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5lt Windsor transplant

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5lt Windsor transplant

Post by Carl Coight »

I tried the search thing but didn't get far! :2gunfire:
I want to put the 5lt and 4spd auto out of my 1993 Fairlane into my F100.
Is there an aftermarket system i should use and what costs would i be up for?
Would i be better off selling the motor and putting in a carby fed motor?
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Post by macca81 »

where is the electrics in this question....??
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Post by Carl Coight »

macca81 wrote:where is the electrics in this question....??
ECU, harness and related components. :roll:
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Post by chimpboy »

Personally I'd go EFI over carby every time.

Also just my personal approach, but I would get it all in and working with the standard Fairlane electronics, ECU etc, and only worry about aftermarket engine management later. This would be assuming you have all of it to start with.

If you only have engine and gearbox, and no ECU/loom, then you might as well start with an aftermarket ECU setup like Wolf or Megasquirt, but you are up for pretty big $$$ for the wolf, and need lots of skill for the megasquirt.

I've never worked with one of these motors though, so I am not sure if it needs any of the trickier sensors like a speed sensor, or just the more standard that's on the engine itself.
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Post by jet-6 »

I set up an Autronic SMC onto a EL XR8, same engine, wasnt to bad apart from in that car the body module had to be incorperated to make the gauges work, but in your case it will be a walk in the park with any aftermarket ECU
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Post by Carl Coight »

jet-6 wrote:I set up an Autronic SMC onto a EL XR8, same engine, wasnt to bad apart from in that car the body module had to be incorperated to make the gauges work, but in your case it will be a walk in the park with any aftermarket ECU
Did you need to replace the sensors or just use the existing ones?
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Post by jet-6 »

We used all the standard sensors except the MAP since we went twin turbo, you can even use the TPS with some fine tuning(even tho they say you cant)
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Post by cloughy »

Just use the factory ECU ;) Unless your planning engine mods, smartlock can be erased, i'll give you the number of the mob if you get into it further, i've done a couple of Ford 5l's
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Post by chimpboy »

cloughy wrote:Just use the factory ECU ;) Unless your planning engine mods, smartlock can be erased, i'll give you the number of the mob if you get into it further, i've done a couple of Ford 5l's
What do they slug you to eliminate the smart lock, roughly?
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Post by cloughy »

chimpboy wrote:
cloughy wrote:Just use the factory ECU ;) Unless your planning engine mods, smartlock can be erased, i'll give you the number of the mob if you get into it further, i've done a couple of Ford 5l's
What do they slug you to eliminate the smart lock, roughly?
Roughly....300 big ones ;)
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Post by chimpboy »

cloughy wrote:
chimpboy wrote:
cloughy wrote:Just use the factory ECU ;) Unless your planning engine mods, smartlock can be erased, i'll give you the number of the mob if you get into it further, i've done a couple of Ford 5l's
What do they slug you to eliminate the smart lock, roughly?
Roughly....300 big ones ;)
I had this idea of pulling the whole lot out of the donor car and using the Ford key to start the car... avoiding the $300 :)
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Post by cloughy »

chimpboy wrote:
cloughy wrote:
chimpboy wrote:
cloughy wrote:Just use the factory ECU ;) Unless your planning engine mods, smartlock can be erased, i'll give you the number of the mob if you get into it further, i've done a couple of Ford 5l's
What do they slug you to eliminate the smart lock, roughly?
Roughly....300 big ones ;)
I had this idea of pulling the whole lot out of the donor car and using the Ford key to start the car... avoiding the $300 :)
That's exactly what I done when I built my very first car, XF wagon with an EL XR6 motor, box and diff, but when I did my rangie originally years ago, I put a 5l in and purchased the overide which was an external unit, I use it when setting up other cars, then the computers can be sent away and i keep my box

Either way, i think its 300 well spent, saves heaps of time and effort and makes for a much neater conversion
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Post by Carl Coight »

cloughy wrote:Just use the factory ECU ;) Unless your planning engine mods, smartlock can be erased, i'll give you the number of the mob if you get into it further, i've done a couple of Ford 5l's
If you could get that number for me that would be great!
I thought i was going to have to go back to a carby and c6.
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Post by Modified Toy »

a company called Australian fuel injection in sydney do it also
http://www.australianfuelinjection.com.au/
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