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tonights the night

tonight i pull my motor out of the convertible!! tomorrow i pick up my 88 cat!!! just need to know how to undo the mass air kit out of the harness so i can put my setup in the cat. wish me luck:D !

tonights the night

Reply #1 –
The Mass Air "kit"?Was the Mass Air added to the convertible or did it come with it?Either way,you'll have to do some re-pinning on the '88's harness,and running the wires to the computer.It's easy to do.I did mine in a couple of hours,and that included pulling the main harness because I didn't want to install the wires in the limited space I had,although it's not that hard modding the harness in the car.

If the Mass Air "harness" in the convert was added,you'll need to get the harness off the computer behind the kick panel,and un-clip the wires needed and pull them out.
'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..

tonights the night

Reply #2 –
Take the plug off the maf and follow the wires.If you put them there you would know. If not you got to follow the wires.
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +

tonights the night

Reply #3 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;236040
It's easy to do.I did mine in a couple of hours,and that included pulling the main harness because I didn't want to install the wires in the limited space I had,although it's not that hard modding the harness in the car.


Wuss I did mine with the passenger seat in (but all the way back);)  It helps that I'm 5'9" and only 160 lbs though.....


If you converted the 'vert to MAF just pull out what you put in and swap it over to the Cougar. On the plus side you have an 88 Cougar so you don't have to run the wires for the VSS.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

tonights the night

Reply #4 –
Quote from: thunderjet302;236065
Wuss I did mine with the passenger seat in (but all the way back);)  It helps that I'm 5'9" and only 160 lbs though.....


I'm 6'0'' and 200 lbs.I'm more of a manly size.LOL.I left the passenger seat in as well.I can pull a main harness and re-install it FAST.Practice makes perfect (even if the practice was originally against my will).LOL.
'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..

tonights the night

Reply #5 –
I converted mine with the harness on the work bench... Added the VSS wiring as well, as my harness is a '87...

Black88, if I remember crrectly, you stated the Stang was a '89 which means it's part of the factory harness, not added on.... I'd guess the new owner would be highly PISSED(I know I would be), if the harness is hacked up to remove the wiring...
 

tonights the night

Reply #6 –
Fabbing a harness from scratch is pretty easy.Just run to the boneyard and grab a Mass Air plug,some wire is easy,and the ends for the computer.
'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..