went from my turbo coupe to 2.3 na, now how would i go about swaping?

[YeahItsA4Cyl]

alright guys, well my 87 thunderbird turbo coupe blew up on me a few weeks ago, after looking at a few other cars, ive decided to stick with buying the 1986 single cab 6ft bed 2.3 ranger. ima do mostly cosmetic work for the next few months, she needs some bodywork and interior work but nothing i cant handle. NOW how tough is the 2.3T swaps? ive searched no here and discovered they make a harness to plug and play for like $450 on ebay. thats pretty nice however if i could get my hands on a harness (i have a 2.3T long block minus manifold and turbo) how do you adapt it to the 2.3NA harness? ive loved speed since i got my first car and now this will be a big step down from my recent turbo coupe to this 2.3NA. but i might add that this engine has been rebuilt a few years ago has a bigger performance cam and a header so she isnt bone stock. everything has been deleted but the alternator. ill try to get some pics up when i can. its a good starting point for a good fixer upper or what i call a driving project

oh yeah. my names justin. new to the forums.

 

[scotts90ranger]

If you can get your hands on a 2.3L FI ranger harness (or if your truck still has one) then all you have to do is add in the VAM (and air temp sensor if using '87-88 computer and VAM), other than that the wiring is exactly the same.

 

[YeahItsA4Cyl]

wow so any 2.3L harness will work? i can get onea those from a junkyard or parts car. how do i run the computer? since the ranger is carb'd there is no harness and i would believe no computer correct?