First I would like to thank InsaneAmine for being so gracious and generous to send me and a few others the kit for testing. That was very classy of him to give them out for honest feedback and it really does say something about how he feels about the product.
Here are my impressions:
The kit:
6 thick, temp resistant copper power cables with well crimped, insulated gold plated connectors were included. A nice, quality kit. It was great that longer bolts w/ washers were included in the set.
Instructions: Could have been better with pictures as I skimmed over them quickly but found myself using gtxjoe's pictures as a reference instead. (ya, I'm a lazy bastid)
Installation: With the help of gtxjoe and e39ng's pictures, it was a snap. The whole thing took less than 30minutes. The biggest pain was installing the connector to the neg. post on the battery. A 10mm ratchet wrench w/ extension was the only tool needed.
Driving impressions:
Well considering how new my car was, I was very skeptical of the whole thing at first. Most of the benefits are really not measurable. It's basically an improvement that is very subtle and has more to do with that intangible 'overall feel'.
Here is what I've noticed over the 700 miles I've put on this past wknd with the kit on:
- Smoother idle and cruising
- Smoother shifts
- Smoother feel on WOT
- Slightly better gas mileage (I think it's improved... as I never got over 20 mpg on mixed driving; I averaged over 20mpg w/ 15% sitting in heavy traffic and 85% hwy w/ speeds ranging from 60 to 110 w/ heavy accelerating)
The improvements again, were subtle and they very well may have been just percieved as an improvement. I am convinced that the overall feel of the car has improved. It isnt something I can back up with statistics or numbers. One thing I am sure of is that it did not have any adverse effect on performance. Overall, I am very happy that I've done the mod; As long as the price of the kit is within a reasonable range (~$50 or less), I would definitely recommend others to get one.
Tom
Here are my impressions:
The kit:
6 thick, temp resistant copper power cables with well crimped, insulated gold plated connectors were included. A nice, quality kit. It was great that longer bolts w/ washers were included in the set.
Instructions: Could have been better with pictures as I skimmed over them quickly but found myself using gtxjoe's pictures as a reference instead. (ya, I'm a lazy bastid)
Installation: With the help of gtxjoe and e39ng's pictures, it was a snap. The whole thing took less than 30minutes. The biggest pain was installing the connector to the neg. post on the battery. A 10mm ratchet wrench w/ extension was the only tool needed.
Driving impressions:
Well considering how new my car was, I was very skeptical of the whole thing at first. Most of the benefits are really not measurable. It's basically an improvement that is very subtle and has more to do with that intangible 'overall feel'.
Here is what I've noticed over the 700 miles I've put on this past wknd with the kit on:
- Smoother idle and cruising
- Smoother shifts
- Smoother feel on WOT
- Slightly better gas mileage (I think it's improved... as I never got over 20 mpg on mixed driving; I averaged over 20mpg w/ 15% sitting in heavy traffic and 85% hwy w/ speeds ranging from 60 to 110 w/ heavy accelerating)
The improvements again, were subtle and they very well may have been just percieved as an improvement. I am convinced that the overall feel of the car has improved. It isnt something I can back up with statistics or numbers. One thing I am sure of is that it did not have any adverse effect on performance. Overall, I am very happy that I've done the mod; As long as the price of the kit is within a reasonable range (~$50 or less), I would definitely recommend others to get one.
Tom
