looking for 86 owners with longtubes!!!! Help needed!

[N8Miller]

ok guys, i need help.

I cant find o2s for my car, i am wondering what you did to get ones to work with your long tubes. i tried to splice the wires together, but i dont like that. i want a connector, conversion, or what did you do?

for more info, go to this link....
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=547500

thanks!

 

[z2o_what]

i just bought 86 o2 sensors.....then i cut the wires.....spliced (extended) them together with wires from a 3 pronge extention cord....and put heat shrink around the wires


i would rater do that then buy the extentions

 

[One Wicked SVT]

look for extenders from summit, they sell them.

believe it was like $20-30.

plug and play.

 

[eeh1025]

why not just ditch the o2 sensors thats what i did

 

[One Wicked SVT]

YEA DITCH 02 sensors so the vehicle STAYS ON LIMP MODE...

Umm... NO.

This also sacrafices gas mileage greatly around town up to 2X00 rpms.

DONT DELETE YOUR 02's unless you like the smell of unburnt fuel and paying up your ass for gas.

 

[eeh1025]

So let me ask you this, will the o2 sensors not there hurt performance?
thanks

 

[One Wicked SVT]

02 sensors are used above 2500rpm's I believe (memory is a little rusty).

So performance wise above that RPM, NO.

FACT of the matter is, its not the right way to do things.

The car doesnt like intentional deleting of important components, such as 02's.

Either CAREFULLY splice in new wires, or buy the extentions.

And im not talking about a crap splice job were you twist the wires and put tape over it either... you know... do it the RIGHT way.

 

[Grn92LX]

O2's ARE used above 2500 rpm. Who on earth told you that non sense? They are NOT used @ WOT, but they ARE used at part throttle irregardless of rpm

You can get away w/o o2 sensors IF you have a custom tuning device and a wideband sensor kit and can tune your own custom part throttle program.

Nate, try this: http://www.corral.net/forums/showthread.php?t=628202

 

[One Wicked SVT]

yea that... thanx.

i havent messed with this nonsense in over 5yrs.

 

[mustangjoe87]

I use the Bosch #13953 from Autozone with the 16.5" wires.

 

[eeh1025]

the reason im not useing them is because the when i put my long tubes on and started the car up and the wires melted, so i have no clue what to hook up, if you could help me out i will hook them back up.
thanks guys

 

[N8Miller]

I use the Bosch #13953 from Autozone with the 16.5" wires.

you have an 87, you dont count.

guys, i can smell fuel like crazy casue the wires on my splice job were ****ty. so i know they are shot.

 

[eeh1025]

you have an 87, you dont count.

guys, i can smell fuel like crazy casue the wires on my splice job were ****ty. so i know they are shot.

hey man i with ya i dont have mine hooked up.

 

[Daggar]

Pretty much no matter what ya do Nate, you're going have to do a little bit of soldering. hehe

My suggestion would still be to swap the connectors on your car's harness to 87+ style then use the 02 sensors like the ones MustangJoe suggested. It'll be your easiest path of least destruction. LOL