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Old Aug 2, 2008 | 01:51 AM
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So, i need a little help. During the beginning of the year i installed a turbo kit which required that i relocate my battery to the rear of the car. Currently, I decided to put my car back to stock and put battery back into engine bay. So, tried to turn on my headlights and didn't come on but the gauges start flickering and the radio lights up but doesn't cut on. It's not the battery and I checked the fuses under the hood and are all good. i haven't checked the ones in the car. Any suggestions??

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Old Aug 2, 2008 | 01:53 AM
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put it back in the trunk and see if it all works again.. did you remove the lines to the back? was there only 1 or 2 lines running to the back? Ill state the obvious and say something was overlooked when reinstalling it, check all your connections especialy your grounds!
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what kit did you use that requires you to move it to the back?
Old Aug 2, 2008 | 06:34 AM
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she probably had the turbo inlet pipe going through the battery bay.

that's what i eventaully want to do.

you probably have a weird ground that you forgot to fix
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^^I also suspect you missed a grounding point
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also check battery, these die for no reason really quick sometimes
Old Aug 2, 2008 | 07:19 AM
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y u putting it back to stock turbo =
Old Aug 2, 2008 | 01:47 PM
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Definately check your grounds. The battery ground has two places it grounds one is on the transmission underneath the starter and I really don' t remember where the other one was.
Old Aug 2, 2008 | 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by enjoithis
put it back in the trunk and see if it all works again.. did you remove the lines to the back? was there only 1 or 2 lines running to the back? Ill state the obvious and say something was overlooked when reinstalling it, check all your connections especialy your grounds!
i was thinking about moving the battery again but i didn't feel like doing it at the time LOL There were 2 lines running to the back but both are out. I don't think i missed a ground wire because i have already bolted it to the frame but i could be wrong.

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as for the the kit, it was custom made and Aen is right about the piping.

Its not the battery, i switched it with another one to make sure and same thing happens.

well for one the turbo is no good and really don't feel like spending the money for a new since i am buying a house soon and i don't like the kit set up and i am thinking about buying a new in the future.
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Originally Posted by anray86
Originally Posted by enjoithis
put it back in the trunk and see if it all works again.. did you remove the lines to the back? was there only 1 or 2 lines running to the back? Ill state the obvious and say something was overlooked when reinstalling it, check all your connections especialy your grounds!
i was thinking about moving the battery again but i didn't feel like doing it at the time LOL There were 2 lines running to the back but both are out. I don't think i missed a ground wire because i have already bolted it to the frame but i could be wrong.

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as for the the kit, it was custom made and Aen is right about the piping.

Its not the battery, i switched it with another one to make sure and same thing happens.

well for one the turbo is no good and really don't feel like spending the money for a new since i am buying a house soon and i don't like the kit set up and i am thinking about buying a new in the future.
You had the body ground, what about the engine ground at the transmission underneath the starter.
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