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Old 03-04-12, 12:40 AM
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Very Nice!! I put my little toggle switch to the right of my seat under the shifter. completely hidden
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Originally Posted by lever2000
Very Nice!! I put my little toggle switch to the right of my seat under the shifter. completely hidden
My buddy did his like this, on the inside of the shift boot. I loved that one lol. I was also thinking about doing the honda thing where one would have to turn on the left or right turn signal.
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How many amps does the switch need to be able to handle for just the fuel pump?
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Excellent write up! Was able to finish in about 20 minutes. Easy peasy japanesy! Thanks!
Old 08-04-13, 12:58 PM
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Thanks guys, glad it is helping out.

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I am going to do this as soon as i finish rebuilding/testing/fixing my engine I don't have a fuse on my 12a and I would LOVE to have a secure antitheft device or 2 in the car so many people I have seen eyeballing her
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awesome thread, thank you, will be doing this soon
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I'm over thinking this… are you connecting the extended wires that you prepare to the cut wires that plug into the relay switch itself or the excess wires?I'm probably the only person not getting it right
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I hate to be "that guy" but I am very against doing things like this.

Why not fix the problem rather than bandaide it. It makes no sense whatsoever. If you are bandaide fixing an issue, you are just ignoring the primary cause which would typically be leaky injectors or a rebuilt. Why **** with a switch and having to do all these magic tricks to something that should just work when you put the key in the ignition?

On the security side of things, the industry says NO.

What if you are cruising down the highway and the engine dies because of this, you modulate the brakes and lose booster vacuum? Any modified connection to the fuel pump or ignition can lead to catastrophic circumstances and is never recommended. Starter kill is the way to go.

The last paragraph is just for anyone who may search this thread and decide it is a good idea for security and it is not.
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Originally Posted by jjwalker
I hate to be "that guy" but I am very against doing things like this.


On the security side of things, the industry says NO.

What if you are cruising down the highway and the engine dies because of this, you modulate the brakes and lose booster vacuum? Any modified connection to the fuel pump or ignition can lead to catastrophic circumstances and is never recommended. Starter kill is the way to go.
that is one hell of a scenerio, especially since the brakes still work with the car off
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Originally Posted by jjwalker
I hate to be "that guy" but I am very against doing things like this.

Why not fix the problem rather than bandaide it. It makes no sense whatsoever. If you are bandaide fixing an issue, you are just ignoring the primary cause which would typically be leaky injectors or a rebuilt. Why **** with a switch and having to do all these magic tricks to something that should just work when you put the key in the ignition?

On the security side of things, the industry says NO.

What if you are cruising down the highway and the engine dies because of this, you modulate the brakes and lose booster vacuum? Any modified connection to the fuel pump or ignition can lead to catastrophic circumstances and is never recommended. Starter kill is the way to go.

The last paragraph is just for anyone who may search this thread and decide it is a good idea for security and it is not.
Money!
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Originally Posted by lever2000
Very Nice!! I put my little toggle switch to the right of my seat under the shifter. completely hidden
??..Hidden.. but now completely known to everyone on the internet!(*if you still have the car after 2 years,,old post)

When I had my old N/A I just clipped the wire between the EGI fuse before the fuse block and ran a switch to the dash.
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I loves me a bandaide! I have had a cutoff switch for a while now. Problem solved for a few bucks and works every time. Awesome write up with pictures.
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Replacing the injectors isn't that expensive.

In my industry, doing fuel cut, ignition cut is so risky, nobody will do it. I most certainly would never do it.

The cost of getting sued is too high.

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