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jpit · 05-02-2014, 11:46 PM

Was driving into town today and the BRZ just died. Tried to restart it several times but it after a second it would just shut off but didn't throw a code. Besides this problem it was towed to the dealer with the electric supercharger still attached among other modifications - should prove interesting.

ToyoburuBRZ · 05-03-2014, 12:16 AM

Was this your first time driving it since doing some sort of modification to your car (specifically electrical work). Just about all cars will automatically shut off if they detect a short or cut wire that would be important to the car running... typically to prevent theft

humfrz · 05-03-2014, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by jpit

Was driving into town today and the BRZ just died. Tried to restart it several times but it after a second it would just shut off but didn't throw a code. Besides this problem it was towed to the dealer with the electric supercharger still attached among other modifications - should prove interesting.

Ooooo......I hope you have a good rapport with the dealer .....

humfrz

jpit · 05-03-2014, 05:11 AM

The mods were made a few months ago and nothing recently.

diss7 · 05-03-2014, 06:03 AM

The biggest problem I see is the deliberately vague thread title to draw people in.

Target70 · 05-03-2014, 07:32 AM

D@mn that sucks, good luck with it and keep us posted.. as a potential phantom customer (I am doubting it is) but interested to see if the esc is somehow the cause. You also have the battery relocated to the trunk, so if it is an electrical problem I hope they will cover it.

xwd · 05-03-2014, 10:26 AM

So chances are with all the electrical stuff, it has something to do with that...

Did the engine crank at all or no?

raven1231 · 05-03-2014, 10:46 AM

Good luck ! Mines screwed up too. Dies after wot pull. Worked great for the first two days

fenton · 05-03-2014, 08:34 PM

I bet something came off or loosened from the starter battery. If you have a battery relocate this even more possible that it is the culprit. Mine did the same thing a long time ago because I didn't tighten everything properly. I drove it to the store in town and when I got back to the car it wouldn't start. All I had to do was go in and secure the neg cable to the post properly and it started back up. All the best I'm sure everything is fine.

jpit · 05-03-2014, 09:20 PM

Fenton,

Thanks for the input. The rest of the car is getting power so maybe it is alternator related.

fenton · 05-03-2014, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by jpit

Fenton,

Thanks for the input. The rest of the car is getting power so maybe it is alternator related.

Hmmm I can't remember if mine did too. I'm pretty sure all my lights would come on too but you would turn the key and just nothing would happen.

White64Goat · 05-03-2014, 09:49 PM

Electric Supercharger? Hmmmm....here's an interesting article: http://www.wildweasel.ca/HowTo/Auto/eturbo.aspx

stevesnj · 05-03-2014, 10:11 PM

did you re-tune for the supercharger?

fenton · 05-03-2014, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by White64Goat

Electric Supercharger? Hmmmm....here's an interesting article: http://www.wildweasel.ca/HowTo/Auto/eturbo.aspx

Ya jpit is running the phantom sc with a ecutek tune. It is one of the only electric superchargers that actually works on the market.

Take a look at the forced induction build thread...it has about 340k views now

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39719

There is about 10 people currently running it on the ft86...soon to be 20.

05-02-2014, 11:46 PM	#1
jpit Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Subaru BRZ Location: Port Angeles, WA Posts: 338 Thanks: 24 Thanked 234 Times in 86 Posts Mentioned: 22 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Big Problem Was driving into town today and the BRZ just died. Tried to restart it several times but it after a second it would just shut off but didn't throw a code. Besides this problem it was towed to the dealer with the electric supercharger still attached among other modifications - should prove interesting.

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05-03-2014, 12:16 AM	#2
ToyoburuBRZ Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: Black BRZ Location: Toronto Posts: 438 Thanks: 116 Thanked 144 Times in 105 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Was this your first time driving it since doing some sort of modification to your car (specifically electrical work). Just about all cars will automatically shut off if they detect a short or cut wire that would be important to the car running... typically to prevent theft

05-03-2014, 05:11 AM	#4
jpit Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Subaru BRZ Location: Port Angeles, WA Posts: 338 Thanks: 24 Thanked 234 Times in 86 Posts Mentioned: 22 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	The mods were made a few months ago and nothing recently.

05-03-2014, 06:03 AM	#5
diss7 Banned Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: AE86, 2x GT86, TE27 Location: Christchurch NZ Posts: 1,478 Thanks: 826 Thanked 1,181 Times in 522 Posts Mentioned: 33 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The biggest problem I see is the deliberately vague thread title to draw people in.

05-03-2014, 07:32 AM	#6
Target70 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: 2013 Asphalt 6spd Location: Mid GA Posts: 783 Thanks: 265 Thanked 366 Times in 240 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	D@mn that sucks, good luck with it and keep us posted.. as a potential phantom customer (I am doubting it is) but interested to see if the esc is somehow the cause. You also have the battery relocated to the trunk, so if it is an electrical problem I hope they will cover it.

05-03-2014, 10:26 AM	#7
xwd Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: 2013 DGM Subaru BRZ (Subie #9) Location: ATL, US Posts: 2,667 Thanks: 123 Thanked 861 Times in 552 Posts Mentioned: 32 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	So chances are with all the electrical stuff, it has something to do with that... Did the engine crank at all or no?

05-03-2014, 08:34 PM	#9
fenton Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: Calgary Posts: 2,086 Thanks: 526 Thanked 1,614 Times in 726 Posts Mentioned: 120 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I bet something came off or loosened from the starter battery. If you have a battery relocate this even more possible that it is the culprit. Mine did the same thing a long time ago because I didn't tighten everything properly. I drove it to the store in town and when I got back to the car it wouldn't start. All I had to do was go in and secure the neg cable to the post properly and it started back up. All the best I'm sure everything is fine.

05-03-2014, 09:20 PM	#10
jpit Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Subaru BRZ Location: Port Angeles, WA Posts: 338 Thanks: 24 Thanked 234 Times in 86 Posts Mentioned: 22 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Fenton, Thanks for the input. The rest of the car is getting power so maybe it is alternator related.

05-03-2014, 09:49 PM	#12
White64Goat Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 13 BRZ CBS LTD MT, 02 WRX Location: Fred. Co. Md. Posts: 2,351 Thanks: 65 Thanked 1,113 Times in 628 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Electric Supercharger? Hmmmm....here's an interesting article: http://www.wildweasel.ca/HowTo/Auto/eturbo.aspx

05-03-2014, 10:11 PM	#13
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