I finished my custom grounding mod yesterday. I have 4 gauge wire coming from the negative terminal, which goes to a distribution block that has four 8 gauge wires going to four different points: Driver and passenger strut towers and driver and passenger manifold.
I have a Blitz DTT DC2, which has a boost gauge that reads in bar. When I first used the timer, the highest boost I got was 1.09 in 3rd gear. I don't have a MBC or EBC, so I know this was just a spike. Just to see if I could ever beat that boost I set my boost warning to 1.09. I've had the timer installed for two weeks and I could only tie the 1.09 one other time, also in 3rd gear.
This morning was my first time driving it. Once I got on the freeway I noticed a big difference. I was in 5th going about 75-80mph. I hit the gas just to see if response has changed. Didn't floor it, just opened it about half way for about 2-3 seconds. The warning on my timer went off. I hit the gas again and it did the same. I checked what my warning was set at and it was still at 1.09. I hit the gas again, watching my boost gauge, and I hit 1.13. I was shocked. Through the drive I kept stabbing the gas while watching the gauge and consistantly it hit at least 0.90 - 1.05. I know these are spikes and not my real boost. But am I actually getting better performance? Or is the grounding mod confusing my timer or ECU?
I also noticed two more things. I've only been driving a stick for 2-3 months now. I still have a little problem with 1st gear being jerky. After the grounding mod, 1st gear doesn't seem so jerky anymore. This could just be placebo. Only time will tell. Plus, when I would coast at 60mph, my car would make a whining noise. After grounding, this noise isn't as loud as before.
Has anybody else experienced anything after the grounding mod?
I have a Blitz DTT DC2, which has a boost gauge that reads in bar. When I first used the timer, the highest boost I got was 1.09 in 3rd gear. I don't have a MBC or EBC, so I know this was just a spike. Just to see if I could ever beat that boost I set my boost warning to 1.09. I've had the timer installed for two weeks and I could only tie the 1.09 one other time, also in 3rd gear.
This morning was my first time driving it. Once I got on the freeway I noticed a big difference. I was in 5th going about 75-80mph. I hit the gas just to see if response has changed. Didn't floor it, just opened it about half way for about 2-3 seconds. The warning on my timer went off. I hit the gas again and it did the same. I checked what my warning was set at and it was still at 1.09. I hit the gas again, watching my boost gauge, and I hit 1.13. I was shocked. Through the drive I kept stabbing the gas while watching the gauge and consistantly it hit at least 0.90 - 1.05. I know these are spikes and not my real boost. But am I actually getting better performance? Or is the grounding mod confusing my timer or ECU?
I also noticed two more things. I've only been driving a stick for 2-3 months now. I still have a little problem with 1st gear being jerky. After the grounding mod, 1st gear doesn't seem so jerky anymore. This could just be placebo. Only time will tell. Plus, when I would coast at 60mph, my car would make a whining noise. After grounding, this noise isn't as loud as before.
Has anybody else experienced anything after the grounding mod?