Anybody interested in Grounding Wires?

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I currently have 4 kits available for the G35 coupe.

I can have kits made for your 350Zs too, if anybody is interested.

What do they do?

Smoother, faster shifts (5AT), especially in DS mode.Increased powerIncreased Fuel economyBrighter headlightsCleaner sound from your speakers

My 6mt coupe feels a little torquier, accelerates faster, and my non-bose sound system sounds cleaner. Still waiting on the new engine to measure fuel savings.

The grounding systems can be made for performance or performance and show.

They work by providing a super low impedence return path for many of the engine electronics which means less noise and faster signals.

Take a look at my thread in the Fab Marketplace and let me know if you're interested in a kit.

Prices for the 350Z should be comparable or slightly lower than for the G35 coupe.

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Anybody?

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wires are great

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Yeah, I don't think everybody else realizes it though. I'm super happy that I decided to start making these kits. My coupe definitely feels better.

I'd really love to get my hands on a 5at and do a before and after with the owner.

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Well, it might just be your lucky day. I have to go to Axiom to get an air filter, and have been contemplating on running on the dyno.

Since my kit from you should ship soon (hopefully?), I might run the dyno before, and after.

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I'm just waiting for my materials to arrive and the kit should ship the day after.

I could send you the kit on my car, but that's just wrong lol.

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some articles i have came across say grounding wires actually do nothing. Some cases they lose HP from them. This could be the reason no one is jumping on them, and is the reason i didn't start making them to sell my self. I may try it to see if it actually increases or decreases anything. e-mail me Sentient

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As far as the G35 and Z, I have read far more than enough articles to know that they definitely do something. Especially in the autotragic.

Like I said, I'll let you know how it fares. Maybe even with a dyno sheet.

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Here's my take on the grounding wires...

I have a 6mt coupe. So I should feel the least improvement.

I installed half the wires and drove around for a week or so because I was too busy to finish off the rest of the kit.

Then I installed the rest of the wires and HONESTLY forgot that I installed them. The Monday after I installed them, my wife dropped by my work and gave me some food and a new CD (Prima J). She asked me why I was still at work as my optometry appointment was in 10 mins in another city.

I ran out the door, jumped in my car, opened up the CD (which took about 2 mins). And got on the freeway blazing to the appointment.

I went from parking lot to parking lot in 7 mins (6 miles in total). I noticed the engine seemed to have better low end torque and go into the powerband much quicker.

I didn't realize that it was the wires until after I got to the optometrist. Then I smiled and filled out my paperwork.

I don't complain as much about my speakers sounding like crap anymore either (their still crap, just not as bad).

Now I'm driving my car all nice because of the new engine and it feels kind of sluggish. I'm wondering what it is:

New unbroken-in engineECU hasn't learned my driving style yetGrounding wires were put on WRONG by Infiniti Tech

I have control over 1 of those three...the wires. I'm going to reinstall them correctly, then test out if things feel any better.

BTW, there's no feasible reason why the wires would have a negative effect. There was some talk on a competitor's site about single nexus kits causing more noise, but my kit isn't a single nexus.


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