new out of va

[gambling209]

just introing myself and looking to get a post count update. i am looking at putting an aviator motor and a aode in my 93 mustang. have a harness from the aviator. any help on modding the harness or where to look would be great. looking to do this a cheaply as possible. will be using a 96 up k member and cheap stuff like that. 3 young kids and a single income will do that to you.

 

[whiteponygt]

sweet another person from va. No experience on the aviator but there are plenty on here that could help

 

[gambling209]

taking it as a challenge. know I can bolt it in. just hope the electrical does not kick me.

 

[whiteponygt]

the bolting is he easy part my swap has come to a hault from wiring issues, so just label everything, and uses as much as you can, you didn't give much info on ur car is this gonna be a dd or a drag car. you going for a stock swap or plan on building it

 

[gambling209]

it is my 4 banger daily driver right now. just going to be mostly stock with just an exhaust. but you know how that often turns out. it will remain mostly stock for awhile for $ reasons. maybe forever.

 

[gambling209]

i have a couple questions that i'll ask here. i know it is probably not the right place. if i don't get an answer i'll try somewhere else on here.
1. what are the basic things this 4.6 need left in the wiring harness to run correctly. want to get rid of as much b.s. as i can.
2. will the aftermarket tuners tune a mark viii computer or will i need a mustang specific one. i want to run an aode.

 

[Bill]

Welcome to the party. I can't tell you much about the Aviator harness, but I can tell you I've never had good luck with chopping up a factory harness. It is possible, and there are a couple of guys on here that have done it. Are you in a location that has plenty of salvage yards? I know you are trying to do the swap on the cheap, but the right harness and the right computer would make your swap so much easier. The other option I might recommend is to leave the harness complete until you have the car running and then clean it up. That will keep you from having some of the headaches.

 

[gambling209]

there are a lot of salvage yards around here. what would be the right harness? I need one that the computer would be able to run the aode also. I don't want to buy a stand alone trans controller.

 

[Bill]

32V/Automatic...That limits your choices a bit, but it seems to me a o3/04 Mach 1 harness would be just about perfect. Some of you other guys help me out here. If you local yard can't find one, they are generally available on ebay. http://mpsautosalvage.com/sunshop/ also has them in stock, but they tend to be proud of their stuff.