Is there a difference in the 5.0 between '87 and '88?
According to the junkyard guy, the '87 5.0 So will not work in an '88 car, even if I use the computer from the '87.
No difference at all.
I dont see why not exact same engine.
i have heared that there are some minor differances in the wire harness but i realy have no info or idea if its true. it should work fine though.
your junkyard guy is a idiot. i put in a motor from a 1990 mustang and it plugged right in. infact if your swapping motors, why not just do the HO swap?
yeah I think he is full of :bs:
well, I'd swap in an HO motor, but after buying the complete interior, and the wheels from the TC, I'll have (barely) enough to just get the SO 5.0...and I still need shocks, struts, and some other susp. stuff.
Not to mention tires.
Besides, as long as I got the V8 underhood, I'm gonna be happy (for a minute), as I can always convert it to HO later.(and will, you can bet your arse I will!)
I thought that you could swap in an '87 into an '88, and not have a problem.
Seeing that I've got a V6 in now, I'm obviously gonna need the computer, too.
and the engine wiring harness;)
So, to use the '87 5.0, I'll need the engine harness from an '87 Cougar/Tbird...
I'm kinda mis-read on my info, I assumed that with an '88, a 5.0 from 86 on up wuld plug right
in, with matching computer...
If I have to have the '87 car's engine harness, I can get it, too.
Try to get an 88 Engine harness, since your car is an 88, and its all plug and play.
alright, looks like I'm gonna have to put my engine plans on hold for a bit, I havn't seen an '88 Sport around here at all, let alone a parts car to get the engine harness out of...
Guess I could always put the turbo 2.3 in, I've pretty much got whatever I want from that car.
well, Thanks guys, really helped me out here, just gotta keep looking for a few more parts.
I don't recall there ever being any major differences between 1987-88 Cougar/T-Bird 5.0 harnesses. There are a few between 1986 and 1987 though. Maybe he's thinking of Mustangs...California Mustangs got mass air in 1988, and that's a whole different harness from the '87 speed density one. That's about all I can think of.
lol swap the ho and so plaques lol.... yeah i found this SO with headers ...lmao.....who knows it might just work