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Injectors & ECU

The injectors in my 92 mustang engine are the stock 19lb/hr

Researched and found the injectors from a stock 87 thunderbird 5.0 are 14lb/hr (correct me if I'm wrong)

So my question is, would using an 87 thunderbird ECU have issues with my 19lb/hr injectors? Buying an 87 Thunderbird wiring harness for my engine swap... Should I not buy an 87 ECU with it, or can I simply plug in and use 92 ECU from the mustang?

Thanks!

Jeff
302 H.O Swapped.. Bolt ons.. Tremec 3550.. 4.10's.. 18's..

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Reply #1 –
i think everyone here will agree with this statement.. STANG HARNESS and ECU

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Reply #2 –
Mustang ECU if you are using mass air
Fox-less at the moment

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Reply #3 –
Right on.

The stang harness won't plug & play though...? I don't really want to re-pin everything.. Tell me why I should use stang harness?
302 H.O Swapped.. Bolt ons.. Tremec 3550.. 4.10's.. 18's..

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Reply #4 –
Use a 5.0 Thunderbird Harness,add the Mass Air to it,install a Mustang ECU and there you go. Stang harnesses,if I remember right,are not a direct swap into the Birds. They are different. It took a short amount of time to do the Mass Air swap. 6 wires..add two,move two,tap in to two. Done.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #5 –
That's what I figured!

Found a tbird harness with mass air already added. That harness is ALLLL MINE!

You guys rock.
302 H.O Swapped.. Bolt ons.. Tremec 3550.. 4.10's.. 18's..

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Reply #6 –
So 19lb mustang/explorer injectors are not plug and play with a stock 88 thunderbird computer?
'88 Thunderbird LX
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
Engine:  FR B303 cam, GT40P heads w/ Trickflow valve springs, Explorer upper/lower intake, SR cold air intake w/ MAF
Exhaust:  shorty headers, BBK O-R X-pipe, glasspacks w/ turn downs
Misc:  8.8 rear, Saleen SC replicas 17x8/17x10, Mach 1 front springs/SN95 rear springs
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'74 F100 Custom 351W

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Reply #7 –
Quote from: GDawg148;450293
So 19lb mustang/explorer injectors are not plug and play with a stock 88 thunderbird computer?

No they are not. You need a HO computer (and HO cam) to run 19lb injectors.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.
 

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Reply #8 –
Thank you! I ran into this problem.  Now I know.
'88 Thunderbird LX
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
Engine:  FR B303 cam, GT40P heads w/ Trickflow valve springs, Explorer upper/lower intake, SR cold air intake w/ MAF
Exhaust:  shorty headers, BBK O-R X-pipe, glasspacks w/ turn downs
Misc:  8.8 rear, Saleen SC replicas 17x8/17x10, Mach 1 front springs/SN95 rear springs
&
'74 F100 Custom 351W