EFI or Carb? 89 mustang lx
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Originally Posted by lt4malibu
carb would be easier/cheaper i suppose, but what fun is that???
Fun would be to have something that nobody else has, 1st off a ls1 in a mustang, next a carbed ls1.. Sounds pretty good to me, but I am biased.
On a serious note, It depends if you have carb experience. I fyou don't know squat about carbs, go efi. Good luck.
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I don't know about easier, but cheaper yes.
Fun would be to have something that nobody else has, 1st off a ls1 in a mustang, next a carbed ls1.. Sounds pretty good to me, but I am biased.
On a serious note, It depends if you have carb experience. I fyou don't know squat about carbs, go efi. Good luck.
Fun would be to have something that nobody else has, 1st off a ls1 in a mustang, next a carbed ls1.. Sounds pretty good to me, but I am biased.
On a serious note, It depends if you have carb experience. I fyou don't know squat about carbs, go efi. Good luck.
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i switched to carb after buying a completed swap that had one electrical problem after another. as soon as i'd figure out what was bad and fix it, something else went out. so, i went with a carb and an Edelbrock control module. 4 wire hookup and ran a new fuel system & pump.
if you go efi, i've got a set of vette rails with built in regulator, braided lines that go into your existing feed & return, & 60 psi fp guage i'll let go for $100/$110 shipped. just throwing it out there. i've also got the 90* elbow & k&n filter if you want for another $25/$30 shipped. lmk and good luck.
if you go efi, i've got a set of vette rails with built in regulator, braided lines that go into your existing feed & return, & 60 psi fp guage i'll let go for $100/$110 shipped. just throwing it out there. i've also got the 90* elbow & k&n filter if you want for another $25/$30 shipped. lmk and good luck.
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If you have a complete ls1 with wiring & pcm then FI will be cheaper, assuming your not afraid of wiring.I put a carb on my 89 coupe just to see if a I could use a stock pcm to run it and it worked great. What trans are you gonna use.
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i am going to put a T-56 in it ... i got a guy thats selling me the ls1 and the tranny for 2500..... motor only has 50,000 on it. I think i am gonna go carb... its not that i am scared of the wiring its i think that a carb would be a easier and cheaper to install. i am a poor college student and i dont really have that much money.
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Originally Posted by jhemi
i am going to put a T-56 in it ... i got a guy thats selling me the ls1 and the tranny for 2500..... motor only has 50,000 on it. I think i am gonna go carb... its not that i am scared of the wiring its i think that a carb would be a easier and cheaper to install. i am a poor college student and i dont really have that much money.
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well the motor is complete except for the excessory drives (alternator, power steering, AC) and i dont have the PCM and im not sure if i am going to get the wiring harness or not yet.... Another thing is im really not sure how to wire it... anybody have any pointers for the wiring so i dont run into some problems... also am i going to be able to run my stock fuel pump and lines or and i going to have to run new ones? where would i go to get the tune for the PCM? Anybody have any sugestions on the cam i should put in ( i will be running street during the week and strip on the weekends), and will the T-56 basically bolt in or am i going to have to do some major mods?
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so i am going to stick with the EFI. The PCM and the wiring harness should cost me too much and one of my buddies can program my computer for me.