Help with setup

[91_Mustang]

I recently purchased my car, everything listed was on the car when i bought it.If any could plese help me out with some advise on what i need to make my car happy, it would be greatly apprecited. here we go..

91 GT-302-aod- stock bottom end,stock cam,Gt40p heads,cobra upper & lower intake,1.7 roller rockers,24# injectors,mac headers, offroad h pipe,75mm maf, CIA, ford 9mm wires,190# fuel pump,3.73 posi, auto/manual valve body,2000 TC,alum driveshat,sfc's,A/c & Smog removed
best 1/4 et: 13.939
best 1/4 mph 101.8
70* degrees\

thanks in advance for all your help

 

[jrichker]

Dump the codes and see what the computer says is wrong…

Here's the link to dump the computer codes with only a jumper wire or paper clip and the check engine light, or test light or voltmeter. I’ve used it for years, and it works great.

See http://www.troublecodes.net/Ford/
OR
See http://www.dalidesign.com/hbook/eectest.html for more descriptive help
OR
See http://www.mustangworks.com/articles/electronics/eec-iv_codes.html

IF your car is an 86-88 stang, you'll have to use the test lamp or voltmeter method. There is no functional check engine light on the 86-88's except possibly the Cali Mass Air cars.

Codes have different answers if the engine is running from the answers that it has when the engine isn't running. It helps a lot to know if you had the engine running when you ran the test.

Trouble codes are either 2 digit or 3 digit, there are no cars that use both 2 digit codes and 3 digit codes.

For those who are intimidated by all the wires & connections, see http://www.actron.com/product_detail.php?pid=16153 for what a typical hand scanner looks like. Normal retail price is about $30 or so at AutoZone or Walmart.

Or for a nicer scanner see http://www.midwayautosupply.com/detailedproductdescription.asp?3829 – It has a 3 digit LCD display so that you don’t have to count flashes or beeps.. Cost is $33.