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Old 07-17-2007, 08:08 PM
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One of my friends has an 89 Mustang and he has done a couple bolt ons. He has a cobra upper and lower intake, fuel pressure regulator, bigger mass air meter, shorty headers, h-pipe without cats, magnaflow cat back, electric fan, in-fender cold air intake and maybe bigger fuel injectors... not sure.
Does the 89 mustang know to send the right amount of fuel to get the air-fuel ratio where it is supposed to be after there extra air upgradesor do you have to adjust fuel pressure, etc to get it where it is supposed to be?
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Old 07-17-2007, 08:39 PM
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is his regulator adjustable?

without bigger fuel injectors its not gunna significantly increase fuel supply.

with stock heads, bigger injectors are useless.
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Old 07-17-2007, 08:42 PM
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So if someone adds say just a throttle body and cold air intake is the 89 Mustang with MAFgoing to know to send more fuel?
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Old 07-17-2007, 09:25 PM
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If he matches the parts correctly.....yes. If you alter the MAF transfer curve, the logic in the computer will react to the new demand......provided it falls within a specification that will not be interpreted as a failure by the system.
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Old 07-17-2007, 09:31 PM
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It will blow up if you drive it
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