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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 02:51 PM
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Default 91 civic ef cuts out

when i turn my brights on and give it gas my car act like im hitting a rev limit and when i turn them off then my car takes off flip brights again hit rev limit
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 03:27 PM
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Do you have stock headlights and stock wiring?

Sounds like you might have installed HIDs and you don't have a fuse installed.
When you turn on the brights, something shorts out and you have major power issues that want to stall your engine.

Do you get any check engine lights? Blown fuses?
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 03:32 PM
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Default Re: 91 civic ef cuts out

i have hids that plug directly into my factory headlight plugs but i had same problem when i had stock head lights. and it acts the same way when i blinker
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 03:33 PM
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Default Re: 91 civic ef cuts out

i do have the b16a swap in it to
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 03:33 PM
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and yes i have the stock wireing cuz its an older b16a so everything pluged in
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 03:52 PM
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can you remember if the problem started after you did something to the car?
anything else make this problem happen?
so far - high beams and when ever you use the blinkers.
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 03:55 PM
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just those 2 things happen and it only happens when i flour the gas all the way with those on. and i bought the car with the swap and it was like that
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 03:59 PM
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ef never came with bseries as far as i kno so the ecu & wiring isnt stock.

the wiring isnt done correctly it sounds like. could u take an underhood pic?
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 05:04 PM
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its obd0 but i do notice that some wires are not hooked up but everything works besides the problem iv told u
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 05:44 AM
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Default Re: 91 civic ef cuts out

It was my cluster gauge that was the problem
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 09:14 AM
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Default Re: 91 civic ef cuts out

Originally Posted by jasongeist
It was my cluster gauge that was the problem
Please explain so we all can learn something here.....Thanks......
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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 08:22 PM
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i had no idea that it was my cluster gauge the reason y i replaced it was cuz my vss was going out and i noticed that when i have my brights or blinker on and i hit 6000rmp that my car didnt cut out or hit wall. so i have no idea y my cluster gauge caused all that
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