electric cutout wiring - accessible power?
electric cutout wiring - accessible power? where is an accessory power wire i can tie into to hook up an electric cutout? it's tied int othe cigarette lighter and it's been draining my battery because the cigarette lighter still gets power when the car is off. i need one that is off when the car is. thanks.
The cutout should not drain your battery. At least, my McCord
switch is center off, momentary in both directions and if you
aren't holding it down, no power is drawn. You might want to
check this out, maybe the switch or wiring is defective (or,
you went and got a fancy LED one that stays on; I went the
simple route). But the cutout itself should draw no power
except when you're moving the blade.
switch is center off, momentary in both directions and if you
aren't holding it down, no power is drawn. You might want to
check this out, maybe the switch or wiring is defective (or,
you went and got a fancy LED one that stays on; I went the
simple route). But the cutout itself should draw no power
except when you're moving the blade.
The switch that came with mine has a lighted center.I found a wire under the dash that was key powered.
I was worried about it draining my battery as well.So just find a key powered wire to tap into.
I was worried about it draining my battery as well.So just find a key powered wire to tap into.
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hook it in one of the empty spaces in the fuse panel, then ground it to somethin. Thats all i did and mine works fine.
FYI If you have headers and open the cutout you will lose around 5-10 hp because there is not enough back pressure. I was running lower times on the track with the cutout open so i had it dynoed and it lost around 10 hp with an open cutout.
FYI If you have headers and open the cutout you will lose around 5-10 hp because there is not enough back pressure. I was running lower times on the track with the cutout open so i had it dynoed and it lost around 10 hp with an open cutout.
Originally Posted by jimmyblue
The cutout should not drain your battery. At least, my McCord
switch is center off, momentary in both directions and if you
aren't holding it down, no power is drawn. You might want to
check this out, maybe the switch or wiring is defective (or,
you went and got a fancy LED one that stays on; I went the
simple route). But the cutout itself should draw no power
except when you're moving the blade.
switch is center off, momentary in both directions and if you
aren't holding it down, no power is drawn. You might want to
check this out, maybe the switch or wiring is defective (or,
you went and got a fancy LED one that stays on; I went the
simple route). But the cutout itself should draw no power
except when you're moving the blade.
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your right... the cut-out will not drain your battery but the lighted switch will!!!!
i did the same thing and wired it up to the cigg, lighter... but that is not wired to the ignition..... so you need to change your lead to the traction control switch....
i think its the purple wire.... easy to find and change....
just change it and save yourself the pain.
i did the same thing and wired it up to the cigg, lighter... but that is not wired to the ignition..... so you need to change your lead to the traction control switch....
i think its the purple wire.... easy to find and change....
just change it and save yourself the pain.
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Originally Posted by bigredss
hook it in one of the empty spaces in the fuse panel, then ground it to somethin. Thats all i did and mine works fine.
FYI If you have headers and open the cutout you will lose around 5-10 hp because there is not enough back pressure. I was running lower times on the track with the cutout open so i had it dynoed and it lost around 10 hp with an open cutout.
FYI If you have headers and open the cutout you will lose around 5-10 hp because there is not enough back pressure. I was running lower times on the track with the cutout open so i had it dynoed and it lost around 10 hp with an open cutout.
Backpressure sucks.
Backpressure brings your tq peak to a lower point in the rev range (a suffocated tq peak at that) and makes the car feel faster due to the availability of the tq peak down low.
A cutout, 99% of the time, will increase your peak hp when open, plus give you better ET and MPH at the track. The more mods you've got, the more the gains the cutout will offer you.
Just don't use the pink wire on the TCS plug. I did, b/c it was hot with the key on, so I tapped into it. Then that night I was trying to figure out why I wasn't getting power to my switch with the lights on. That pink wire only has 12v when the lights are off and the key is on. So I have to switch wires.
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Originally Posted by SouthFL.02.SS
You're just about the only person on this board to lose power with a cutout open.
Backpressure sucks.
Backpressure brings your tq peak to a lower point in the rev range (a suffocated tq peak at that) and makes the car feel faster due to the availability of the tq peak down low.
A cutout, 99% of the time, will increase your peak hp when open, plus give you better ET and MPH at the track. The more mods you've got, the more the gains the cutout will offer you.
Backpressure sucks.
Backpressure brings your tq peak to a lower point in the rev range (a suffocated tq peak at that) and makes the car feel faster due to the availability of the tq peak down low.
A cutout, 99% of the time, will increase your peak hp when open, plus give you better ET and MPH at the track. The more mods you've got, the more the gains the cutout will offer you.
