Dmgctrl88
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- Location
- North GA
- Vehicle Year
- 1986
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 302
- Transmission
- Automatic
So I've been on here quite a bit and I currently have a build thread going. I'm almost done building my motor and was looking ahead to my next task to overcome.
So some basic details before going in about my build. 86' 2.9 A4LD 4x4 converting to an 5.0 & C4 retaining the original BW1350 transfer case. I haven't gotten a computer yet, but my equipment looks to be 87' speed density stuff.
From what I have seen here, most folks swap in a new wiring harness when doing the swap. What I haven't seen yet; Has someone tried to convert their existing 2.9 EFI harness to the 5.0 EFI?
Both harnesses seem to have the 60 pin connector at the computer. I haven't taken my 2.9 harness out of the truck yet, and this will allow me to keep the original harness where it is without having to poke out grommets or holes in my firewall.
A buddy of mine seems to think it can be done, and it would save me some extra money. Basically just strategically swap wires at the 60 pin connector to best match the 5.0 computer and then route the wires to the sensors and actuators with new connectors.
So some basic details before going in about my build. 86' 2.9 A4LD 4x4 converting to an 5.0 & C4 retaining the original BW1350 transfer case. I haven't gotten a computer yet, but my equipment looks to be 87' speed density stuff.
From what I have seen here, most folks swap in a new wiring harness when doing the swap. What I haven't seen yet; Has someone tried to convert their existing 2.9 EFI harness to the 5.0 EFI?
Both harnesses seem to have the 60 pin connector at the computer. I haven't taken my 2.9 harness out of the truck yet, and this will allow me to keep the original harness where it is without having to poke out grommets or holes in my firewall.
A buddy of mine seems to think it can be done, and it would save me some extra money. Basically just strategically swap wires at the 60 pin connector to best match the 5.0 computer and then route the wires to the sensors and actuators with new connectors.