts shelf is filled with additives and snake oil, while other folks keep mostly *cough cough* beauty products in their cabinets.

I ordered a 24-inch double ring 4-gauge wire. Once I install it and see how the length works, I'll order another. I like to tinker too, and I have a proven history of subscribing to snake oil - I got the covid vaccine.