matty_t_31
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Hey guys, im at a bit of a stall point here (pardon the pun)
Car: 02 Mirage, 4G93 converted
Conversion was done before i got hold of it. Ive had the car for a couple of years now, and slowly getting on top of small issues that have bugged me (mainly tidying up stereo and under dash wiring)
The issue id taken the longest to sort was the most frustrating: car would stall if i was on idle and used the horn. Previous owner had fitted some "triple chrome" airhorns. You know, the Autobarn / Supercheap type with the little compressor and relay that you hook up to your standard horn wiring.
Mate of mine put a new relay inline, and all worked but still had the issue if it was more than just a quick "blip" you'd stall it; of course, when you need to toot someone for whatever reason (and youre stationary), itd stall on me. Revs, no worries, only stalled on idle
Thought we had it sussed that it was the load from the compressor drawing too much, and forcing a stall. So in the bin they went, and found a spare set of supertones. Threw them in, using the same relay we'd put in for the old horn arrangement. Still stalls it if you hold it for more than 2sec.
Battery: replaced last year, still got good charge
Alternator: assuming its the original from the conversion, tested and still throwing a good voltage
Load tested the horn circuit with light instead of sound (series connected a pair of H4 headlight globes) - no stalling
Whats puzzled me is nothing else stalls it. My amp/sub probably draws more than the horn, and that can be up near on flat out and not stall the car. That and the above load test on the horn circuit eliminated the horn relay / wiring (as the 2x \H4s draw more than a pair of supertones)
Am i missing something here?
In the scheme of things, its not a huge issue, its just really really REALLY annoying if you forget haha
Car: 02 Mirage, 4G93 converted
Conversion was done before i got hold of it. Ive had the car for a couple of years now, and slowly getting on top of small issues that have bugged me (mainly tidying up stereo and under dash wiring)
The issue id taken the longest to sort was the most frustrating: car would stall if i was on idle and used the horn. Previous owner had fitted some "triple chrome" airhorns. You know, the Autobarn / Supercheap type with the little compressor and relay that you hook up to your standard horn wiring.
Mate of mine put a new relay inline, and all worked but still had the issue if it was more than just a quick "blip" you'd stall it; of course, when you need to toot someone for whatever reason (and youre stationary), itd stall on me. Revs, no worries, only stalled on idle
Thought we had it sussed that it was the load from the compressor drawing too much, and forcing a stall. So in the bin they went, and found a spare set of supertones. Threw them in, using the same relay we'd put in for the old horn arrangement. Still stalls it if you hold it for more than 2sec.
Battery: replaced last year, still got good charge
Alternator: assuming its the original from the conversion, tested and still throwing a good voltage
Load tested the horn circuit with light instead of sound (series connected a pair of H4 headlight globes) - no stalling
Whats puzzled me is nothing else stalls it. My amp/sub probably draws more than the horn, and that can be up near on flat out and not stall the car. That and the above load test on the horn circuit eliminated the horn relay / wiring (as the 2x \H4s draw more than a pair of supertones)
Am i missing something here?
In the scheme of things, its not a huge issue, its just really really REALLY annoying if you forget haha