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omgwtf
04-16-2014, 01:11 PM
I have these wired up now and have tried 8 different coil packs to see if the packs were possibly bad. i bypassed the ignitor by matching colors and connecting them together(red/white to red/white...so on). so now i should be getting a 5v signal from the ecu instead of a 12v signal. i did not use the ground wire on the 6 pin connector from the ignitor. that ground wire runs into the bundle which bolts to the side of the intake(the 2 10mm bolts on the back right of the intake. i also wired the ca coil pack harness into the gm harness connector using the FSM. i have tried coil on plug with springs/boots, and plug wires with no change. i can see 12v switched in the gm harness when i switch the key on. i did not connect anything to the small black wire on the coil pack harness as it doesnt go to anything. when i try to start the car it turns over fine but wont start. it will either backfire loudly after a while cranking on it from the exhaust or it will make this sound like a dog barking out of the exhaust (like a single dog bark). i have gone over the wiring 3 times now and i dont believe i have missed anything but maybe i have. hopefully its something i have looked over and will be an easy fix. HELP ME OUT HERE GUYS!!! when i switch back to the stock ignitor and coil packs and ignitor the car starts right up and runs perfect.