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Old 03-14-2008, 06:45 PM
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One question - did you remove the battery cables to reset the computer? I heard that this is a needed step when installing a full exhaust.

Does disconnecting the battery cables reset the EFI Computer? I just put a Magnaflow Cat-back system on my 05 T4R (4.0 V6) and I'm experiencing the same problem. I'll try disconnecting the cables, hopefully this will work for me. If this doesn't work does anyone have any other suggestions?

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Originally Posted by Jay351
One question - did you remove the battery cables to reset the computer? I heard that this is a needed step when installing a full exhaust.

Does disconnecting the battery cables reset the EFI Computer? I just put a Magnaflow Cat-back system on my 05 T4R (4.0 V6) and I'm experiencing the same problem. I'll try disconnecting the cables, hopefully this will work for me. If this doesn't work does anyone have any other suggestions?

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yeah, but its easier to just pull the efi fuse. gotta pull it for a few minutes to make sure everything in the system loses power
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