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Old 06-23-2008, 05:37 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Mass Air Conversion

I MIGHT BE IN THE WRONG BALL PARK HERE BUT I WILL ASK ANYWAY. I HAVE A 86 F150..WITH A FRESH 87 5.0L H.O. ENGINE. IT HAS A MILD CAM,HEADERS, BBK FUEL COMPONENTS,SOME HEAD WORK. MY OLD 5.0 RUNNING ON 7 CYLINDERS HAD MORE POWER THAN THIS THING DOES.EVERY TIME I DO SOMETHING ELSE IT GETS A LITTLE BETTER.BUT I KEEP HEARING TO SWAP IT TO MASS AIR.(IT ALSO HAS THE OVERDRIVE TRANS.)I HAVE A WRECKED 96 F150 W/5.8L..CAN I SWAP THE ENGINE HARNESS AND COMPUTER AND DUCTING TO MAKE IT WORK??I ALSO HAVE A 88 LINCOLN MARK COMPUTER..SHOULD I RUN THAT INSTEAD? BUT I DO NOT HAVE THE OTHER COMPONENTS FROM THE LINCOLN.ANY HELP OR INFO WOULD BE GREAT..THANKS!!

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Old 06-26-2008, 12:27 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Mass air is not going to make it have more power. It may make it idle a bit better, and maybe a few more mpg, but it is not going to make it more powerful.
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