Grounding kit? Anyone try it?
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Grounding kit? Anyone try it?
Hello everyone. Like the title asks....anyone try a grounding kit? I ask because back when I single and allowed to spend my money without having to file a request with the CEO (wife) I fooled around a lot with my first G35 and one big bang for the Buck mod was the grounding kits. I bought and installed a kit because 1. It was cheap, 2. Looked kind of cool, 3. Everyone one the G35 forum was doing it, and 4. The improvement promises and claims. I was skeptical at first when I received from the UPS delivery person what looked like a bunch of leftover cables from a high school science project, but once I installed I was a believer. Dramatically seemed to smooth the engine vibrations at idle and and under acceleration, the shifts in manual mode happened much much quicker compared to stock. I cannot make any other real performance gains as the car was pretty modded to begin with, but for $70 bucks I thought the improvements were quite noticeable. Is there a reason why it doesn't seem like people are doing this anymore? Like I've stated in my original intro to CL its been a while since I've been on a car forumand am not quite up to date with a lot of stuff. Am interested to read some comments to this.
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Hey Jay, I've done the same as you on my G's and M b4 with similar results and liked the mod. A lot of members on G35Driver were also very happy with this mod and swore by the results.
I've not heard much over here at CL, tho, and also wonder if anyone has done anything like this on the 'F'. I'm sure there will be some naysayers who feel it's snakeoil but none-the-less there are some who believe in it and experienced results.
BTW, Jay, I still have the 9 wire kit I removed from my M45 and would like to install it on the F tho I've not read about any connection points and have looked at the F's engine to see the possibilities.
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I've not heard much over here at CL, tho, and also wonder if anyone has done anything like this on the 'F'. I'm sure there will be some naysayers who feel it's snakeoil but none-the-less there are some who believe in it and experienced results.
BTW, Jay, I still have the 9 wire kit I removed from my M45 and would like to install it on the F tho I've not read about any connection points and have looked at the F's engine to see the possibilities.
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Yeah I bought the grounding gear one from a member on G35driver, I think he was the owner of the company. It really did feel like helped my auto tranny shift faster in manual mode. I think I got the 10 wire one if I'm not mistaken. I'm in to see if anyone has tried it on an F.
Nice to see other G drivers on here. I was infinus over on G35 driver too
Jay what part of az are you in?
Nice to see other G drivers on here. I was infinus over on G35 driver too
Jay what part of az are you in?
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A few ex-G drivers here. glad to see you again. Some of you probably bought a kit from Gordgee over at 'Driver (a fellow Admin), who made these kits up and sold them at a very fair price.
Would be nice to find someone who's fitted a kit to the 'F'.
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Would be nice to find someone who's fitted a kit to the 'F'.
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Well I'm a believer and I think there has been enough research and stats to cool down any naysayers. Hope someone will either develop one or figure out the correct connection points.
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Ill come up with something for the masses by the middle of june.
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You guys are funny. It's a waste. 35 years in electronics on ground and aircraft systems has taught me the size of the wire is only important if it's running warm to the touch. Differences in milliohms are not differences until current exceeds 100 amps.
Go for it. It adds weight and makes no measurable difference in a properly designed system.
I could certainly see them helping Hondas after seeing their daisy chained grounding, but Toyota is a LOT smarter than that.
BTW, I did notice every one of you said "feel" which is the worst possible reason for buying something other than a stripper.
Go for it. It adds weight and makes no measurable difference in a properly designed system.
I could certainly see them helping Hondas after seeing their daisy chained grounding, but Toyota is a LOT smarter than that.
BTW, I did notice every one of you said "feel" which is the worst possible reason for buying something other than a stripper.
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Yeah that's the guy I bought it from
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You guys are funny. It's a waste. 35 years in electronics on ground and aircraft systems has taught me the size of the wire is only important if it's running warm to the touch. Differences in milliohms are not differences until current exceeds 100 amps.
Go for it. It adds weight and makes no measurable difference in a properly designed system.
I could certainly see them helping Hondas after seeing their daisy chained grounding, but Toyota is a LOT smarter than that.
BTW, I did notice every one of you said "feel" which is the worst possible reason for buying something other than a stripper.
Go for it. It adds weight and makes no measurable difference in a properly designed system.
I could certainly see them helping Hondas after seeing their daisy chained grounding, but Toyota is a LOT smarter than that.
BTW, I did notice every one of you said "feel" which is the worst possible reason for buying something other than a stripper.
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Yeah I bought the grounding gear one from a member on G35driver, I think he was the owner of the company. It really did feel like helped my auto tranny shift faster in manual mode. I think I got the 10 wire one if I'm not mistaken. I'm in to see if anyone has tried it on an F.
Nice to see other G drivers on here. I was infinus over on G35 driver too
Jay what part of az are you in?
Nice to see other G drivers on here. I was infinus over on G35 driver too
Jay what part of az are you in?
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As far as I can see, there are no negatives for this mod. Apart from about a pound of weight, and a pittance in money. Who cares about that.
As you said, this shifting if better and it's been proven to improve idling with a slight improvement in hp.
Mrohno.. I don't think anyone took it that you're dissing anyone for going out on a limb and liking something. Don't worry about that.
We had the same negativity and derision over at 'Driver. Just ignore it.
Anyone who likes it and believes in it will subscribe to it.
Anyone who doesn't won't. Simple as that.
I can tell you that there were many happy Infiniti drivers using grounding gear.
Can't wait to hear more on it.
C.