OBD confusion.
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OBD confusion.
I have a '96 F-250 with a 7.5L and E40D. How do I tell if I have OBD-I or OBD-II? I am planning a conversion to MAF and I know that the '96 F-series with the 5.8 were OBD-II but I have read in the forums that the trucks with the 7.5L were OBD-I.
How do I tell if I have OBD-I or OBD-II? If I have OBD-I what problems will I encounter puting the OBD-II harness and computer in my truck?
How do I tell if I have OBD-I or OBD-II? If I have OBD-I what problems will I encounter puting the OBD-II harness and computer in my truck?
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I have not heard of any 460 motors getting OBD-2 though some OBD-1 models(california) got mass air. Additionally.. in 1996 only light trucks under 8500lbs GVWR went OBD-2, so many of the heavier E and F series carried OBD-1 powertrains to the end of '97.
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Thank you all. I was pretty much figuring that.
So I would have to find a truck such as a '96 F-150 or a light duty F-250 with the 5.8 and E-40D to pull the parts off of to do it right without having to splice or alter the harness very much if any?
So I would have to find a truck such as a '96 F-150 or a light duty F-250 with the 5.8 and E-40D to pull the parts off of to do it right without having to splice or alter the harness very much if any?
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If you don't want to get into harness alterations you want a mass air computer and engine harness for an OBD-1 460, don't know how much luck you're gonna have finding those bits considering how rare these were. The other solution would be to get a 5.0 or 5.8 mass air computer and donor harness and pull what you need from it to add to your harness. You will then need to get a tuner to setup the computer for the 24lb injectors, larger displacement, and larger MAF meter that the 460 requires. Without a tuner there really isn't much point to this conversion because the motor will run worse than it does now.
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Thank you. I will start looking for what I need. As for the tuners would the Tweecer handle the retuning I would need or would a different tuner be better?
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Yes a tweecer will do it, and if you're a little more tech savvy and want an even cheaper solution you can investigate the moates products.. Welcome to www.moates.net! : Moates.Net.
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