internal wiring

schizcat · 10-10-2003, 10:10 AM

Ok, so i pulled my engine out (was a 4 cyl) to make room for a stroker. was cleaning out the engine bay and didnt notice my friend cutting wires. he snipped almost all of them. is this something that can be replaced with a wire harness or am i just gonna have to buy a whole bunch of wire and rig up something that works?

QuantumMotorsports · 10-10-2003, 12:02 PM

Are you putting a fuel injected V8 in? If so, I would just buy a wiring harness for a 5.0 SEFI. If it's carbed, I'd just wire it up yourself. That's what I'm doing.

crazypete · 10-10-2003, 12:13 PM

Leave that crap out and put a nice holley on. You'll have the cleanest engine bay ever and you wont have to deal with bad sensors, loose wires or a failing EEC (all things that I've spent the last 6 years wrestling with till I got my holley. Now I just turn some screws).

He might have indirectly done you a favor in the long run by forcing you to replace the wiring as I have found the electronics to be the weak link in the fords. You can buy the entire harness and it comes in a HUGE bushel of wires. Cool thing about this is now you have the option of routing the wires yourself and cleaning up the engine bay a bit. There's 25 pounds of wire associated with the EEC-iv on a fox mustang.

QuantumMotorsports · 10-10-2003, 08:59 PM

Yeah man, carb setup is definately easier. And some times you can make more power from a carb too, just may not be quite as streetable, but you can also set them up to be very streetable. And the wiring is basically non existant. If you run electronic ignition it's a total of probably 10 wires to get it to work. If you just run points, there's one wire off of the distributor to the coil. It's a sinch.

10-10-2003, 10:10 AM	#1
schizcat Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 22	internal wiring Ok, so i pulled my engine out (was a 4 cyl) to make room for a stroker. was cleaning out the engine bay and didnt notice my friend cutting wires. he snipped almost all of them. is this something that can be replaced with a wire harness or am i just gonna have to buy a whole bunch of wire and rig up something that works?

10-10-2003, 12:02 PM	#2
QuantumMotorsports Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Norman, Oklahoma, USA Posts: 597	Are you putting a fuel injected V8 in? If so, I would just buy a wiring harness for a 5.0 SEFI. If it's carbed, I'd just wire it up yourself. That's what I'm doing. __________________ Michael Black QuantumMotorsports Norman, OK 1984 LX Hatch 306 w/ TRW forged flat toppers, Comp Cams Magnum 292H, GT40P heads w/ 3 angle valve job, .550 lift springs, Angus Racing Roller Rockers, Weiand Stealth Intake, Holley 4150 650cfm carb, MAC 1 5/8 Long Tubes, Single Chamber Flowmasters, 91' T5 w/ Pro 5.0 shifter, Turbo Coupe 8.8 Rear w/ 3.55 gears, QA1 Motorsports tubular K member, no interior except steering wheel and seat. Coming soon: 6 or 8 point cage, Fuel Cell, Weld Draglites

10-10-2003, 12:13 PM	#3
crazypete Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Boston Posts: 592	Leave that crap out and put a nice holley on. You'll have the cleanest engine bay ever and you wont have to deal with bad sensors, loose wires or a failing EEC (all things that I've spent the last 6 years wrestling with till I got my holley. Now I just turn some screws). He might have indirectly done you a favor in the long run by forcing you to replace the wiring as I have found the electronics to be the weak link in the fords. You can buy the entire harness and it comes in a HUGE bushel of wires. Cool thing about this is now you have the option of routing the wires yourself and cleaning up the engine bay a bit. There's 25 pounds of wire associated with the EEC-iv on a fox mustang. __________________ 91 GT Carb conversion, holley 600 double pumper, edelbrock performer intake, FMS "C" drop springs, march 1000 underdrive pullies, crane 1.7 roller rockers, GT-40P headers, bassani x pipe, american thunder catback, FMS 4.56's, msd aL6, trunkmount battery, A/C eliminator kit, 3000 stall tci streetfighter, AOD with transgo kit, A+ servo, 300M hardened lockup shaft, kevlar bands and 28,000 gvw trans cooler, 3 core radiator, 300 lbs stripped with a full interior

10-10-2003, 08:59 PM	#4
QuantumMotorsports Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Norman, Oklahoma, USA Posts: 597	Yeah man, carb setup is definately easier. And some times you can make more power from a carb too, just may not be quite as streetable, but you can also set them up to be very streetable. And the wiring is basically non existant. If you run electronic ignition it's a total of probably 10 wires to get it to work. If you just run points, there's one wire off of the distributor to the coil. It's a sinch. __________________ Michael Black QuantumMotorsports Norman, OK 1984 LX Hatch 306 w/ TRW forged flat toppers, Comp Cams Magnum 292H, GT40P heads w/ 3 angle valve job, .550 lift springs, Angus Racing Roller Rockers, Weiand Stealth Intake, Holley 4150 650cfm carb, MAC 1 5/8 Long Tubes, Single Chamber Flowmasters, 91' T5 w/ Pro 5.0 shifter, Turbo Coupe 8.8 Rear w/ 3.55 gears, QA1 Motorsports tubular K member, no interior except steering wheel and seat. Coming soon: 6 or 8 point cage, Fuel Cell, Weld Draglites

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