A little background on the car. Purchased a 03 6mt coupe that had been rolled but still ran, previous owner started the car before i bought it and even drove it around in that condition. Pulled the drive line from the coupe and put it in a 04 5at sedan. Long story short, the swap was almost complete with the exception of the neutral safety being wired in. I took the car to Soho motorsports in Charlotte NC to have them wire everything up for me. Once I got the car back it started just fine and moved under its own power. Moved the car around to the garage and stalled it. Next thing I know the car wont start. I then proceeded to bump start the car while rolling down my driveway. Car started, however, i was not getting any throttle response. Tried started the car again, now it was just a single click from the starter. The following day I replaced the starter and tried to start the car. Now i was getting multiple rapid clicks from the starter. Took the battery out and put the battery from my g35x, which I daily, and still nothing. Went and got a different starter and put it in, now there is no clicking no nothing. The red indicator light on the dash is intermittently solid red. So sometimes when i try to start it the light is solid red and sometimes its not. I can hear the fuel pump prime when i turn the key if the light isn't on. Soho told me that the car did not need a reflash and that NATS was not an issue at the moment. I've checked all my fuses which are all good. Radio currently does not come on and did not come on when i got it back from the shop. At this point I am not sure what to do. I really do not want to tow the car back to soho and pay them to figure out whats wrong Any and all input is appreciated. Please ask for any clarification. Edit// I also attempted to jump the car with no response either. Almost forgot, VDC off and the slip light are constantly on. Also getting code po183 on the obd reader.

 

I'd take it back to the shop and have them sort it out, could be as simple as a wire that's fallen off.

 

Okay, so since my last update I've swapped two reman. starters, both were bad. Finally the third starter i got was good and passed the autozone test. After printing out starting system wiring diagrams and testing voltage at different points along the starting system and all the time getting power at the starter, it turns out that it just wasn't grounded properly. I ran a set of jumper cables from both battery terminals to a grounding point on the bell housing and the hot B terminal on the starter, causing the car to immediately when i turned the key. I realized that after doing the swap a lot of grounds got disconnected. Now i just gotta work on making a good grounding kit for it.

 

If you've been buying starters at Autozone, that's part of the problem. Went through 4 trying to get one that worked on my Accord without grinding every 3-4th start. Gave up, got my money back and picked up one for $35 at a Honda only wrecking yard, never had a problem again.

I had issues with a 455 swap into a '77 Cutlass. Turned out to be a single wire I forget to connect to the starter. Hope you get it sorted with the additional grounds.

 

I agree with part store remans being junk. I got so fed up swapping out reman alternators for my old MR2s with them (lifetime warranty, failing in 3-6 months), I started having them test the replacement remans with their machine before I would even take them. They would usually fail the test right off the shelf.

 

You should get them rebuilt locally if you can. They will usually have better prices and definitely use better parts