$150 for Grounding

I bought one of those kits for my titan, I paid $50 for some 4gauge wire(4 of them about 8ft total) and ends.I have all the wire now to do my Armada myself.

Check out http://www.activetuning.com/

Thats where i got my kit from,they have real good pics for the Titan to go off of.Dont know what they have for your car.

 
what exactly are you gaining by changing the grounds? Don't you think the OEM manufacturer has spent a little R&D time on the electrical system, including the grounds? Would be a LOT of recall/warranty work otherwise. Save your $$$ for something useful...
From what I have been reading the '03 - '06 grounding is not great and the '07+ models changed that. Also, the purpose is mainly for the ManuMatic mode since shifting, whether up or down, has a lag. With the manual transmission people said they don't notice any change, but with the automatic there is during the manumatic mode. Even if I use wire and do the grounding myself, it doesn't hurt, it's pretty much an extended version of the Big 3. I do get your point though, not all cars need additional grounding an alot of it is a marketing scheme, but some vehicles can use better grounding.

I bought one of those kits for my titan, I paid $50 for some 4gauge wire(4 of them about 8ft total) and ends.I have all the wire now to do my Armada myself.Check out http://www.activetuning.com/

Thats where i got my kit from,they have real good pics for the Titan to go off of.Dont know what they have for your car.
That's a bit expensive, I bought a full Kicker 4 awg kit for about that much which included distribution blocks, fuses, and 30 ft. of wire, I just need the grounding locations.

 
yea i remember the whole grounding upgrade back in 2000-01. It was stupid since it cost so much. Before I knew what the Big three was i did a 6 point gounding upgrade in my last car a Passat. cost me around 12 bucks and was the exact same thing.

 
The kit i bought was a grounding kit for the Titan from active tuning,not amp kit.Thats why i bought the wire to make my own grounding kit for the Armada.
Ah, seems like changing the name from amp kit to grounding kit makes it more expensive. Well I guess you pay for the ring terminals already being on the wire, still not a difficult thing to do.

 
The only really important places to ground is the ECM ground, the transmission module ground, transmission case to battery ground, alternator case to battery ground, coil-pack mounting grounds and additional battery to chassis grounds. You can do it all yourself with some decent 8 gauge wire.

 
The only really important places to ground is the ECM ground, the transmission module ground, transmission case to battery ground, alternator case to battery ground, coil-pack mounting grounds and additional battery to chassis grounds. You can do it all yourself with some decent 8 gauge wire.
I'm pretty sure those are the one's people are not mentioning on the site, I just need to find out where these points are locating on my car.

 
I'm pretty sure those are the one's people are not mentioning on the site, I just need to find out where these points are locating on my car.
Just follow the main harness from the Computer, you will see a couple heavy wires come out of the harness to ground, just run an extra ground from the - bat terminal to those points and be sure to sand/clean them thouroughly. On all the rest, just use a good clean bolt on the motor & trans respectively.

 
Will have lift the car up and check it out before doing anything. PM sent to ya MECHMAN.

Any difference if I use 4 awg instead of 8? The norm that people seem to be installing is 8 awg, but that could be for a larger profit for smaller wire.

 
If you do discover these grounding points, whether by yourself or whatnot, you should certianly spread the word on where they are located. I'm sure you're not the only person asking around..or will be for that matter! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 
Magnetized screwdrivers are not a scam, they are for real.
Oh snap!! They really exist? That would be awesome for keeping the screw in contact with the screwdriver while I'm placing it!!! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

 
If you do discover these grounding points, whether by yourself or whatnot, you should certianly spread the word on where they are located. I'm sure you're not the only person asking around..or will be for that matter! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif
Trust me, I will. I don't information like this should be kept a "secret." But some people want to make money off of it. I don't blame them and the only way they can do it is by not telling others how to do it. I'd post it on the G35 forums, but I might get banned or post would get deleted since one of the Admins sells a kit there and instructions are copyrighted or something...but that doesn't mean I can't state steps in my own words with my own pictures //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I'll actually even see if it makes a difference when shifting in ManuMatic. The lag is quite noticeable and people say that it instantly shifts after doing this. I can believe it, but won't believe it 100% till I try it myself, but it's sorta like the Big 3 in the sense that current is much more stable so the concept seems valid.

 
Make sure your disconnected the battery on your vehicle before doing these new ground, removing a ground from an ecu is an easy way to fry it and its not cheap
Oh yeah I know. I'm not a noob when it comes to wiring, just a noob as to where these exact locations are on my vehicle.

 
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