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That is true Ralph but it doesn't have to be a dead short, I believe this is the 2nd battery he has had whilst trying to rectify the problem. Could be draining slowly over time which intern makes everything play up like you say. +2 on checking the battery voltage under different load conditions though. They can often meter at 13v ish then the ass just falls out of them as soon as you crank or even just turn the lights on.

Yep, flasher units will flash quickly with not enough load and slowly with to much, incorrect bulbs or a short can cause this

I meant one of those silly earth straps that hang of the rear of the car to stop your dog getting car sick(wtf??). I have my reservations about them. And I'm not sure why you think your flasher unit is controlling your throttle body? Have you been able to scan it for any codes?

Unplug the bcm and see if your scanner will do anything at all. It really sounds like the whole lot is being dragged down by a short. A short is theoretically an infinite amount of load so it will just suck the juice out of it. Have you checked the battery with a load on it? Does the voltage drop dramatically when you open the door, switch headlights on ect. Process of elimination mate, these kind of electrical faults can become a lengthy nightmare to locate. Also if your battery is heating up excessively whilst your messing around trying to fix it you can be pretty sure its a short somewhere. And silly question but is there an earth strap on the car?

Sounds like a bad earth or possibly even a short somewhere if it was able to drag the sct unit down with it. Pull all non essential fuses and see if it comes good and re install them one at a time to locate the problem. Also check your neg terminal to the body where there is no paint or a scratch, not between the neg terminal and where it grounds to the body. You can get a good circuit there but may still be making a poor connection to the body. I had an alternator do this on a laser. A battery that just started a 5l bombodore would struggle to start it and be flat within a few starts. Made the dash go bonkers, dim lights ect. Alternator had a short.

Do the cops seriously check under the hood where you guys are? Ive never even been pulled over,nor the missus and she has green p's on it!(over 25) All the points ive lost lately have been in the farkin hilux

You can test the secondary winding with a low amperage inductive probe which is more or less a really sensitive dc clamp meter, which are a fickle things as they are effected by the earths magnetic field and are sensitive to the orientation in which they are used. Impossible to use on a COP system that is in situ. Bench test only. Also are you sure you arent just hitting boost cut since its over boosting. Never hit it myself so im not sure what it feels like.

I use those plugs(IFR6T11) without an issue. 1.1mm for stock or .7 if tuned. Also most tunas will recommended the genuine plugs which are also cheap as chips. You say you tested your coils using a scope? Do you mean measuring the waveform on a digital oscilloscope? And how did you test the secondary windings? A coil that passes a bench test can still fail under load as they are heat sensitive so I wouldn't dismiss them.

Life experience makes you stronger and wiser mate. Sometimes we have to go through these things.

Its really great to see some support and compassion going around here, I've only been a member for 6months and thought you were all a good bunch of lads but you have all shown your true colours and its quite humbling tbh. Blokes dont talk enough and find it hard to do so kudos for having the guts voice your feelings Matty. Everybody is spot on, things have a funny way of working themselves out you just need to hang tough. The missus and I split up for a couple of months about 5 years ago when I was your age(yeah I checked your profile...) and now were married and have a 4 month old son. Things will work out if they are meant to mate. The best thing you can do is try and clear your mind a bit cause it sounds like its just swimming. Try to devote your mental energy to moving forward rather than draining it with negative thoughts. Sounds easy but we all know its not. And it's most certainly not inappropriate to vent here, if this is where you feel comfortable to do so then vent away. Clearly you have the support here. Id be happy to catch up for a beer or something if your in the Brisbane area and want to chat to somebody outside your circle of friends which can sometimes help as we have no preconceptions about your situation.

What plugs did you put in?

You must have disconnected your bov causing the tututu from your turbo to contaminate your diff bush with unicorn dust. Seriously its fine mine does it aswell, hunts around and wants to stall if u snap the throttle real quick. Let it warm up its all good.

You would have to be real lazy not to, can be done before the oil has finished draining.

Haha a mate wrote off 3 parked cars in a cordia. coz fwd is such a hand full...

Agreed, multi card setups are great for brute forcing, medical research and bitcoin mining but a big dollar single seems to perform better in the real world which is really down to the games themselves rather than the concept of xfire or sli.

Just so you know masda, you can only crossfire same series radeons. And from memory the first two numbers need to be the same, 6850 with 6870 ect.. 6850 with 6770 is no go for example. And definitely not a completely different series. Havent done a setup with the latest series but id imagine it's the same deal.

Ford Falcon FG XR6 Turbo Inlet Manifold URL: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=181372466197 $550 throttle body , injectors, fuel rail and loom. Seems reasonable.

Lsd really depends how you drive, I hate how they try to kill you when you got the thing chock a block and it goes "actually I was just kidding im gonna single peg, hang onto this carnt"

I have just ssl's with stock g6et shocks and it rides ok but could be better I think and handling seems a bit sketchy at times when attacking twistes. Coil overs or a spring and shock package. I personally could not recommended doing springs only.

Nissan turbo Ski Boat start-up ~ Rivercraft Racing: http://youtu.be/6ht1hFo0Vk0 ^^^^ friggen horn

Fark what a scoop, that reverse facing wing above the windscreen must create a fair bit of lift… good to see fpv breaking new ground

This and discussions about the best tasting tuna and mysterious rear end clunks....Seriously though it would be a crime to put a bov on this rig as im fairly certain this is old mate doing the 240t into a maverick conversion. I wanna hear that barra snorkel dose!

Leather, piano black I am certain of, not sure if reverse camera, premium sound and dual zone are standard but im pretty sure they are.

Fark it just go an f6e, oh wait are they auto only like the g6e?