46 engine swap previous next. I am installing a 98 cobra 46 dohc but have not gotten to installing the wiring yet so cant comment in detail.
Started My Wire Diet
4 6 wiring harness diet. I managed to transplant in my 46 just the way you guys are trying to do and only had to integrate one wire from my original harness to activate a cirkit boss painless wiring that i bought. Fyi on dunne rite harness availability. To much network involved in the lincoln. 1999 2004 ford 46 54 v 8 modular engine wiring kits beginning with the 1996 mustang and 1997 passenger cars ford began installing passive anti theft systems pats in their ecms. Short of installing all the components and sensors from the donor vehicle the only way to defeat pats is by reflashing. Ultimately there are only 5 or 6 wires depending on what harness that you are starting with that need power and a few grounds.
I am putting a 46 dohc in an early mustang and am at the point of needing the wiring completed. Swapping a ford windsor 46 with a romeo 46 yes it can be done. You will still have to run a different wiring harness for electric fan as the detail zone harness will not run the fan. They found that the vrm. I swapped a ford 46 v8 and automatic trans from my 2000 mustang gt into a old jeep truck project i am building. Detail zone wiring made my own wire diet had running but unable to scan.
Posted a quick video of how i leaned out a p71 crown vic wiring harness to a stand alone engine harness. A wirediet is basically a re configuration of your oem ford mustang wiring developed in the late 90s by roger stine for use originally in factory five racing kit cars but is also applicable to any coyote 50 46 or early 50 transplant hot rod project. Currently they do not have a harness for the early 96 98 dohc application. Just spent over 7 months waiting for one and finally gave up. I want to keep the factory ford fuel injection ecu and transmission setup from the ford but eliminate any unneeded wiring and emissions to simplify the harness to fit my truck and engine bay. Mk 97a ford 46 telorvek wiring harness.
Still not prefect for 97 98 lincoln.
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