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Originally posted by Sandman333:
The air velocity in the intake runners/cylinder ports will be much more important than that at the TB. Use the larger TB and see if you get gains. I suspect you will see some, though whether or not it will be enough to "feel", I don't know.
Also, you didn't mention anything about the TPS. Did you use the Mustang unit, or did the stock TPS from your SVT bolt right up? I used the TPS from the Mustang unit. The only modifications to the TB were; 1) A little shaving off of the plastic Throttle cable holder, 2) Drilled out the hole that the Throttle cable connects to, 3) A slight bending of the metal piece which stops the TB from over opening. Other than those things it bolted up just fine. I have the pics. I just want to doctor them up with arrows so they can be clear as what to modify. --Matt
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I'm wondering (hoping that) if the Mustang TPS is correctly calibrated for the 2.5L computer. It's amazing that it would even plug in, you would think that they would have different shapes on the connectors.
Drive it some and let us know if you have any driveability problems.
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most Ford TPS are similar. Idle reading is ~1.0V and WOT is roughly 5.0V (but never over 5V) a Mustang TPS should more than likely work fine (though checking just to be sure isn't a bad idea)
It's all about balance.
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If the TPS was incompatable the ECU would have thrown out a MIL and a code.
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Rara- I new that, but even minor differences in calibration could cause problems. David- That's what I am afraid of, getting a MIL code, especially with OBD - II. Of course, I have OBD - I (1995 model  ). What I'm most surprised about is that the plugs were compatible. I would have thought that you would have to splice it to make it work.
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I am definately interested in both the pics and any dynoed results you may have..  alex
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A minor problem with my catalytic converters have put this on hold for about another week.
I will post back when I have everything complete.
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Steve Bassen, sorry I'm late to this topic. If you're serious about wanting a 5.0 for your ranger, email me. I'm just a little north of you and my uncle has a rebuilt 302 (306 now) with all new rotating parts for Dirt Cheap. Let me know. Anybody else feel free to email me.
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LOL, thanks for the offer Jon, but I doubt I'll be going that route anytime soon. The 5.0 swap on a 4x4 ranger is more trouble than I'm ready to get into. If anything I'll just do a 4L swap sometime next year....
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