I am in COMPLETE AND TOTAL DISBELIEF!!!
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Originally Posted by Zivman
Guys at the shop where I dyno'd said they will make you loose power if anything. Seriously! Said something about a closed grounding loop or something and were completely serious about it.
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+1 speedd3mon:
Yep it's a no brainer, if the stock grounding system isn't up to par, adding a kit can only help. Will you see dyno results? doubt it. Will you drop your 1/4 mile eta, or add to your trap? doubt it. But the car should run smoother, more efficiently, and really it is a bit of insurance to make sure everything is safe.
I have been an electronic tech. for 11 years myself, and 5 ohms between the battery and chassis/engine is horrible. And like he said, don't use little wire the gauge has to be appropriate for the current application, 4 gauge does seem to be the norm with aftermarket kits.
Yep it's a no brainer, if the stock grounding system isn't up to par, adding a kit can only help. Will you see dyno results? doubt it. Will you drop your 1/4 mile eta, or add to your trap? doubt it. But the car should run smoother, more efficiently, and really it is a bit of insurance to make sure everything is safe.
I have been an electronic tech. for 11 years myself, and 5 ohms between the battery and chassis/engine is horrible. And like he said, don't use little wire the gauge has to be appropriate for the current application, 4 gauge does seem to be the norm with aftermarket kits.
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Originally Posted by spf4000
I can't tell the difference with mine. Maybe I should try taking it off to see if I can notice a difference.
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I originally bought a cheaper 8 gauge kit (similar to the one in the pictures posted by DayBlueZ). I really didn't notice much difference. Then I bought a 4 gauge kit. You can get them on eBay for around $40. Wow. The engine idles so smoothly you hardly even know its running. Does it make power? Most magazine tests bear this out. (My Z now makes 260hp at the wheels with 3 simple bolt-ons). I'm happy with the results of the 4 gauge kit. It looks cool, too.
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knight white - that has to be the highest dyno ever for those 3 power mods (unless it's an 05?), but I digress
I swapped the other night from the insane.... (I forget the name of the brand) to the HKS Circle Earth I have had at the shop for eons. I ended up playing with a bunch of different locations, as well as hooking it up slightly different than the HKS instructions, and netted an idle that is now far more stable, as well as a bit of extra punch down low.
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I swapped the other night from the insane.... (I forget the name of the brand) to the HKS Circle Earth I have had at the shop for eons. I ended up playing with a bunch of different locations, as well as hooking it up slightly different than the HKS instructions, and netted an idle that is now far more stable, as well as a bit of extra punch down low.
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I just bought the stillen kit from performance nissan. nice kit, difference? I cant really tell. Before the kit my idle used to be smooth and once in a while it would bounce, it still does the same thing after the kit. It does look nice though
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