damo9999

this is the ute the sohc is going in ..   its got everything from a ltd added to it 
 




 

i worked out my problem with the dissy.....  i have 5 sohc 4 litre dissys and 1 250 crossflow dissy...  i managed to put the crossflow dissy in,, which even though it sits on the block and even meshes with the gears just , it sits higher 

well i have just ordered the plug and play microsquirt from efi source $475usd + post,     https://www.efisource.com/wp/shop/microsquirt-for-1986-93-ford-5-0-mustang/                                                                                            just over $850aud for a fully programable computer i have used them before on a 2.7 litre kombi and a  ls1 turbo , and they work great for the money .     they are an entry level system ,but still have a lot for the money .... the one i got is for the 86 fox body mustang ,  same 60 pin plug as our falcons , and 98% the same pinouts as our falcon , the changes for it to work are...[from efi source ]..............          
 here are the minimum changes that I can see that would be required:
 - Make sure the unused pins 12-15 and 42 are indeed not populated with wires (these are all additional injector channels on the Mustangs)
 - As this is an off-road use only ECU, it will not control any emissions equipment like the EGR/vent/purge solenoids.  Most of these pins are disconnected it the ECU, however there are a few used for other intended functions that might give you conflicts:
     - Pin 31 is a PWM output intended for a boost controller output
     - Pin 52 is meant for another injector output
     - Pin 43 is meant for one of the factory narrow band O2 sensor inputs...........All of the other important things seem to be the same though - ignition, crank signal, idle valve, sensors, grounds, etc. .............. to run the btr i will be using a shift kits manual control for now ,,, then I will get another microsquirt to control the btr latter on ...... the easy thing with this setup is i can use canbus between both computers........ this  will all go in when i turbo charge it early next year . i will run it naturally aspirated first .
  

i wouldn't have thought  they would be different as well , but after looking at how the leads are hard up against the bottom of the manifold ,there just might be 2 different heights in dissy caps.     i might go to repco tomorrow and ask 

i know that the el had the bbm and dissy , did they use a different dissy cap than the ed ,because if you have to change leads with the bbm, you will have to take the manifold completely off....   with the dash if it has to come out , i was going to try and just try and just move the passenger side out just a bit ,enough to get the wires behind it 

this is the ute the sohc is going in ..   its got everything from a ltd added to it 
 




 

i dont think the xg dash loom would work ,my xf ute was built by a local automotive tafe ,so they used a complete ltd to use as a donor car for all its ltd only parts including complete wiring loom and dash ...so it has trip computer ,cruise control  ,star wars dash , also has complete ltd front ,it even had a brand new efi motor (not rebuilt ) donated by ford with no engine number ever stamped on it . it was a pain to get registered as I had to get a letter from the tafe

i dont think the xg dash loom would work ,my xf ute was built by a local automotive tafe ,so they used a complete ltd to use as a donor car for all its ltd only parts including complete wiring loom and dash ...so it has trip computer ,cruise control  ,star wars dash , also has complete ltd front ,it even had a brand new efi motor (not rebuilt ) donated by ford with no engine number ever stamped on it . it was a pain to get registered as I had to get a letter from the tafe

i dont think the xg dash loom would work ,my xf ute was built by a local automotive tafe ,so they used a complete ltd to use as a donor car for all its ltd only parts including complete wiring loom and dash ...so it has trip computer ,cruise control  ,star wars dash , also has complete ltd front ,it even had a brand new efi motor (not rebuilt ) donated by ford with no engine number ever stamped on it . it was a pain to get registered as I had to get a letter from the tafe

i have read somewhere that the ea2 engine / gearbox loom (and only ea2 as its the first of the 4 speeds and non smart lock) is a stand alone loom and then all you connect is the white 8 pin plug under the brake booster ....  but i cant find any wiring diagrams or any other info on this method ,all wiring diagrams i have found start at eb2 on , nothing earlier,           i have read panko;s thread ,and do like the way he has done the el computer to crossflow , but the same wiring will work with a 4litre ,then its the extra wires for the btr..............i have spoken to bill hooton about the barra computor and loom but he doesnt really like doing them and he is pretty much booked out for the next 6 months

i would never go carby and by the time you buy maifold /carby you can buy 3 microsquirts,,, and i am running a btr .. wiring isnt a problem ,i have wired my 2 other cars with megasquirt and microsquirt computers...just trying to find out the best way of going about the standard ford el computer