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User Rides / 1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....
Yep(pretty much any ford 60 pin eec4 its plug and play, besides a couple of jumpers)...it is pretty sweet.  Abit pricey, but great support from Shannon and his crew.  I really didnt want to mess with removing the harness.  Also my dash is mint.  I would fear I would crack it.  Some day, when the pimp has sfi control which the new version of megasquirt 3 do.  PiMP is based on MS2.
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User Rides / 1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....
Hey Jim

I would like to look at that wiring harness diagram if you can.  No big rush.    you can email me if you wish  turbotrav@hotmail.com

I have 2 different 2.3t injector harnesses.  The stock 87-88 which has tons of  I dont need.  I also have the original 86 2.3t harness which is 4 wire connector.  Of the 4 wires there is bank 1, bank 2, 5 vref, and temp gauge on the dash.....I goal is to use all the 2.3 harness.  Which would be ECT, TPS, ACT(which I have to wire), TFI, BAP, ???  The factory 86 2.3t harness only has 40 or so wires.... :)  Alot less wires than the 87-88.

Thanks,

Travis
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User Rides / 1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....
Not quite sure Jim....That's more of a April thought.  The touch screen does have an adapter for the seat bolt support deal.  Kinda like for a laptop.  I would like to set it up so I can do a quick release.  So idiots dont try to steal it.

On a side not.  I got a nib ford racing f303 cam for the 351.  Also got a super deal on the correct oil pan and uber arp head bolts.

The project right now is buying stuff.  Although I started to make the fuel injector harness. 

Question Jim is your MS firing batch fire?

Thanks,

Travis
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User Rides / 1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....
Got the carputer all setup and ready to go. 

10"  touch screen  for backup I have a mini usb keyboard touch pad unit.  The size of a cell phone.

Travis

P.S.  also got the 80lb high-z injectors....nice
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User Rides / 1988 TC single Holset turbo 5.0/ 4R70W
Hey Jim

All the turbo 5.0 guys say 3.27.  Which I just got off ebay for $30 shipped.  With your car being abit heavier than the average fox mustang.  Maybe 3.55?  But hardly worth the effort and expense.  I would personally go with 3.27.  You can always up the boost.  :-)  I have read abit about MS and idle.  Guys say add a couple of degrees of timing at idle.  It helps the transition. 

I really want to do the 4r70 swap....in 2013.  I will just use the built C4 I have for this year.  I have read OK things about the Mach1/Maurader torque converter.  Maybe a custom tc when my money tree blooms.

Travis
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User Rides / Winter stuff to do
Quote from: flylear45;377314
Pull graph looks good westie. Car sounds fantastic, too. If you can get that leaned out a hair it'll be perfect. Better to sneak up on it from the rich side, I say.  Best power around 12 to 12.5 in my experience. Any richer than 12 can lose quite a bit. I'd bet there's 20-30 more ponies right there.

 Oh, and distributor???? :poke:  What's a distributor, again??  :poke: :rollin:

Says the one guy on this site without a dizzy!!!  :)

Travis
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User Rides / Winter stuff to do
That looks pretty sweet. 

Only car related thing done today was to install a trickle charger on the XR7 optima uber battery!!  :)

Travis
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User Rides / 1986 XR7 351 turbo swap....
Quote from: 67jones71;377003
this is a cool project are you going to keep the stock pistons or get some forged pistons to handle the boost?

Well not quite sure on that.  The stock pistons are pretty good for boost.  If you know what you are doing and keep the revs down.  They seem to last well in to 600rwhp.  I wont be looking for that any ways.  My fuel system isnt getting the big upgrade this year.  Just the big 340 Aeromotive pump.  The really big fuel will have to wait until 2013.  So my plan was to get a van 351 from a local yard.  There are several.

Then a friend of a friend has a fresh rebuild 95 block 351 with 9.2 hyper pistons, cleanup E7 heads.  He ran the engine for 60 mins 2.5 years ago.  Then removed it from the ranger he had been playing with.  The engine has a performance products spyder style intake and the correct oil pan.  Just not sure on the rods and crank.

Im going to check that out next week or so.

Thanks,

Travis
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Engine Tech / big turbo
I have had many many turbos.  Only ever had one fail....1987 GN stock original turbo gave out in 1999.  Anyways, if I can out the turbo or the car has been sitting for awhile.  I will remove the wire from the coil and crank the engine for a total of 30 seconds.  2x15seconds...

Always worked well for me.  I used to run my stock T3 up to 25psi....

Travis