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Yeah, I believe that.

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Given my budget, I decided to try putting in some wiring that I had on hand. I ran an 8ga wire from the engine bay and a different ground for the Bosch. I'll test that out tomorrow. It started and ran, anyway.

I plan to order a proper 4ga setup but that'll take another week since I need to drill the firewall and will have to go to Dad's for that. I should buy a battery-powered drill one of these days.

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I feel the end is nearing, there isn't much left. good luck agin man.

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Thanks man. I ordered the 4ga wiring kit today and I'm sure I'll find an opportunity on the cruise to do a pull and test the current configuration. :D

I gained 1-2psi at idle just from the wiring change and that's probably a good sign.

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The 8ga from the engine bay didn't change anything so I assume a 4ga wouldn't either.

I have one of those Jay Racing 044's on the way--should arrive Wed. I'll still do power distribution blocks in the trunk (that should arrive Tues) since I don't like how messy it looks right now.

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power distribution blocks are awesome, i love mine.

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Here's the Jay Racing 044. The brand-name on it is Protec. They bench test every pump prior to shipment so swapping this in tonight should answer that question.

http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a...yracing044.jpg

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Good luck man, if it doesn't work burn it. :)

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haha. You have no idea how stubborn I am. Capricorn ftw.

http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a...omker/fire.jpg

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Ever done something that you knew was a bad idea because it would "only be a few minutes" or something like that?

I figured I'd be fine using an un-fused lead to prime my fuel pumps and I was reminded how powerful electricity is when messed with. Don't worry, the battery is fine.

http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a...omker/hand.jpg

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Whoah kidding about the burning I thought!

I've had a burn like this before, almost lost my brother's beautiful blue 1G to it....someone ran an unfused power lead *around* a gromet in the firewall. Grrrrrr! I had holes in my fingers but not quite as bad as yours. Of course my forearm was all red and black from the flames though :(

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LOL Ouch!!

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I plugged in one end of that lead, saw smoke, and my unconscious reaction was to grab the wire and yank it to disconnect it. It's not too bad but it was one of those "stop and reflect about life" moments. lol.

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Wow, that's nuts. I'm surprised the wire didn't just melt. A guy I raced RC with long ago wired his batteries with the male connector on the battery. I warned him a few times about it (I was in high school, what did I know?) but he proclaimed he had always done it that way. Long story short is one day one of the leads touched and welded themselves to his gold wedding ring. His ring finger ended up looking about like yours.

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So did you get the pump in though?

Oh...and ouch!

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Haha ouch! Ive melted one wire like that while wiring up a switch in my old 1g, I flipped the switch and the wire melted the plastic right off, so I turned it back off. No injuries haha.

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I did. I'll find a time/place for a pull in the next day or two to test it. I'll drive it to work for a couple days to make sure nothing leaks, etc. The Bosch made a lot of weird sucking sounds and the Jay Racing 044 sounds nice and steady, like a 255. If nothing else then it's less annoying.

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Good deal! So when will we know if the car is healed?

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ouch i saw i guy burn craftsman in his palm by arcing a wrench between terminals on a batt. That is when i learned to never set tools on a batt.