1991 Mustang LQ9/4L80E swap
SVT rob - i'm running megasquirt for the fuel and MSD 6010 for coil control. I already had a 92-up solenoid-on-starter upgrade so hooking up the starter was the same as the Ford. I see you have a 83 model. The factory starter solenoid on the DS fender stays there. You just hook the heavy wire going to the factory starter to the "power" side of the solenoid. Then a trigger wire goes from the "switched" side of the solenoid down to the solenoid on the starter.. voala, it will crank over. I also used the Ford water temp and oil pressure sensors so my gauges would work without problems. There is a seperate water temp and air temp sensor for the megasquirt though.
i have been asking ?'s in the wrong section all along . i just totaled my 00 z28 and want to do this with the engine and trans. how hard is it really i have the complete camaro in my yard. what is involved is it very difficult (i was told it is very hard to do ) i hope not. i even want to turbo the car only i want to run a single 91 or 94 either 377 or 402 combo.
you cant just use the factory gm ls1 ecu to run the car. if so why not ? the trans cross member seems to be the most difficult problem . that is not a brain buster by any means. also instead of the 4l80 i was going to use the stock 4l60 for now to get it running. did you use the ls1 or basic sbc k member when you did the swap.
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SVT rob - i'm running megasquirt for the fuel and MSD 6010 for coil control. I already had a 92-up solenoid-on-starter upgrade so hooking up the starter was the same as the Ford. I see you have a 83 model. The factory starter solenoid on the DS fender stays there. You just hook the heavy wire going to the factory starter to the "power" side of the solenoid. Then a trigger wire goes from the "switched" side of the solenoid down to the solenoid on the starter.. voala, it will crank over. I also used the Ford water temp and oil pressure sensors so my gauges would work without problems. There is a seperate water temp and air temp sensor for the megasquirt though.
SVT- we'll see about the ALT wiring. Still on the fence about that. But i'm not worried about it till I can get the car running.
kng- it's really a very easy swap. I am using a k-member for a fox 302. nothing special. If you want to spend some money you can buy a swap k from AJE and eliminate any issues you may have. I set my engine down and back 1" so a swap k was not for me
kng- it's really a very easy swap. I am using a k-member for a fox 302. nothing special. If you want to spend some money you can buy a swap k from AJE and eliminate any issues you may have. I set my engine down and back 1" so a swap k was not for me
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Thanks for the help, I hope to have mine running and driving by spring break. I just started going through the wiring harness tonight, I think I have everything trimmed out that needs to be out. I found some cut wires that ran to connectors that were still connected, so I have to see if they are "needed" or not.
Oh ... I still have to remove the rear O2 harness portion, then I'm done with that portion of it.
Oh ... I still have to remove the rear O2 harness portion, then I'm done with that portion of it.
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yeah, looking back i should have just used the truck PS pump, and the way my downpipe runs i still could without any problem. The pump is off a 4.6, i made a 90* bracket that bolts to the cylinder head. Looks strong as hell but we'll see how it goes. If it fails, the truck set-up is going on. I'll get some pics for you, although it's hidden under the alt bracket.
I was going to as I figured wiring would be already done. But getting a bracket together was turning into a pain in the *** so i just stuck a truck bracket / Alt on there. Now I just need to figure out the wiring.
if you look close you'll notice i removed the stock truck idler pulley and made an adapter to relocate it to just below the Alt using an existing bolt. gives the belt great coverage.
ok, the engine and turbos are installed and it runs. The Circle D converter will be here next friday and hopefully the trans will be in saturday. i've got the alternator charging and my hydroboost system is working quite well. I'll get some pics this weekend of the engine compartment