OK NEW IDEA !

D

dawsonsdaddy49

New Member

Apr 4, 2004

91

0

0

cincy , ohio

Oct 9, 2004

#1

• Oct 9, 2004

• #1

i just bout a 93 lx hatch bacl w/ a 2.3 n/a but it has a 5 speed tranny

i have a spare 88tc motor in the garage...


ok the new question ...my buddy works at ford now.


how easy would it be just to put the motor in and use a original 2.3t harness made for the 88tc ? would'nt it be alot easier than splicing and stuff ?

has anyone ever done this w/ their swap , is there anything that you still have to splice ? and can you use the computer from an auto car on a 5 speed car ?

 

Stinger

Founding Member

Jul 7, 2001

7,754

24

118

Basehor (Kansas City), KS

Oct 9, 2004

#2

• Oct 9, 2004

• #2

It's not a new idea...I guess it's new for this week though.

If it was easier everyone would do it...obviously that's not the case.

You can use an auto computer with a 5 speed.

What does your Ford buddy have to do with anything?

 

D

dawsonsdaddy49

New Member

Apr 4, 2004

91

0

0

cincy , ohio

Oct 9, 2004

#3

• Oct 9, 2004

• #3

ok

will there be any perfomance differences in the auto computer vs the 5 speed computer ?

 

mr_woodster

Active Member

Jul 28, 2003

1,314

0

36

Riverside, CA

Oct 10, 2004

#4

• Oct 10, 2004

• #4

not perticularly.

 

TurboFlush

Founding Member

Dec 8, 1999

1,984

0

0

Germany

Oct 10, 2004

#5

• Oct 10, 2004

• #5

actually swapping the Turbo harness into an N/A is normall.

LOL

this week... I like that Stinger. your funny. muhhahahahaaa (Yes I have been up for a long while).

 

P

Pro-Hawk

New Member

Dec 4, 2003

971

0

0

West Texas

Oct 10, 2004

#6

• Oct 10, 2004

• #6

dawsonsdaddy49 said:

will there be any perfomance differences in the auto computer vs the 5 speed computer ?

Click to expand...

I think the Timing curves are better on a 5spd EEC off a 2.3t car. I think I would try and do the standard EEC since more people use this and more information is out there for wiring one. Its been to long since I thought about droping in a 2.3T in my 93' LX but as I recall it wasn't that bad at all. I think GT350 has some wiring diagrams for them, if not Stinger does I'm sure.

 

Stinger

Founding Member

Jul 7, 2001

7,754

24

118

Basehor (Kansas City), KS

Oct 11, 2004

#7

• Oct 11, 2004

• #7

Wiring is the same for both computers...auto has slightly more aggressive timing curves from viewing them with my tuner...

 

A

a351Must2

Windsor II

Founding Member

Mar 12, 1999

4,317

0

0

Snohomish, WA

Oct 11, 2004

#8

• Oct 11, 2004

• #8

Once you've pulled an '87 or '88 wiring harness out of a T-Bird, you'll understand why people just repin the Mustang harness. '83-'86 is a different story.

I used an '88 harness for my '78 Mustang, but I took a week with it spread out in my front yard to remove wiring that wasn't needed. The whole harness weighs at least 50lb and was spread literally 20ft wide and 30ft long. Once you remove the ABS, Ride Control, Climate control, and other nonsense from the wiring harness, it's a "little" easier to manage.

 

1

140cilx

Founding Member

Sep 7, 2001

2,385

0

0

GA

Oct 11, 2004

#9

• Oct 11, 2004

• #9

I'm in a sarcastic mood today and edited myself.