Do-It-Yourself High Performance Car Mods

Connecting Electrical Parts

Some electrical parts are easy to wire up. Many devices, like ignition amplifiers, will already come with all the wires they need and directions that tell you where to connect the wires. All you have to do is attach the right connectors to the ends of the wires, connect them where they need to go, and use a few zip ties to hold the wires in place so they will not come in contact with things that might damage them, like hot exhaust systems or spinning fans.

Gauges and similar devices are one step up when it comes to complexity. These can get their power from a wire on the fuse box. For example, many aftermarket gauges have a wire to power a light in the gauge. You can connect this light to the fuse that sends power ...