Is it really worth the hassle of traceing down miles and miles of colorful speghetti to track down those inevitable wireing gremlins that happens everytime you try to wire something that wasnt supposed to be there?
Is it REALLY worth the extra money, time, and effort to initally get the thing running?
Now after these questions doesnt seem smarter, and better, and eaiser, and cheaper to hook up a fuel line, throttle cable, and choke cable and call it a day?
later,
dustin
No gremlins if you do it right. Just as easy to bungle a carb application. You still need the same number of start/run power circuits and grounds either way. Exactly the same process.
A Mustang based EFI wiring requires a crank/run source for ignition(1), a circuit from the starter relay to tell the ECU that the engine is cranking(2), a crank-only signal to the ignition(3), a power circuit for the O2 sensors(4), one or two circuits for the fuel pump (one is to signal the pump, some harnesses use a monitor signal back to the computer)(5,6), and the two circuits for the clutch pedal position switch(7,8).
May sound like a lot, but they are already in the truck, sitting conveniently in one connector by the brake booster. Eight splices. Then, of course , guages are one wire each if you want to run them (carb or EFI).
Its a coil spring front end. im just trying to find the best way to go on a newer ranger. obviosly the carbs are easier to drop in but the efi is more reliable. how do i find out what parts i can still use? its got a 2.5 in it now with a manual. can i still use the tranny or should i go c4? a friend was telling me i can use the motor and mounts out of a 2wd mountaineer, is that true? i dont care either way carb or efi. i dont kno much, i just kno i can do a 302 swap in a ranger. just trying to ask the profesionalls their opinion.lol
I'm only saying all of that to explain I feel that neither is easier, or better. 100% personal preference.
What you want is Ford 4.0 SOHC mounts, and make these brackets, or similar. all V8 Explorer/Mountaineers used the torsion bar suspension, their mounts won't work for you.

