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Help - Chromey - 05-10-2007 Yesterday, Driving Home, With the System Pounding I started to Bog out and the Volts dropped out... I pulled the car over, Lifted the Hood and BAM The 4G Alt wire is on fire... So i blew the Fire out(Should have just walked away I know) And looked at the damage. The Wire was resting Here, And shorted out, At the same time Burned a Hole through the Pipe. I fixed the Pipe, Ran a New 6gauge Wire from the Alt to the Batt, And started the Car. Now the Car idles Like a Bag of s***. Volts are outa wacked a bit, But the Idle drops to 700-500rpm... No codes yet(SCT might be blocking them) Need Help. Blown Alt? Screwed Computer? Battery holds a charge. Help - zx5power - 05-10-2007 That is because of the pipe it burned , how did you fix it ? Help - Chromey - 05-10-2007 Exhaust Tape Help - Burnin21 - 05-10-2007 Tape? You might want to get some JB Weld or something on that..... not tape...... Help - redZX3 - 05-10-2007 I just had that problem too....you have to change that wire which is a pain in the ass to do because it runs in with your harness Help - Chromey - 05-10-2007 Its Not Just Tape, Its aluminum. REDZX3 So you think its the New Wire i put in? Its a heavey Duty wire, But at the same time its only a 12 count copper, To make a 6 gauge size. Help - redZX3 - 05-10-2007 I would replace the wire again with the same count as the factory wire... anything thicker would cause more of a current and problems. Once I replaced mine everything has been fine.