an electrical engineer i'm not, so don't flame me... i was talking to a friend of mine about this kit, and he asked "how does it prevent a floating ground"? so... what the heck is it, and by all the posts in this thread, i take it whatever it is, its not an issue? thanks all.

 

haha, I don't know what a "floating ground" is either bro. I don't think it matters. The facts are clear on this mod-- It's a good one with benefits in idle, shift quality, ease of starting, and possibly gas mileage and power.
There's a ton of endorsements by peeps on this forum, including my own bro. It's all good dude......[img]/w3timages/icons/smile.gif[/img]
Try it, you'll like it

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thanks... maybe a floating ground is like a snipe hunt?

 

Floating ground:

this paper explains it (search for "floating"):
http://www.trinitysoundcompany.com/grounding.html

http://www.bj-electronics.net/wilson.../noground.html

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LOL, or maybe a WGC. [img]/w3timages/icons/smile.gif[/img]

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Not sure what a Floating Ground is but the link seems to apply only to Alternating Current Networks not DC connections.
Any electrical engineers care to elaborate?

 

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Just finished grounding a bud's Golf 1.8 T. Way different ground points. He'll give me some feedback when he gets a chance to 'play'.[img]/w3timages/icons/smile.gif[/img]

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Hi all!

Got pics of my grounding kit Installed and my Stillen Intake! Nice combo! See my rides section here for more pics!

https://g35driver.com/rides/detailri...dx=1&vehId=249

2003.5 G35 Sedan
Premium
Bose
Sunroof
Bi-Xenon's
Aero/Sport
Winter
Splash Guards

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just installed gordgee's 5 wire kit. really simple, even a klutz like me did it in 20 min.

there is a definite increase in "smoothness" all through the rev range. Can't describe it better than that. No noticeable power gain, but the car just seems to run a little smoother.

I read somewhere once that spark plugs typically fail to spark up to 2% of the time. Maybe this extra grounding reduces non-spark events?

 

Glad they went in for you no problems. Any other impressions please post. Not sure about the spark plug theory, but it makes some sense if true. But Hyper-Grounding should work then for those engines with less electronics as well. Anyone know?

BTW, got some feedback from the VW 1.8 T guy. He says definitely makes a difference with his idle- much smoother and less tach variance. Notices "less lag getting to 6000 RPM, and the throttle seems more responsive. Also with the A/C on, less effect on the engine and more power."

Anyway, that's the first feedback that I've had from a non-VQ engine, and grounding looks to be a good mod so far.

<font color=green>GG</font color=green>

 

I noticed most of these posts are for the Sedan. Does the same kit fit the Coupe? and are 7 wires needed for the 6MT?

G35 6MT/DG/Fully Loaded

 

Same kit fits the coupe. As far as I know, you probably won't derive much benefit from the 7-wire kit on the 6MT. You might consider 6 wires, but again, I'm not sure if you would notice the difference. I believe that BillR has added only the 6th wire from z-xtreme (insaneamine) to his 5-wires. He hasn't posted his impressions about what this does. You could PM him and ask if he notices a difference over the basic 5.

<font color=green>GG</font color=green>

 

Got an installed my kit today (7 wires from gordgee). Took about 1 and half hours. WOW. I was somewhat of a skeptic, but NO MORE. I took a 20 mile jaunt from my neighborhood (25mph) to the highway (85 mph max) and back. Here's the things I noticed:

1) starts smoother
2) sounds smoother! very nice effect.
3) shifts amazingly! Shifting is a good 50% smoother and seems to happen faster.
4) manumatic shifting is quicker, not as much lag
5) shuts off smoother...

Best $100 I've spent on a car in a long time!

 

Hey all,

Any suggestions on what color to get for a DG Coupe? I'm thinking either silver or black. The silver's kind of plain looking, but I haven't seen the black in anybody's pics.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

G35 6MT/DG/Fully Loaded

 

The red goes nice with the engine cover bro. Nice contrast for the D/G and compliments the red on the cover:



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