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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 08:42 PM
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Like seriously.. WTF is wrong with this damn thing?
Old Jul 22, 2010 | 08:45 PM
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I've seen bad grounds cause jumping...I've never seen one do that. lol
Old Jul 22, 2010 | 09:05 PM
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yeah.. it started a few months ago and was just twitching a half an inch or so.. but this is just ridiculous. lol
Old Jul 22, 2010 | 09:25 PM
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Awww ****! Tokyo Drift Muh Fugga Make sure you tighten up your floor pan.

Seriously though, I think it's just like MiataMania said. I've had the same issue due to some unwanted moisture, but never that bad. Go through your major grounding points and make sure everything is adequate. Have you done anything major to the car recently, such as wiring or something along that line?
Old Jul 22, 2010 | 10:45 PM
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yo that **** revs like a ferrari, did vtech kick in yo.

bad ground and check the plugs that go into your gauge cluster
Old Jul 22, 2010 | 11:11 PM
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i kinda had the same problem, it only did it when at WOT. check all your grounds and clean them. mine stopped after that....

Old Jul 23, 2010 | 03:31 AM
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Mine jumped around about like that. After hunting, adding more grounds, checking stock grounds, moving grounds for ms, wb and coils I said screw it and started stripping my harness out of my car(I was painting the car anyway so why not go all out).
I have thus found 5 broken wires so far... 2 were grounds, one to a tail light that has been coming and going, the other 2 went to things stripped off the car.
Old Jul 23, 2010 | 03:42 AM
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I had that problem at about 198k. It seemed worse when it rained. 10 bucks your ground by your alt/ below your tb is loose or dirty. That fixed it for me.
Old Jul 23, 2010 | 04:35 AM
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yeah.. I replaced the engine about 6 months ago and have what seems to be open ended plastic leads on a wire here and there but they have no obvious place to go.. will probably just strip and stick to the body somewhere lol. oh and side note... at least my valve cover looks kickass. lol.

Old Jul 23, 2010 | 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by chicksdigmiatas
I had that problem at about 198k. It seemed worse when it rained. 10 bucks your ground by your alt/ below your tb is loose or dirty. That fixed it for me.
yep. it was the one by the alt.. I ran it to the body and it still blips here and there but it's NOWHERE near as bad as it was. Thanks DOODZ!
Old Jul 24, 2010 | 11:24 AM
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No help with your tach... but take a piece of black electrical tape and put it over the AIRBAG light so it blocks your view. That **** has got to be annoying as hell driving at night.
Old Jul 24, 2010 | 11:41 AM
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bad cas?
Old Jul 25, 2010 | 06:44 AM
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Originally Posted by samnavy
No help with your tach... but take a piece of black electrical tape and put it over the AIRBAG light so it blocks your view. That **** has got to be annoying as hell driving at night.
good point. didn't think about that. I did see something you can buy somewhere that fools the ecu into thinking the airbag is still there but I can't find it. oh well.
Old Jul 25, 2010 | 06:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Braineack
bad cas?
um "cas"? Help un-duuuuur me on that one lol. I'm drawling a blank to what that means.
Old Jul 25, 2010 | 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Madboy
um "cas"? Help un-duuuuur me on that one lol. I'm drawling a blank to what that means.
cam angle sensor, on the back of the head by the firewall, passenger side.
Old Jul 25, 2010 | 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by samnavy
No help with your tach... but take a piece of black electrical tape and put it over the AIRBAG light so it blocks your view. That **** has got to be annoying as hell driving at night.
Or pull the light and unplug the buzzer
Old Jul 25, 2010 | 04:05 PM
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I still have the mystery spark loss when I corner over 1-g on left turns. Its making me crazy.
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