Red and Blue Grounding Kits

[nismofool]

good to see that the kit's are a success nate!

[Italianbulldog85]

sorry ive been busy with this promotion i got at work a few weeks ago so i havent been able to be on here all day like i used to lol. i get paid monday ill email you for a blue one then.

[Sentientbydesign]

sorry ive been busy with this promotion i got at work a few weeks ago so i havent been able to be on here all day like i used to lol. i get paid monday ill email you for a blue one then.

Just blew through a spool of blue. I have another on order. Should be here around Tuesday next week.

THE BLUE IS SOOOOOOO GORGEOUS!!!

I have the charcoal wire on my car and my wife's celica and I'm seriously thinking about swaping out the blue. It's like looking at a Saphire or something. Medium blue under bright light and almost Midnight blue in low light.

Blue wires=SEX!!!

[mcheddadi]

Good thing I ordered one then lol, did you ship it?

can't wait for the sex

[Sentientbydesign]

Good thing I ordered one then lol, did you ship it?

can't wait for the sex

Yeah...Good thing. Your kit is made, I just need to make a slight modification before I ship it and I don't have the tool I need. It will probably go out tomorrow.

[jungleboogie]

sweet ordered mine yesterday and i'm looking forward to at least a 30+ hp gain with a savings of 10-15 mpg...

what? too grandiose of an expectation???

[Sentientbydesign]

Sure!!! Wires will make it fly too!!!

[marlin29311]

sweet ordered mine yesterday and i'm looking forward to at least a 30+ hp gain with a savings of 10-15 mpg...

what? too grandiose of an expectation???

Don't forget about the extra 20 lb/ft of torque and the lightning you'll see when your wheels spin! I know that's what i'm expecting out of my kit.... :-p

[JDRosenberg07]

Just got my kit in the mail! i cant wait to install it as soon as it stops raining! Real quality wires too.

[Sentientbydesign]

Disclaimer: Despite the deceptive name, "Grounding Kit", that my product bears, the kit you purchased WILL NOT prevent your vehicle from flying away in the event of a hurricane or Tornado.

[JDRosenberg07]

Dang! i was hoping that it would bein that i live in Florida in all... Shame

[JDRosenberg07]

ok so i installed the kit a couple hrs ago and here are some pics... Mine is an MT so it was a pain in the a** to install one of the grounds but i got it.



This was where one of the grounds went and it was right behind the coil.

Ok so im goin to fill up on gas 2nite and i should have my MPG results in about a week or two.

Quick question tho... how do you reset the express up on the windows? when i disconnected the negative from my battery it reset my trip meter, MPG meter, stereo presets and the auto window.

[Sentientbydesign]

I just read that you can roll the window all the way down, then pull the button all the way up for a few secs past when the window rolls up and this should reset it.

I'm not sure if it's that easy. My G and I never had that problem.

For the record, you don't have to disconnect your battery to install the kit. I just put that blurb in there so you don't kill yourself and sue me.

[JDRosenberg07]

yeah i know i didnt have to... but i also didnt want to see how well i can conduct electricity so i took the safe route...lol

And thanks for the reset info

[dangeris]

... but i also didnt want to see how well i can conduct electricity so i took the safe route...lol

For your information, the human body is a very good conductor of electricity You won't feel the shock as much if you have a friend nearby and grab his arm while being electrocuted But I'm sure your buddy wouldn't be appreciative of you grabbing his arm

[dangeris]

Hey Sentient, I just paypal'd my order to you. I apologize not acting sooner when you sent me the invoice. Forgot to mention to , please make this kit for a 3.5 CVT...in red of course. Let me know when you make it and send it out. Can't wait to install it!!!!!

[Alt.ImaCoupe]

Hey Sentient,

Did you get a chance to send my kit out yet? Looking forward to trying it out!

Thanks

[jungleboogie]

what up Nate, I did install the kit this past weekend and so far, i can tell that my system does sound a bit more crisp and the throttle response is a bit more senstive... however, i did have one question in paticular.

some if not all of the wires are very close or even touching parts within the engine bay that may receive great amounts of heat... will the casing for the wires be able to withstand such heat?

btw, the install wasn't too bad minus the alternator bolt (which is so carefully addressed in the instruction manual). it was literally a b*tch and a half to get through that one.

[Sentientbydesign]

Hey Sentient,

Did you get a chance to send my kit out yet? Looking forward to trying it out!

Thanks

Hi Greg. Your kit went out last week Thursday. The UPS store was a little less than competent and I think they messed up the tracking numbers. I tried them twice last week and they didn't work. I'll check again and email it to you if it works. I think estimated delivery was the 19th.

what up Nate, I did install the kit this past weekend and so far, i can tell that my system does sound a bit more crisp and the throttle response is a bit more senstive... however, i did have one question in paticular.

some if not all of the wires are very close or even touching parts within the engine bay that may receive great amounts of heat... will the casing for the wires be able to withstand such heat?

btw, the install wasn't too bad minus the alternator bolt (which is so carefully addressed in the instruction manual). it was literally a b*tch and a half to get through that one.

The wires should be fine. The jackets are rated past 220 Farenheit. Mine have been on their for 3 + months with no melting and I have quite a few touching the plenum and timing chain cover.

As for the improvements. Try resetting your ECU and that might help things a little.

Sorry about the alternator bolt. I don't remember having too much trouble getting to it, but I know it wasn't easy.

[JDRosenberg07]

How do you reset the ECU?

Ive noticed some improvements in the radio but mainly on AM/FM... i usually just listent to my iPod. and throttle response does seem to have improved slightly but that could be a placebo effect too.

One thing that concerns me is that my MPG seems to have decreased and im not sure why. Im pretty sure i installed the kit correctly but i could be wrong.

Sentient: Would resetting the ECU fix this? Are you supposed to do anything to the grounding points to improve the conductivity before grounding the wires?

I sent you the pics after i installed it. Does everything look correct? I told you about the one ground behind that coil for the MT, should i ground it to the other bolt or will that not make a difference?

Sorry for all the questions just want to make sure everything is working the way it should be.

[marlin29311]

I agree with the improvements - my factory bose system is a notch louder somehow, and the throttle is a lot more responsive than before ( i notice myself reving more than before)...and i didn't disconnect the battery! I'm still alive!

I might also note that the grounding kit has lowered my car, increased my whp to around 350, and i get an amazing 60mpg's!!!! Who would have known!!! (this is a joke).

The wires do look really good under the hood - i'll take a picture when i get a chance - the red looks hot!

As for the alternator bolt - UGH. That one sucked. I thought i broke my ratchet trying to take the sucker off (i even lost one somewhere in the car that i have yet to find, it's probaby on a highway somewhere- i even destroyed an allen wrench taking off the little bolt by the throttle body....

How do you reset the ECU?

[Sentientbydesign]

How do you reset the ECU?

Ive noticed some improvements in the radio but mainly on AM/FM... i usually just listent to my iPod. and throttle response does seem to have improved slightly but that could be a placebo effect too.

One thing that concerns me is that my MPG seems to have decreased and im not sure why. Im pretty sure i installed the kit correctly but i could be wrong.

Sentient: Would resetting the ECU fix this? Are you supposed to do anything to the grounding points to improve the conductivity before grounding the wires?

I sent you the pics after i installed it. Does everything look correct? I told you about the one ground behind that coil for the MT, should i ground it to the other bolt or will that not make a difference?

Sorry for all the questions just want to make sure everything is working the way it should be.

You're the first to say that your MPG has lowered. Are you driving it harder?

There are two ways to reset the ECU. There is a reset procedure in the FSM or you can just disconnect the negative battery terminal for an extended period of time...Wait a sec...you already did that huh?

I have a feeling that the ECU has been reset and you've been driving it harder which would then make it give you power over fuel economy.

I've had this issue with my G35. I'll drive "sanely" for a few weeks and my power just seems meh. Then I'll reset the ECU and my power is back, but my MPG also goes out the window. Ever gotten less than 300 miles out of the whole tank (all 20 gallons)? hehehe I have.

[JDRosenberg07]

I might also note that the grounding kit has lowered my car, increased my whp to around 350, and i get an amazing 60mpg's!!!! Who would have known!!! (this is a joke).

No dude.. your stickers and blindfold are what got you those numbers
Modified by JDRosenberg07 at 4:27 PM 9/15/2008

[JDRosenberg07]

I havent really been driving it harder. I drive a lot on the highway and use cruise control.

It is possible that my numbers are skewed because when i first installed it(which was when i disconnected the negative terminal on the battery), i didnt ground the point behind the coil correctly and drove to work and back right after filling up and from that gas station its 90% highway, i was gettin 28mpg when i normally get in the high to mid 30's. also my headlights were dimmer and my stereo was remarkably quieter.

When i got home that night i re-grounded it, correctly this time, my stereo was back to normal if not a little louder than originally and mi headlights looked a little brighter than before the kit as well. When i re-did that point i did not disconnect the battery.

After i finished the second time i went out and tested the throttle response a couple times, which yes used a lot of gas, but when i said that my MPGs have decreased a little im talking about the "live MPG estimates" The bar seems to be hovering lower than it used to while driving at the same speeds on CC.

[jungleboogie]

i'm sure resetting the ecu is something along the lines of removing and then reinserting a couple fuses then idling the car for about 10-15 minutes and then driving it for about 30 minutes (per how you would want the car to recalibrate...) or something along those lines... not sure if there's a specific way to do it on a nissan altima.

[Sentientbydesign]

On the G35 there is a specific key and throttle input sequence that resets the ECU. There is another for the throttle reset learning and one more that escapes me.

[Alt.ImaCoupe]

Hi Greg. Your kit went out last week Thursday. The UPS store was a little less than competent and I think they messed up the tracking numbers. I tried them twice last week and they didn't work. I'll check again and email it to you if it works. I think estimated delivery was the 19th.

Thanks, I'll let you know if I don't get it in a week or so.

[JDRosenberg07]

Sentient any idea on what i did wrong or what i could do to fix it?

Like i said the instant fuel economy gauge is reading lower than before.. Usually when on cruise control around 60mph the bar was hovering just at 40mpg and now it hovers around the low 30's

[Sentientbydesign]

I'm not really sure why it's doing that. Here's the real question: Are you really getting lower MPG or is the gauge just giving you false readings?

[JDRosenberg07]

Thats what im waiting to find out and why i was hesistant to post the MPG loss... right now my avg is back up to just over 30mpg while i normally got a little over 31 or so (according to the reading). im a little past the 3/4 full mark and im about 175mi, which is a little less than i was normally getting.

like i said tho i did test out the throttle response a couple times to see if it improved a little which is probably the reason why its a little lower.

I dont want anyone callin me an idoit or anything cause like i said when i had said i was gettin less i was talkin from the instant fuel reading and its been pretty acurate for me so far.