wire harness question for the smart one

MIGHTYJO3YOUNG · May 2nd, 2008, 04:58 PM

If i get a 88 wire harness along with the computer, will it work on my 89? My concern is that the 88 didn't have mass air and mine does. Thanks

93hatch · May 2nd, 2008, 05:05 PM

if you get it out of an 88 you need it out of a california emissions car to have the maf shit already in it

MIGHTYJO3YOUNG · May 2nd, 2008, 05:06 PM

so if its a regular 88 harness not from cali it wont work right?

93hatch · May 2nd, 2008, 05:08 PM

itll work but your gona have to soder in the maf wires and get the pins for the ecu etc etc people do it but its not as straight forward as a 89+

MIGHTYJO3YOUNG · May 2nd, 2008, 05:10 PM

ok

thanks for the help!

93hatch · May 2nd, 2008, 05:12 PM

good luck with your car, saw the fire pics but if its jus the wiring harness im sure youll be good to go soon

MIGHTYJO3YOUNG · May 2nd, 2008, 05:22 PM

Sorry for all the questions, but would the harness work with the computer from the 88 in my car if i ran it without the maf?

MIGHTYJO3YOUNG · May 2nd, 2008, 05:23 PM

im just waiting on the harness, and ill be set after that. I've spent the last week tearing everything out and cleaning it. Looks good tho surprisingly i think it will look better when im done than before the fire

93hatch · May 2nd, 2008, 05:24 PM

it would run like complete shit, in order for the 88 harness to work right with no maf you would have to switch to speed density and that would be just dumb

MIGHTYJO3YOUNG · May 2nd, 2008, 05:32 PM

ok thanks thats what i thought. My dad spent all day pulling the wrong harness now i gotta tell him to get another one

NXstang · May 2nd, 2008, 05:33 PM

Yeah you have to get one from an 89 car....no other year will go in. 90-93's are a few differant harnesses. 87-88 are speed density.

Good luck. i sold my old 89's harness with speed...they are rather sought after since they just plug and play in 87-88 cars.

93hatch · May 2nd, 2008, 05:34 PM

wait to hear from someone whos actually done the maf conversion with the 88 harness, i know sean did it, it still might make sense to keep that harness since you already got it

1slo5.0 · May 2nd, 2008, 05:55 PM

Originally Posted by 93hatch

wait to hear from someone whos actually done the maf conversion with the 88 harness, i know sean did it, it still might make sense to keep that harness since you already got it

I did it but it was in an 88 car. I bought a mass air harness from Interactive Technologies and spliced it in. There were a few other connections that had to be spliced as well like the speed sensor and a few pins had to be moved in the harness. Doing it that way might cause alot of headaches in an 89 or newer car because some things are wired differently on 87 and 88 cars.

May 2nd, 2008, 04:58 PM	#1
MIGHTYJO3YOUNG Regular 1992 mustang Lx 13.4@ 106 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Churchton, MD Posts: 481 iTrader: 0 reviews	wire harness question for the smart one If i get a 88 wire harness along with the computer, will it work on my 89? My concern is that the 88 didn't have mass air and mine does. Thanks

May 2nd, 2008, 05:05 PM	#2
93hatch Banned 1992 Lx 11.39@119.24 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Az Posts: 11,665 iTrader: 0 reviews	if you get it out of an 88 you need it out of a california emissions car to have the maf shit already in it __________________ [QUOTE=93mustank;2577445]We speed tested my right arm for quickness in shifts... So he could design the cam for proper shift recovery.[/QUOTE]

May 2nd, 2008, 05:08 PM	#4
93hatch Banned 1992 Lx 11.39@119.24 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Az Posts: 11,665 iTrader: 0 reviews	itll work but your gona have to soder in the maf wires and get the pins for the ecu etc etc people do it but its not as straight forward as a 89+ __________________ [QUOTE=93mustank;2577445]We speed tested my right arm for quickness in shifts... So he could design the cam for proper shift recovery.[/QUOTE]

May 2nd, 2008, 05:12 PM	#6
93hatch Banned 1992 Lx 11.39@119.24 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Az Posts: 11,665 iTrader: 0 reviews	good luck with your car, saw the fire pics but if its jus the wiring harness im sure youll be good to go soon __________________ [QUOTE=93mustank;2577445]We speed tested my right arm for quickness in shifts... So he could design the cam for proper shift recovery.[/QUOTE]

May 2nd, 2008, 05:24 PM	#9
93hatch Banned 1992 Lx 11.39@119.24 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Az Posts: 11,665 iTrader: 0 reviews	it would run like complete shit, in order for the 88 harness to work right with no maf you would have to switch to speed density and that would be just dumb __________________ [QUOTE=93mustank;2577445]We speed tested my right arm for quickness in shifts... So he could design the cam for proper shift recovery.[/QUOTE]

May 2nd, 2008, 05:06 PM	#3
MIGHTYJO3YOUNG Regular 1992 mustang Lx 13.4@ 106 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Churchton, MD Posts: 481 iTrader: 0 reviews	so if its a regular 88 harness not from cali it wont work right?

May 2nd, 2008, 05:10 PM	#5
MIGHTYJO3YOUNG Regular 1992 mustang Lx 13.4@ 106 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Churchton, MD Posts: 481 iTrader: 0 reviews	ok thanks for the help!

May 2nd, 2008, 05:22 PM	#7
MIGHTYJO3YOUNG Regular 1992 mustang Lx 13.4@ 106 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Churchton, MD Posts: 481 iTrader: 0 reviews	Sorry for all the questions, but would the harness work with the computer from the 88 in my car if i ran it without the maf?

May 2nd, 2008, 05:23 PM	#8
MIGHTYJO3YOUNG Regular 1992 mustang Lx 13.4@ 106 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Churchton, MD Posts: 481 iTrader: 0 reviews	im just waiting on the harness, and ill be set after that. I've spent the last week tearing everything out and cleaning it. Looks good tho surprisingly i think it will look better when im done than before the fire

May 2nd, 2008, 05:32 PM	#10
MIGHTYJO3YOUNG Regular 1992 mustang Lx 13.4@ 106 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Churchton, MD Posts: 481 iTrader: 0 reviews	ok thanks thats what i thought. My dad spent all day pulling the wrong harness now i gotta tell him to get another one

May 2nd, 2008, 05:33 PM	#11
NXstang Regular 2002 Mustang GT 11.95@113MPH Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 225 iTrader: 0 reviews	Yeah you have to get one from an 89 car....no other year will go in. 90-93's are a few differant harnesses. 87-88 are speed density. Good luck. i sold my old 89's harness with speed...they are rather sought after since they just plug and play in 87-88 cars. __________________ 2002 Mustang GT 4V swapped Nitrous best: 7.47@93MPH 1.60 60ft Turbo best: N/A 2008 Pontiac G8 GT Grocery Getter Mineral Gray Club Member #5

May 2nd, 2008, 05:34 PM	#12
93hatch Banned 1992 Lx 11.39@119.24 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Az Posts: 11,665 iTrader: 0 reviews	wait to hear from someone whos actually done the maf conversion with the 88 harness, i know sean did it, it still might make sense to keep that harness since you already got it __________________ [QUOTE=93mustank;2577445]We speed tested my right arm for quickness in shifts... So he could design the cam for proper shift recovery.[/QUOTE]

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