Well, this weekend my buddy John and I completed the mass air conversion on my 88 GT. I know the 88 isn't a 4-eye but the conversion was thoroughly documented with many photos and written documentation for those wanting to do the conversion. This is the same car I bought almost 100% stock that I promised my wife I wouldn't modify and just drive as my daily driver. Oh well.
The throttle body was wore out, the vacuum hose to the Map sensor was dried out and leaking causing idle issues, and the injectors had seen better days. So the Mass Air conversion, larger injectors and throttle body was making sense right?
The conversion went smoothly and the car runs like new. It's insanely responsive compared to before. I love driving the car again. Besides the basic mass air conversion, upgrades include a polished 70mm throttle body and EGR spacer from Accufab, 24# injectors, and 73mm C&L Mass Air Meter housing. To make the ram tube work with the stock air box I only had to trim off about .75" to make it mate up nicely. I'm ordering silicone couplers and new clamps today from Hose Technologies. Please disregard the duct tape around the mass air housing and air box....we finished this up late Sunday night LOL! I could find 3" and smaller silicone hoses all day long but I needed a 3.5" size. Now I'd have put a K&N conical filter on but with the ram air hood it would be right by the opening and I wanted to be careful as not to suck any water into the engine if it rained hard. I want to make the ram tube work with the stock air box because I am ordering the under hood ducting kit from Cervinis to go with the ram air hood I have from them on the car right now. Updated photos and info available soon.
I love new parts - check out the size difference!
Getting more aquainted with the GT...
-John
The throttle body was wore out, the vacuum hose to the Map sensor was dried out and leaking causing idle issues, and the injectors had seen better days. So the Mass Air conversion, larger injectors and throttle body was making sense right?
The conversion went smoothly and the car runs like new. It's insanely responsive compared to before. I love driving the car again. Besides the basic mass air conversion, upgrades include a polished 70mm throttle body and EGR spacer from Accufab, 24# injectors, and 73mm C&L Mass Air Meter housing. To make the ram tube work with the stock air box I only had to trim off about .75" to make it mate up nicely. I'm ordering silicone couplers and new clamps today from Hose Technologies. Please disregard the duct tape around the mass air housing and air box....we finished this up late Sunday night LOL! I could find 3" and smaller silicone hoses all day long but I needed a 3.5" size. Now I'd have put a K&N conical filter on but with the ram air hood it would be right by the opening and I wanted to be careful as not to suck any water into the engine if it rained hard. I want to make the ram tube work with the stock air box because I am ordering the under hood ducting kit from Cervinis to go with the ram air hood I have from them on the car right now. Updated photos and info available soon.
I love new parts - check out the size difference!
Getting more aquainted with the GT...
-John