Grounded throttle body mod

[OklaHemi]

has anyone tried this? or know anything about it? i just read a thread and heard it was a pretty big deal on dt...

[BMRbrnSNRbrd]

I saw one guy who was spamming every section of DT about it like it was God's gift to trucks...didn't really look into it.

[OklaHemi]

hmmm from what i read, which isnt much, its the same idea as noise canceling for stereo components, supposed to smooth idle. im going to try it on my tahoe as it has a really rough idle and no one seems to be able to pinpoint the problem. 3 dealerships and nothing has been said other than these engines just run rough. BS its a 2007 and the revs bounce all over at idle.

[ramthis9501]

I've seen alot on this to... Its supposed to work.

[916Timmy]

Works well indeed! :) My buddy with a truck and an LX did both...worked well on both his rides. I'm building wires for me and Dustin tomorrow...

:)

[OklaHemi]

I hope so. Because if it does, and "The Hoe" stars running smooth again, i will be a God Champion :fuckyea: in my wife's eyes and shall enjoy all the rewards to follow. here let me explain in emoticons

:win: :worship: :drunk: :Whoa: :boobs: :whip: :hump: :sparta: :love62: :chewie:

[ramthis9501]

Lol

[OklaHemi]

Sorry for that I had just finished my drafting homework and let the emoticons get out of hand

[916Timmy]

Got 10 awg ground wire from a stereo shop tonight, ill let you know tomorrow.

[BMRbrnSNRbrd]

Timmy, how much to make me one as well? I started reading through the 15+ page thread and it sounds legit. There were a couple of members that I highly respect (jmgak, shikkityshack) who tried and now swear by it.

[916Timmy]

I got it made already...just waiting for a break in the rain! I know it will help out, it's why I went and got the wire. I could do one of these for 10 bucks, maybe less....it could be done way cheaper, but I got really good wire. Let me know!

I used cheap speaker wire and figured out how I wanted to route it, then had the shop cut me that length in really thick shielded 10 awg ground wire. It will last forever. The wire was 15 bucks for about 8 feet :)


Mine

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a268/timmy_fly_navy/Forum%20Pics/Performance/IMAG0397.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a268/timmy_fly_navy/Forum%20Pics/Performance/IMAG0398.jpg

Dustin's: He has the Volant, so more room to hide the wire than my airbox void! :)

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a268/timmy_fly_navy/Forum%20Pics/Performance/IMAG0399.jpg

[OklaHemi]

I didn't get this done today, chrissys sister showed up and they disappeared. I was going to use 4 gauge since I have it, is that too big?

[Matt]

I didn't get this done today, chrissys sister showed up and they disappeared. I was going to use 4 gauge since I have it, is that too big?

there's no such thing as too big for any electrical wire

[myoung84]

I might give this one a try. I need to do the "Big 3" anyways. My battery already looks like an octopus with cables coming off for the winch and amp. Im sure some 2 or 4 gauge cable from the alternator to the battery will be a huge help.

[916Timmy]

That is a great idea Morgan!

I put my ground wire on this morning, we shall see!

[OklaHemi]

Well the hoe is parked today so after I get my hair did I'm going to put it on. I also have to change out the headlights on that damn chevy, I'm not looking forward to that.

[Matt]

I might give this one a try. I need to do the "Big 3" anyways. My battery already looks like an octopus with cables coming off for the winch and amp. Im sure some 2 or 4 gauge cable from the alternator to the battery will be a huge help.

dumb question but you are doing the other 2 of the big 3 right?

[myoung84]

Yes, I will do all 3. I think the alternator to battery is the most important, but the other 2 aren't far behind....

[Matt]

Yes, I will do all 3. I think the alternator to battery is the most important, but the other 2 aren't far behind....


yes and no it brings in the power but unless you have a return for the entire circuit you are still bottlenecking it like running 0 ga to your amp but 10 ga ground

[916Timmy]

My buddy gave me some free 10 guage wire so I can make one more....free of charge :)

[BMRbrnSNRbrd]

Yes please!

[OklaHemi]

i tried this on the hoe but the battery is grounded to the engine block. i couldnt tell a difference at all. should i try another ground spot?

[BMRbrnSNRbrd]

I thought you were supposed to ground to fender CLOSE to the battery.

[916Timmy]

I used the fender ground

[OklaHemi]

There isnt one on the hoe the batt is grounded to the engine. I ran the wire the the neg batt post and its smooth idle. All hail the god champion

[OklaHemi]

I was going to do my ram but that damn vararam is in the way. Ill take it off tomorrow, im off to class

[916Timmy]

I did mine with a Vararam on :)

[Matt]

There isnt one on the hoe the batt is grounded to the engine. I ran the wire the the neg batt post and its smooth idle. All hail the god champion

there's a spot where the engine is grounded to the frame tho you could use that

[BMRbrnSNRbrd]

So it actually fixed your Tahoe Mike?

[OklaHemi]

I havent driven it but in chrissy's words it is gone. she said if she sat there and "looked" for it she would notice a small amount of disruption but it wasnt apparent like before. she is happy so i am happy

[OklaHemi]

yeah timmy i think you have quiet a bit more room than i do, lol. i can barely see my tb

[OklaHemi]

i pulled the vararam off and installed the wire, took 15 min. i'll report if i notice a change after i go get my tattoo

[fast_Orange]

any change?^ im thinking of doing it if it helps

[myoung84]

I grounded mine and didn't notice anything... Maybe this works best on 3rd gens...

[916Timmy]

Mine hasn't really done anything either...time for the multi-meter test!

[OklaHemi]

i cant say whether i notice anything or not, there wasnt a huge difference. someone did put a multimeter to it to show the difference. i still notice the rough idle in the tahoe. im going to swap out the fuel filter