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Hey guys, this is my first post in HybridZ, but I have been lurking for a while. I posted this same question over at Zdriver, but I haven't gotten much of a response. I'm hoping you guys can help to crack the problem. So, I have been doing a 280zx n/a to turbo swap. In an effort to keep things as simple as possible, I purchased a 1981 280zx turbo donor car to put the motor into my 1981 280zx N/A 2+2. Both cars were in running condition before the swap. I am using the stock harness, stock 1981 turbo ecu, and stock distributor. Everything went pretty much according to plan until it came time to fire it up. I used the wiring diagram from here. I have everything in place and hooked up, but the car just won't start. The starter motor engages, and I can tell I am getting fuel pressure, but the car starts dumping the 12V into the ground wires. The first time I started to fire it up, one of the ground wires burnt through its insulation in a cloud of smoke. I took out the entire harness again and replaced the wire that had burnt. I rewired everything with the help of NismoPick, to make sure I didn't goof anything up. Despite this, it is still running voltage through the grounds, and I am getting nothing in terms of spark. I'm pretty dense when it comes to wiring and electronics, but I've checked and rechecked everything, and it is all set up according to the diagram in the site I linked to. I can post pics to verify if that would help. Any suggestions?
