88 California Mass air cars???????

[lib88stang]

I recently purchased a complete harness and computer off of a 88 cali car. Everything looks good except the mass air plug. It is square instead of oval like on 89 and newer stangs. It does have the 4 wires coming out of the plug and they are the same color as my dads 93, but will not plug into the meter I have. Is there a different meter for the 88 CA cars??? Also anyone have pics of there meter plug off of an 88 mass air car???

 

[jrichker]

A trip to the junkyard will get you an oval mass air meter connector shell. The red insert inside the front of the connector lifts up & pulls out. Then you can use a jeweler's screwdriver to press down the connector pins and slide them out the rear of the connector shell. Then re-assemble them in the oval shell from the junkyard & you are in business.

 

[lib88stang]

OK , today I called about getting a meter from a few of the local junlyards and the ID # on the meter, well obviously I don't have the meter, thats why I need one. And one guy said it does mater because it wont run right with the wrong meter.

So what meter do I need with this CALI car harness?????

 

[89MustangGX]

OK , today I called about getting a meter from a few of the local junlyards and the ID # on the meter, well obviously I don't have the meter, thats why I need one. And one guy said it does mater because it wont run right with the wrong meter.

So what meter do I need with this CALI car harness?????

It's mentioned up above. You just need the connector plug, not a whole different meter. You are going to take the wires out of your connector and put them in the oval connector. It will look original and work perfect.

 

[lib88stang]

Tey told me there are 3 diff. mass air meters for 89-93 5.0 stangs.

 

[jrichker]

Tey told me there are 3 diff. mass air meters for 89-93 5.0 stangs.

Any of the 89-93 5.0 MAF's will work fine.

I'm using a 94-95 Mustang GT MAF - $40-$100. It is 70 MM instead of the stock 55 MM on regular stangs built prior to 94. It uses a slip on duct on the side that goes to the throttle body and a 4 bolt flange on the other. You need a $25-$35 flange adapter from Pro-M to fit the stock slip on air ducting that goes to the air box. Wiring plugs right in with no changes. *1
*1.) Pro-M has revised their website lately, but here's what I found for the MAF adapter flange.

http://performancepartsmall.com/detail.asp?id=224 - plastic adapter

http://performancepartsmall.com/detail.asp?id=223 - metal adapter

I got a metal one from Powered by Ford for $35 and tax. That was over a year ago.

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[lib88stang]

I got one today off of a older tauras, they said it is the same??

Is it??