How not to Install/Wire.

[Rdf1]

I question how some people think this is "OK" and charge customers for this kinda work. I'm going to have to start updating this thread every time I get something in to tune. They always claim it cranks and runs just needs to be tuned.

Open the hood, see this mess, call customer to come back and pickup this piece of junk. He said fix whatever needs fixing. Quick glance and alternator only puts out 12.2 volts. Found that nice resistor inline to alternator connector. Belt squeals, bent A/C compressor bracket. Missing a spacer and they tightened up the idler bolt way too tight.
It's slow to crank and sometimes resets the Terminator X Max ECU wiping the tune out. Bed mounted battery with 2 AWG THHN wire run to the battery terminals that aren't hooked to battery under hood. Check out the MAT sensor holding the $5 AutoZone air filter on. What kinda stuff do you guys see that come to you?

[kromberg]

Nothing a few pieces of duct tape and zip ties can't fix. I assume the blue painters tape is for structural stability of the black wire right?

[weendoggy]

I love wiring, but there are limits. Worst I've had to fix were household wire twist nuts with Romex wiring, un-insulated poorly crimped terminals and my favorite of all, same colored wire for every circuit! I just have to laugh every time.

[Rdf1]

Oh yeah, I've removed a fair amount of wire nuts, Romex, THHN wire, hose clamps holding wires together, the old twist-&-tape wire jobs. It's comical.

[Rdf1]

Sorting our more voltage drop issues. Found this:

[dannyual320]

Those pictures look like something out of a wiring horror movie!

[Danny Cabral]

Yeah, shameful.

[dannyual320]

Here's a picture that I keep. It's from four years ago and sometimes when I'm showing friends or coworkers pictures of my LS3 swapped Fox body project, I like to show them an example of how not to do wiring!

[Rdf1]

I like the melted insulation. I've got another good one coming in next week. It gets all the rigged wiring torn out and start over.

[OneBad76]

My brain hurts from seeing this nightmare, LOL.