PI Swaped Members, your thoughts please..

85 Coupe 5.0

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I just completed the PI swap on my car , using the parts listed in my sig. My question, I haven't had a chance to look at the fuel trim data yet and am wondering, has anyone had any problems running lean on the top end without doing a tune after the swap? I am running the stock ECU with stock programming, no tuner or chip. I have no check engine light on and haven't since the swap.

Also, how much do you think I could pick up ET wise if I get a tuner, I was thinking about one of those SCT tuners, they seem well worth the money.

 

DropTopPony

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Order a sct xcal2 from Modular Powerhouse and they will load you up a custom tune. They will ask you exactly what you have and hook you up. They are very good with their mail order tunes. I drove my PI swapped car untuned for several months. I think you'll definately pick up some hp with a tune but more importantly fix your air/fuel mixture.

 

MyEarsHurt

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When I bought my car it had a jet chip in it, and then after I did the swap I was throwing lean codes. I took out the chip and never had any other problems, been running that way for about 6k miles. I am planning on getting a tune...whenever I get some extra cash.

 

CobraM23

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I was running severely lean after the swap. But I did swapped cams and longtubes in when I did the swap as well. I mine dynotuned and an SCT chip burned for it.

 

85 Coupe 5.0

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so i'm probably doing fine as far as the stock system keeping up with fuel. I do run the 91 octane.

I'm definately looking into getting a flasher, probably the SCT one everyone is talking about, sounds like a great mod to make.

 

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Where in Kansas are you from? I'm in Olathe, I would definitely like to meet up and see your car.

 

85 Coupe 5.0

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NPIGT said:

Where in Kansas are you from? I'm in Olathe, I would definitely like to meet up and see your car.

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i live in Great Bend, about 4 hrs. from Olathe. But if you ever pass through Great Bend, PM me, we'll meet up sometime.

 

CanadaStang

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After the swap, I ran mine for a while with no tune and had no issues, but I did gain a little bit after the tune [about 1/2 a tenth]and a little more if I switched to the advanced timing tune[roughly a tenth]. Also the tune smoothend out the idle a bit.

 

85 Coupe 5.0

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CanadaStang said:

After the swap, I ran mine for a while with no tune and had no issues, but I did gain a little bit after the tune [about 1/2 a tenth]and a little more if I switched to the advanced timing tune[roughly a tenth]. Also the tune smoothend out the idle a bit.

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thanks Canada, I owe you two now. You probably don't remember, but about 3 months ago I had hit you up for some part numbers to get the PI swap done, mainly head casting numbers for Romeo and Windsor heads and such.

Thanks for the help!

 

CanadaStang

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85 Coupe 5.0 said:

thanks Canada, I owe you two now. You probably don't remember, but about 3 months ago I had hit you up for some part numbers to get the PI swap done, mainly head casting numbers for Romeo and Windsor heads and such.

Thanks for the help!

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Ok yup, now I remember! Hope I steered you in the right direction.
Are you happy with the swap so far? Did you do the work yourself?

 

85 Coupe 5.0

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oh yea, completely happy with the car, went from 16's to probably 14's, will find out saturday at the 1st test and tune. Yea, i did the swap myself, I am a tech at the local ford garage.

The total swap cost was $600.00, but I had the hookup on the intake, got a new one for $20.00. heads from ebay for $130.00+$120.00 for machine work on them. rest is heater tube, fluids, ect.

Car is 1000% stronger, pulls way hard up top, and it's all just stock PI stuff, cams, ect. I plan on a tuner and cams next.