Oh, If I Only Had An Extra 5 Or 6 Grand Laying Around..

#44
Boosted92LX said:
Yeah, I'm over it. It's not just the joys of the turbo, it's the utter nonsense that goes along with antiquated engine management, The bugs and quirks of ancient electronics that never ever work the way they are supposed to, (see @hoopty5.0 's project..) Also, the limits of the stock block, when a dart costs half of a coyote.. the chit you have to do to get to coyote power level... It's pointless. I'm done. I'm still going to keep the engine for my '49, but I'm going to lose the efi garbage for a good old carb (or maybe two on a tunnel ram).. I have a buddy with a fox who is eyeing my turbo setup.
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The EEC computer is a solid piece of engineering. The solid state components will last and work for an extremely long time . What does go bad are the electrolytic capacitors which have a definite lifetime. At 20+ working years, it is amazing that they work as well as they do. A lot of the quirky problems could be solved by replacing the electrolytic capacitors with the best possible grade (not too expensive -$1-$6 or more each) and checking and cleaning the EEC wiring harness for damaged wiring and corroded or loose connectors.

Replacing the electrolytic capacitors is beyond the skill level of most automotive guys. However, checking the wiring harness and making simple repairs to the connectors should be within the scope of most of us.
 
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#50
GroverDill said:
This damn thread has me really wanting a Coyote for my 93.

LMR has a FULL kit for 13k. I could recoup a bit if I sold off the Dart, Turbo, Viper Spec, AFR 205s, and so on..........................
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Yeah, but you'd need another $3k in parts... at least. No bell housing, no clutch, no accessories, no gauge interface, no A/C...
 
#51
hoopty5.0 said:
Yeah, but you'd need another $3k in parts... at least. No bell housing, no clutch, no accessories, no gauge interface, no A/C...
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Not entirely accurate there. It comes WITH a TR6060 trans, bellhousing, flywheel(billet) index plate, and starter. Complete longblock with control pack, and one header.. one of the factory headers has a cat converter built in so they are excluded on most crates.

Oh, also all the hydraulic clutch stuff too.
 
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My issue with doing a coyote swap is my expectations are when the car is done it will ride like a new car. All that will go right out of the window the second I hit a bump and realize I'm still driving a fox Mustang.

Part of me wants to do a coyote or terminator swap just so I can say I did it myself and have something to brag about at car shows. A pushrod motor setup is just...expected.

Problem is after I blow $12k or so....I should have just put that down on a used '15 GT 6-spd and just make payments and enjoy driving the damn thing vs working on it for 3 years
 
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