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fogged306 · April 28th, 2008, 09:35 AM

Yea, it would be cheaper and easier. Then you could sell whats left of your EFI to make it even cheaper.

deedub97GT · April 28th, 2008, 10:04 AM

umm...it will buff right out....sorry to hear bout that man horrible news i woulda cried

ryans88gt · April 28th, 2008, 03:57 PM

Well a good carb is going to cost you at least $400-500. Then you need an intake and a mechanical/vacuum advance distributor...cheaper??? depends on how much damage you have there, but probably not.

83fox · April 28th, 2008, 07:51 PM

have you tried Painless Performance: News? they make just about every wiring harness you can think of. i found one for the 5.0 but i havent been able to find it again.

sorry to hear about your loss man

MIGHTYJO3YOUNG · April 28th, 2008, 08:43 PM

I tore into it today and took off the upper intake, then the ecm wire harness. It was TOAST!!! But i think im gonna stay fuel injection. It would be to expensive to go carb. So im gonna get a complete wire harness and both the vacuum manifolds that sit on the passenger side strut tower for 250 Lucky for me there is a mustang junk yard in MD where my dad lives. I spent all day cleaning the shit outta the engine bay getting all that black stuff off everything. Sanded and then gave it a spray of some high temp engine enamel. Then spent about 1 and a half hours trying to buff out the upper intake. There was shit melted all over it and soot caked on thick. Almost done with that. Tomorrow i gotta take the hood off and clean the underside get all the soot off, sand it because the heat made it look like a dried up dessert cracked all over. I should hopefully have it running again within a week....depending on how fast i can get the new harness. Im about to take some pics of the shredded harnes... Ill take some pics of the car tommorow. I actually think it will look better when im all done than before. Im gonna get some blue wire protector or whatever that stuff is and do up the new wire harness when it gets here. ITs a project for sure. Oh yea...the guy at the junkyard is also pulling the parts.

90 lx notch · April 28th, 2008, 08:59 PM

is the fuel system ok did you find the fuel leak

MIGHTYJO3YOUNG · April 28th, 2008, 09:19 PM

Originally Posted by 90 lx notch

is the fuel system ok did you find the fuel leak

Umm i had a stock fuel rail so it melted the back of the fuel rail where it was rubber so im just gonna get another one. It was more like a flood than a leak. But it was my fault for rigging my fuel reg in shitty way.

nba1341 · April 29th, 2008, 12:34 AM

Originally Posted by ryans88gt

Well a good carb is going to cost you at least $400-500. Then you need an intake and a mechanical/vacuum advance distributor...cheaper??? depends on how much damage you have there, but probably not.

buy a used one and rebuild it

MIGHTYJO3YOUNG · April 29th, 2008, 09:12 AM

ive never owned a carb...i know nothing about them. Plus i dont really have the time. I think it will be fine with a new harness.

fogged306 · April 29th, 2008, 09:30 AM

If thats all thats shot is the harness, then yea, It'll be cheaper to go that route.. have fun with that though

MIGHTYJO3YOUNG · April 29th, 2008, 05:41 PM

a few pics of the progress I've made.

fogged306 · April 29th, 2008, 05:43 PM

I think your can of blue paint exploded.

MIGHTYJO3YOUNG · April 29th, 2008, 05:47 PM

i accidentally dropped the intake on it

April 28th, 2008, 10:04 AM	#22
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April 28th, 2008, 03:57 PM	#23
ryans88gt MM Fanatic Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bloomington, IL Posts: 4,737 iTrader: 0 reviews	Well a good carb is going to cost you at least $400-500. Then you need an intake and a mechanical/vacuum advance distributor...cheaper??? depends on how much damage you have there, but probably not. __________________ 88 GT CHI headed 351w 10.8 @ 125 - still figuring it out. 03 Cobra 2.3 whipple 10.7 @ 129 - sold it 04 Mach 1 12.7 @ 109 mostly stock - sold it 89 LX procharged 302 515 hp 497 ftlbs 10.7 @130 mph - sold it

April 28th, 2008, 08:59 PM	#26
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April 28th, 2008, 09:35 AM	#21
fogged306 MM Fanatic 89 GT Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY Posts: 4,875 iTrader: 2 reviews	Yea, it would be cheaper and easier. Then you could sell whats left of your EFI to make it even cheaper.

April 28th, 2008, 07:51 PM	#24
83fox Enthusiast 1983 mustang lx Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 504 iTrader: 0 reviews	have you tried Painless Performance: News? they make just about every wiring harness you can think of. i found one for the 5.0 but i havent been able to find it again. sorry to hear about your loss man

April 28th, 2008, 08:43 PM	#25
MIGHTYJO3YOUNG Enthusiast 1992 mustang Lx 13.4@ 106 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: MD Posts: 569 iTrader: 0 reviews	I tore into it today and took off the upper intake, then the ecm wire harness. It was TOAST!!! But i think im gonna stay fuel injection. It would be to expensive to go carb. So im gonna get a complete wire harness and both the vacuum manifolds that sit on the passenger side strut tower for 250 Lucky for me there is a mustang junk yard in MD where my dad lives. I spent all day cleaning the shit outta the engine bay getting all that black stuff off everything. Sanded and then gave it a spray of some high temp engine enamel. Then spent about 1 and a half hours trying to buff out the upper intake. There was shit melted all over it and soot caked on thick. Almost done with that. Tomorrow i gotta take the hood off and clean the underside get all the soot off, sand it because the heat made it look like a dried up dessert cracked all over. I should hopefully have it running again within a week....depending on how fast i can get the new harness. Im about to take some pics of the shredded harnes... Ill take some pics of the car tommorow. I actually think it will look better when im all done than before. Im gonna get some blue wire protector or whatever that stuff is and do up the new wire harness when it gets here. ITs a project for sure. Oh yea...the guy at the junkyard is also pulling the parts.

April 29th, 2008, 09:12 AM	#29
MIGHTYJO3YOUNG Enthusiast 1992 mustang Lx 13.4@ 106 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: MD Posts: 569 iTrader: 0 reviews	ive never owned a carb...i know nothing about them. Plus i dont really have the time. I think it will be fine with a new harness.

April 29th, 2008, 09:30 AM	#30
fogged306 MM Fanatic 89 GT Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY Posts: 4,875 iTrader: 2 reviews	If thats all thats shot is the harness, then yea, It'll be cheaper to go that route.. have fun with that though

April 29th, 2008, 05:41 PM	#31
MIGHTYJO3YOUNG Enthusiast 1992 mustang Lx 13.4@ 106 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: MD Posts: 569 iTrader: 0 reviews	a few pics of the progress I've made.

April 29th, 2008, 05:43 PM	#32
fogged306 MM Fanatic 89 GT Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY Posts: 4,875 iTrader: 2 reviews	I think your can of blue paint exploded.

April 29th, 2008, 05:47 PM	#33
MIGHTYJO3YOUNG Enthusiast 1992 mustang Lx 13.4@ 106 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: MD Posts: 569 iTrader: 0 reviews	i accidentally dropped the intake on it

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