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berto1 · 03-28-2012, 08:04 PM

Thank you all for helping me out! The problem still stands after trying out your recommendations. I had talk with my friend Bruce (Nomura Tuning in Nor Cal) about the issue and he thinks its the intial wiring problem I found and "fixed".

1. Two wires from my MAF plug harness had worn insulation, causing wire to wire contact. Wires exposed to friction (especially on a car from 1995) are old and brittle, and break.

2. When I separated my wires I did notice some of the wire strands had broken, but I did nothing about it. I just separated and sealed the wires/harness. When they were tested with an Ohm meter at Overseas Garage the wires were intact so no problem shows up...

3. In Bruce's words "You can make a 1000 watt amp work with a small guage wire, until you increase load/demand.". Well, with my car, the problem showed itself most often when I introduced more load to it (driving over the Grape Vine, gunning it after stops)

I'm going to clean/inspect the MAF plug and install new wiring. I'll go a few inches past the point where insulation had worn down causing broken strands. I'll post again afterward with results...

03-28-2012, 08:04 PM	#8
berto1 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Long Beach Posts: 15 Trader Rating: (1)	I think we figured it out... Thank you all for helping me out! The problem still stands after trying out your recommendations. I had talk with my friend Bruce (Nomura Tuning in Nor Cal) about the issue and he thinks its the intial wiring problem I found and "fixed". 1. Two wires from my MAF plug harness had worn insulation, causing wire to wire contact. Wires exposed to friction (especially on a car from 1995) are old and brittle, and break. 2. When I separated my wires I did notice some of the wire strands had broken, but I did nothing about it. I just separated and sealed the wires/harness. When they were tested with an Ohm meter at Overseas Garage the wires were intact so no problem shows up... 3. In Bruce's words "You can make a 1000 watt amp work with a small guage wire, until you increase load/demand.". Well, with my car, the problem showed itself most often when I introduced more load to it (driving over the Grape Vine, gunning it after stops) I'm going to clean/inspect the MAF plug and install new wiring. I'll go a few inches past the point where insulation had worn down causing broken strands. I'll post again afterward with results...