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Hey,

I should start off by saying that I am looking at maybe getting a V36. I wanted to ask any V36 owners out there, who have been on a dyno how much power you guys are making?

And if any one has done any modifications ( catback exhaust, intake etc) or tuning (UpRev), how much difference did it make?

I apologise in advance if there is already a thread like this, please post a link to the thread if possible

Thankyou

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I bought my auto V35 350GT coupe from a specialist importer. Compared to all the others I test drove, mine seems to have a noticeable advantage in acceleration over the others.

The car was auction grade 4, other than a grounding kit, tein coilovers with EDFC and the factory powerduct (with K&N panel filter), the car is stock. There seems to be very touchy throttle response, particularly at low rpm. I cannot find out what could be generating the extra power! The dealer seemed to think it was chipped. I checked behind the passengers side panel, and the ECU is stock. Would there be any other way to see if it is chipped?

A friend seems to think it may even have upgraded cams- apparently this is pretty common in Japan as it gives them a bit more low down power and torque.

By comparison, I drove one (not from the importer, but someone who was selling privately) with a kinetix plenum, stillen induction and performance exhaust, and I think mine would leave it in the dust.

I haven't done a standing 0-100 yet, nor had it dyno tested.

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Yeah I did a bit of research into grounding kits, and apparently they do wonders, particularly for autos. The thread I found was for a us website, I think it was g35driver.com

Someone asked if they actually do anything and the responses were all overwhelmingly positive.

Still, great car, ant it'll run rings around my old R34

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I'm still yet know a person who has installed a grounding kit and had any impact outside auto shift firmness and placebo.

Placebo is a very powerful thing.. I read many many posts about people claiming Strut tower braces had 'significantly reduced' bodyroll. which a STB cannot possibly do.

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Grounding kits work for auto boxes due to the bad factory grounding. It helps shift smoother and abit harder. Another thing I noticed was my audio got a tad louder. The guys down at the audio shop said it was the grounding that made it better. Who knows...As to gaining kW....I doubt it.

I dont think it makes it look messy....then again I made sure I hid the wires where I could...looks pretty much stock.

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I wouldn't say its in my head, as I didn't know it had a grounding kit until after I bought it.

But it definitely had a definite power advantage over the others I drove, like I said- is there a way I can tell if it is chipped or has aftermarket cams

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I think the general sentament is the difference is not the grounding kit. something else has been done to it.. possibly a throttle controller installed which has changed the throttle body response vs pedal position. Could also have had a uprev tune, which uses the stock ECU.

Grounding kits will normally only help if you factory grounds are very poorly designed, or corroded/damaged. The extra grounding from the transmission casing to the engine/battery may help as the auto solenoids probably ground to the transmission casing, and the existing grounds are a source of voltage drop.

Did it accelerate better at full throttle, or did you just notice the throttle pedal response was different?

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