ECUs.....
11-22-2011, 10:27 PM
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projectresto83...you can probably find all of them if you do a google search. And on the Quarterhorse website there is a link somewhere that has a good amount (if not all) the codes for Fords. Curious, why do you ask for the codes?
11-23-2011, 02:42 AM
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I'm not asking for OBD2 trouble codes...... I'm asking for the ID for the ECU...such as the A9L, A9P and A9M used on the 5.0.........
11-23-2011, 04:26 PM
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I took what he said, Why I ask for the codes.... as why I am asking for trouble codes..... sorry if I sounded like an ***...not tryin to....it was 340 in the morning after I got woke up by the damn dog....
I am asking for the ID codes so I can learn as much as possible about the 4.6 setup....what will work with what and what won't, which computers go with what years and what motor setups...... I like to expand my knowledge on a subject I am about to dive head first into. I am going to be dropping a 4.6 into my 83 starting next spring. I am doing as much research as possible before I start.
I am asking for the ID codes so I can learn as much as possible about the 4.6 setup....what will work with what and what won't, which computers go with what years and what motor setups...... I like to expand my knowledge on a subject I am about to dive head first into. I am going to be dropping a 4.6 into my 83 starting next spring. I am doing as much research as possible before I start.
11-23-2011, 04:42 PM
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I took what he said, Why I ask for the codes.... as why I am asking for trouble codes..... sorry if I sounded like an ***...not tryin to....it was 340 in the morning after I got woke up by the damn dog....
I am asking for the ID codes so I can learn as much as possible about the 4.6 setup....what will work with what and what won't, which computers go with what years and what motor setups...... I like to expand my knowledge on a subject I am about to dive head first into. I am going to be dropping a 4.6 into my 83 starting next spring. I am doing as much research as possible before I start.
I am asking for the ID codes so I can learn as much as possible about the 4.6 setup....what will work with what and what won't, which computers go with what years and what motor setups...... I like to expand my knowledge on a subject I am about to dive head first into. I am going to be dropping a 4.6 into my 83 starting next spring. I am doing as much research as possible before I start.
Your best bet is to get the engine harness and PCM from your donor vehicle...
11-23-2011, 08:37 PM
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And you are thinking way too much into what I am asking. I don't care about the actual tuning of the computers. Thanks for the info though! I will figure that out for myself once I purchase a tuner.
The first pic with the part numbers is a start....thanks BUT
For example with the 5.0.....
A9L is a 5.0 Mass air standard transmission computer
A9P and A9M are 5.0 Mass air automatic transmission
X3Z is a 93 Cobra computer...
Catch my drift???
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11-23-2011, 08:59 PM
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Ok, now that I look into it a little more it doesn't seem as easy as I thought picking one computer from another it seems...
Is what I am reading right.......the code changes during the year/model just from them being reflashed? I know the mod motor ECU's are not as "universal" as the 5.0 computer is...and i know specific keys go with specific computers and what not....
Is what I am reading right.......the code changes during the year/model just from them being reflashed? I know the mod motor ECU's are not as "universal" as the 5.0 computer is...and i know specific keys go with specific computers and what not....
11-23-2011, 10:27 PM
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With what I am going to be doing with my project having a complete donor vehicle would be my overall best option because not only am I doing a motor swap I am also swapping the interior and the whole body harness. Everything is going to be SN/new edge except the body itself.
And you are thinking way too much into what I am asking. I don't care about the actual tuning of the computers. Thanks for the info though! I will figure that out for myself once I purchase a tuner.
The first pic with the part numbers is a start....thanks BUT
For example with the 5.0.....
A9L is a 5.0 Mass air standard transmission computer
A9P and A9M are 5.0 Mass air automatic transmission
X3Z is a 93 Cobra computer...
Catch my drift???
And you are thinking way too much into what I am asking. I don't care about the actual tuning of the computers. Thanks for the info though! I will figure that out for myself once I purchase a tuner.
The first pic with the part numbers is a start....thanks BUT
For example with the 5.0.....
A9L is a 5.0 Mass air standard transmission computer
A9P and A9M are 5.0 Mass air automatic transmission
X3Z is a 93 Cobra computer...
Catch my drift???
