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Old Sep 23, 2011 | 11:10 AM
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So I got my sprint booster V2 a while back and loved it from day one. I never had to put the pedal all of the way down because of my new throttle response so i never had a problem until recently. I was having some fun driving with some friends and pushed the car all the way to the redline, immediately after the A/C and radio shut off for a half second then i got bombarded with warning lights, loss of power steering and my speedometer zeroed out even though i was going about 70mph at the time. A few cycles of the engine and all the warnings were gone, but now whenever i take the car even above 5,000 RPM i get the same promlems?! I removed the sprint booster and am still getting the same problem without it. Has anyone had a similar problem or have any ideas about how to fix it? I'm out of warranty so not really wanting to spend a few hundred at the stealership if its a simple problem.
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Old Sep 23, 2011 | 12:17 PM
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I'll leave this one to the experts, but i remember reading another thread with a similar issue. I don't see how this could be related to using a SB. Keep us posted and good luck.
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Old Sep 23, 2011 | 12:35 PM
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Agreed. Not sure if SB is the source of your problem. You should try leaving it out for a while and see if the problem persists.
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Old Sep 23, 2011 | 01:17 PM
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The only thing that has changed that recently with my car is the SB, that's why i'm thinking that's where the problem is . I'm keeping it disconnected for the time being, but i feel so on edge whenever i drive my car so i don't get the errors its driving me crazy!!
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Old Sep 23, 2011 | 01:58 PM
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Yikes, sorry that happened.
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Old Sep 23, 2011 | 07:19 PM
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Alternator that's obvious
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Old Sep 24, 2011 | 02:31 PM
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Cant tell if you're being serious with the alternator suggestion
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Old Sep 24, 2011 | 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by cincohockey62
Cant tell if you're being serious with the alternator suggestion
Very serious, I had the same problem once in awhile under full throttle I'd lose power then a plethora of warnings a GT1 can tell you for sure
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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 11:17 AM
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Hmm thanks for the info, I hope it's not that serious of a problem though. I did the same thing earlier today and only got the dynamic drive malfunction light, i guess thats an improvement . I'm just going to give it some more time without the sprintbooster right now to see how things progress
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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 03:13 PM
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Is your battery in good condition?
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