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Old 10-23-2012, 09:34 AM
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I HAVE A 1985 MUSTANG LX WITH A 3.8 FI V6 AUTO, IM CONVERTING IT TO A 5.0 CARBED 5 SPEED I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE WIRING PROBLEMS IM GOING TO RUN INTO, AND WHAT THE BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH THEM?
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Old 10-23-2012, 02:36 PM
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Considering you are carbed, the chasis wiring stuff will remain the same, all you really have to worry about is your distrubutor/ignition setup, and the alternator.
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so I dont need to change out any of the stock wiring on the car side of the harness, and an msd ignition system is just going to plug right in?
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What do you mean by plug right in?
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