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Old Jan 7, 2012 | 08:18 AM
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Was hoping one of you guys have ran into the problem I'm having if not, hopefully you can help me diag it.

I installed long tube headers and in the process must have hit some wires or something.

Here's whats going on , when I'm cruising my gauges are fine.. but as soon as i get on the car hard my gauges or my whole cluster so to speak.. BLANK out as I'm flooring it. when I get off of it, all the lights and gauges come back on. But of course traction control lights stay on and abs also.

It has to be some ground I looked at the ones on the block and they look a little smuged up so to speak. On the pass side.

Also at night I recently noticed that my headlamps also blank out while this same process is going on. And again once I get off it everything turns back on.

My question is do you guys know what connector/power or pin or ground or controls these???

One more thing I notice while I drive my battery gauge seems to be charging high like 14-15V.

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OK, can you help pin point which ground connector is directly involved with these symptoms?
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Originally Posted by Acrespo1986
OK, can you help pin point which ground connector is directly involved with these symptoms?
Have you inspected (check for tightness/security)the grounds, based on the information that was provided to you? It's very common for people to leave G106 loose after a header install...which will cause a host of problems. ....and I should not have to mention checking the condition/security of the battery cables.
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