Redline M1 Pm power chip. (JUNK)

[jaymegriffiths]

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So anyone Know anything about these bad boys? my friend gave it to me and I dont have a MAF so its useless too me. however, Ive googled it and Redline m1pm power chips dont have a very good rep. I guess its just a resitor. anyone want it?

[wrecking-crew]

run it over. my friend was going to buy one. luckily he didnt. they ruin your electronics

[jaymegriffiths]

run it over. my friend was going to buy one. luckily he didnt. they ruin your electronics

Haha thats all I've heard so far. sept my friends tryin to sell it to me for 5 bucks. i told him i ain't givin him jack till i find out more about it. ill return it and tell him to smash it. (haha)
Thanks for your input!

[Ranger#1]

ill take it

[fastpakr]

I trust (hope) that you're going to run over it rather than install it on your Ranger?

[jaymegriffiths]

ill take it

sure. sept i lost it. great. but if i find it ill pm you if you want it. pay the s&h and its yours

[jaymegriffiths]

I trust (hope) that you're going to run over it rather than install it on your Ranger?
heck no. i dont have the slightest clue how to install it, and my ranger doesn't ahve a MAF so it cant be used til i convert to MAF. which i also dont know how to do.

[Psychopete]

heck no. i dont have the slightest clue how to install it, and my ranger doesn't ahve a MAF so it cant be used til i convert to MAF. which i also dont know how to do.

It's very simple on an '88 compared to an 86-87.

Pete

[jaymegriffiths]

It's very simple on an '88 compared to an 86-87.

Pete

Which is very simple, installing the resistor or converting to MAF?

[Psychopete]

Which is very simple, installing the resistor or converting to MAF?

Converting to MAF.

Pete

[jaymegriffiths]

Converting to MAF.

Pete

Wanna explain? Any major computer stuff necessary? Maybe explaining the function of a MAF sensor would help me figure out how to convert or even understand better how the engine works. Thanks! :D

[Psychopete]

Wanna explain? Any major computer stuff necessary? Maybe explaining the function of a MAF sensor would help me figure out how to convert or even understand better how the engine works. Thanks! :D

You'll either get 2 pins from the dealership to add to the 60-pin computer harness and wire that way, or divorce the plug and wiring from a mainharness. I grabbed the plug and wiring out of a '93 T-Bird 5.0L HO harness, plug all the way back to the pins.

I routed the 2 MAF wires though a pre-existing hole in the wire wall. I ran a hot-air intake cone setup, this is where you'll have to get creative. Had I did it over again, I would have used the stock air box. Even though it's small size, I would recommend a 2.9L MAF sensor. There is a whole article about this in the tech library, but the '88 setup is a lot closer than the 86-87s. I ran the 3.8L MAF that they suggested using.

I spliced the ground into the small ground off the battery. I hooked the positive up where it said it "junctioned" from the factory. That is in the mainharness where it comes out of the firewall, I didn't have to remove the heater box to get it, but I did have to remove a section out of the loom. There's a bunch of stuff that needs positive voltage, where I tapped into is where they connect to power that passes through the ECC relay. You don't have to do it exactly that way, but fwiw that's just how I did it. It's helps with a good diagram because it shows you where junctions/splices/plugs actually are.

I went through both diagrams, but this is all I can really remember having to do. But it was about 5 or 6 years ago when I did it..

Pete

[jaymegriffiths]

You'll either get 2 pins from the dealership to add to the 60-pin computer harness and wire that way, or divorce the plug and wiring from a mainharness. I grabbed the plug and wiring out of a '93 T-Bird 5.0L HO harness, plug all the way back to the pins.

I routed the 2 MAF wires though a pre-existing hole in the wire wall. I ran a hot-air intake cone setup, this is where you'll have to get creative. Had I did it over again, I would have used the stock air box. Even though it's small size, I would recommend a 2.9L MAF sensor. There is a whole article about this in the tech library, but the '88 setup is a lot closer than the 86-87s. I ran the 3.8L MAF that they suggested using.

I spliced the ground into the small ground off the battery. I hooked the positive up where it said it "junctioned" from the factory. That is in the mainharness where it comes out of the firewall, I didn't have to remove the heater box to get it, but I did have to remove a section out of the loom. There's a bunch of stuff that needs positive voltage, where I tapped into is where they connect to power that passes through the ECC relay. You don't have to do it exactly that way, but fwiw that's just how I did it. It's helps with a good diagram because it shows you where junctions/splices/plugs actually are.

I went through both diagrams, but this is all I can really remember having to do. But it was about 5 or 6 years ago when I did it..

Pete

I bet that would have been very informative if i knew what a MAF looked like or did. How does a MAF benifit from factory setup?

[dangerranger92]

has anyone tried a JET chip in a 92 4.0L they claim up to 30hp gains and its like $300 which is a good deal if it works.

[holyford86]

I bet that would have been very informative if i knew what a MAF looked like or did. How does a MAF benifit from factory setup?
the maf setup was a factory setup in 1990-1992 California emissions 2.9 powered rangers and B2s. It changes the way that the engine figures out how much air it is using. A speed density setup (what you have) monitors engine vacuum and how much throttle you are feeding it and infers how much fuel the engine needs, it's a decent system that works alright.

A MAF setup reads actual airflow and figures how much fuel to feed the engine from that, it's a much more precise way to meter fuel into the engine, it also allows for a greater degree of adaptability if you are planning on making major changes to the amount of air your engine is pulling in.

You will need to get a california emissions MAF computer, a MAF, and the wiring to do the swap, if you have a 86-87 ranger you will need to eliminate the EGR system because the later trucks don't use it.

I did the swap to my truck for the hell of it, I thought it was worth it, I didn't gain much power doing it but I did gain better throttle response and it seems much easier to use the power on the low end, it doesn't stall as easily and will lug down to 400 rpm without stalling, which was impossible with the speed density system. I also gained about 1.5 mpg across the board.

[igiveup]

Hello

Years ago I converted my T-Bird to MAF. The hardest part was getting the computer out of the kick panel.

igiveup