engine swapping

[raymond]

Auto store 03-04 cobra replacement. Holds up well, feels stock

like auto store as in like O’Reilly or autozone?

 

[96blak54]

Doesnt matter what shelf it comes from, they all made by valero clutchs. Mine is an autozone special. I will say the same amount of money can be spent on a namebrand clutch however i suspected the clutch to be slipping once before and informed an autozone friend. He said "its got lifetime warranty, bring it in and we will swap it for a new one". I did just that! Found out the clutch cable was set to tight, clutch was slipping. Now its all set correctly and going strong

 

[rz5.0]

Thanks for the cams!!! TIs not that bad of a swap.. You'll need a throttle cable from the cobra or mack 1..

 

[raymond]

Thanks for the cams!!! TIs not that bad of a swap.. You'll need a throttle cable from the cobra or mack 1..

No problem man!! And I have the one from the cobra, know any places near that resurface flywheels?

 

[SnakeBit!]

on SVT there is a guy who was selling adapters to use the C heads with the B intake manifold. may be worth checking out. then everything bolts up and the llnkage will be the same.

 

[rz5.0]

No problem man!! And I have the one from the cobra, know any places near that resurface flywheels?

Guess I should of been more specific.. 99+cobra or mach1.. Any machine shop will do it.. Your kind of far from me not sure what you have around..

 

[raymond]

putting on wiring today and ran into a problem, the knock sensors arent a direct switch over. i have the harness from the 99 cobra but it has extra things i done need and the 97 harness would be better. anybody have a clue on what colors are what for the knock sensors on a 99 cobra harness.
i took a small guess with the help of my ford mechanic neighbor and we got that the harness on the 97 return is gray/red and signal is yellow on one side andgreen on the other. but couldnt figure it out on the 99, the colors on the 99 harness are green/white and green/ purple for one side and the other yellow and yellow/ red

 

[evilcw311]

Out of my league here. [MENTION=20210]lwarrior1016[/MENTION] do you know?


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[lwarrior1016]

Im sorry I havent been following the thread. Reading back, it looks like you are putting a 99 cobra engine in a 97 car. Are you trying to use the 99 harness or the 97 harness?

 

[raymond]

Im sorry I havent been following the thread. Reading back, it looks like you are putting a 99 cobra engine in a 97 car. Are you trying to use the 99 harness or the 97 harness?

The 97 harness

 

[lwarrior1016]

Ok, so youre using your factory harness and it will not plug in to the knock sensors on the c head engine. Got it now, but that brings me to the next point. I am no help. I dont know if the newer knock sensors are going to be compatible with the older ecu.

 

[96blak54]

If my memory serves me right 96-98 there are no knock sensors on mustangs.

 

[raymond]

If my memory serves me right 96-98 there are no knock sensors on mustangs.

I don’t think there were on the 2v but I think there are on the 4v, or maybe I’m completely confused. But I looked over wiring diagrams and found knock sensors on a “typical 4vâ€

 

[01yellercobra]

Can you bolt the 97 knock sensors to the 99 block? I remember at some point the bolt size changed, but can't remember when.

 

[raymond]

Can you bolt the 97 knock sensors to the 99 block? I remember at some point the bolt size changed, but can't remember when.

No, sadly I tried that and the threads on the 97 were a lot bigger then the 99

 

[raymond]

alright guys, i died off from the project for a little but now im back. and with more problems. so engines in and everything, has no fire. i ended up seeing alot about either crank position sensor or ecu... got the specs for a crank sensor and the crank sensor was good. so got a new ecu like a dummy and now the theft light flashes fast, and also gave the old one as a core. so now i know that the ecu needs to be reprogrammed and everything, but do i need to take the whole car to a dealer or can i take just the ecu and vin. or is that something a mobile ecu reprogramming service can do

 

[01yellercobra]

What about having your tuner send you a tune with the PATS turned off?

 

[raymond]

What about having your tuner send you a tune with the PATS turned off?

I dont have a tuner, what would I need to get?

 

[01yellercobra]

I dont have a tuner, what would I need to get?

A hand held tuner like the X3 and a knowledgeable tuner. Or if you're so inclined, pick up the software and tune it yourself.

 

[96blak54]

Buying the tuner from a tuner, they may include the tune.