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Old Mar 19, 2006 | 09:54 PM
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amp uses up gas???? weird !

k i installed this 1000w amp, red to batt, black to ground. whenever i leave my car and comes back the next day, i turn on the car, and the gas level always dropps a lot, like 1/5 of a tank, but once i disconnected it, everything's fine, no more gas falling and stuffs like that, wondering if it's NORMAL or any possible reasonable explanation for it ?
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not normal at all
Old Mar 19, 2006 | 10:49 PM
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ive read this like 5 times..
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either someone is stealing gas from u, the amp draw to ur fuel gauge is effected by the amp or u smoke, sniff, inject cheap drugs....u choice the right solution to ur problem
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Originally Posted by 2TONE_93GT
ive read this like 5 times..
x2.... just doesn't make sense....

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ya i know, doesnt make sense at all, im still trying to figure out what's drawing the gas out of the car when it's not even on...
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Go to Canadian Tire, and spend $15 on a locking gas cap. This will solve the problem. Someone is stealing your gas. Well, unless you used a really long screw to mount the amp, and put it right through a fuel line.
Old Mar 20, 2006 | 06:01 PM
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are you SURE if you d/c the amp its fine? sometimes your needle drops cause of the gas moving around in the tank..

this is not normal at all
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Originally Posted by phatgreatwall
ya i know, doesnt make sense at all, im still trying to figure out what's drawing the gas out of the car when it's not even on...
Nono... I think you misunderstood... I'm not saying I don't understand how it's happening.. I'm saying I don't understand how you THINK this can be happening.

Amps = electricity and that's about it. There's no way it's using up gas for your system.

There must be another cause and you've somehow come to the belief that it's the amp.
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i remember if my car was turned off and you hit the stearing wheel the rpms used to keep rising.
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theres maybe not a good ground..or something ..hole in tank who knows.its wacked
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the amp has nothing to do with the loss of gas.
Old Mar 31, 2006 | 05:08 PM
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lol thats almost funny..

interestign to hear things that dont happen often
Old Apr 12, 2006 | 04:48 PM
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i no the solution... do u live in scarborough cus if yea then u need a better gas ca cus sumone is stealing ur gas
Old Apr 17, 2006 | 03:21 PM
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lol I think someone is stealing gas from you because that can't happen at least I don't think it can



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