franck0011

hi guys i got a 2001 maxima 20th AE and i need some advice and opinion about grounding kit.

i know there some kit for sale for our maximas and i dont really want to spend all that money for one But i was planning to build myself . in my town there a electronic store that got some good price on wire and stuff...

And for this upgrade does this worth it ? anyone tryed it ? Ive done some research about it and i dont find anyone that have tryed it.

the improvement are:

-brighter exterior/interior lights
-faster shift for automatic transmission
-faster power windows
-ect...

so im curious about that, mainly for the transmission improvement and for sure the power windows. Mine is very very slow i need sometime to help it with hand and even when greased all the tracks and stuff in the door

so i want your feedback about this

thanks alot guys

njmaxseltd

iTrader: (19)

I purchased the kit from an org member, it was cheaper then the raw materials - Great deal! However, my overly sensitive senses noticed absolutely no difference in anything after it was installed. Looks pretty under the hood...

franck0011

ok thanks for the info

NmexMAX

iTrader: (22)

I agree.

IMO, keep your OEM grounds nice, clean, and well taken care of and they'll treat you well.

Otherwise, they wont, and you might have a situation on your hands when your car doesn't start or begins acting funny when you press the brake.

jholley

iTrader: (13)

The only GND worth adding is one straight from the NEG terminal to one of the starter mounting bolts. That was the first one I added after cleaning the GND mounting points and noticed a much quicker start. I added in several other hand made GND wires but got no additional improvement.

ShocknAwe

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The only one really worth doing is to the frame

OC95Max

I was not aware of the absolute need to properly clean my transmission mating surface before re-installing. I was plagued with starting, and crank sensor problems. I ended up making my own grounds out of 4 awg stranded wire, and fixed my problems.
Not sure if every ground I installed made an overall improvement, but after grounding the starter, I starting performing continuity test through out my engine bay/battery/frame, and came across a lot of dead spots.

I installed 5 ground wires:

1. Battery to starter
2. Battery to body near fuse box (driver side)
3. Head to body
4. UIM to body
5. UIM to firewall

*Upon research, UIM to firewall caused some drivers to hear a type of ticking/clacking sound. Some say the ground wire acted as a means for sound waves to travel from the engine, to the firewall, were it was amplified. Others suggested a possible RF signal, or other electronic interference. I personally had no ill effects from installing it.
*This was on my 1995 Max...not sure if the 5th gen has the same "ground" issues.

ShocknAwe

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^ large sig you got there

OC95Max

Makes up for my super small *****!!

That's actually what I'm working on right now...just created that, and realized it's huge.

ShocknAwe

iTrader: (3)

lol

OC95Max

Does that look better?! (Sorry, of topic of OP)