tim C via CarKB.com

Hey Guys, i have a 1990 forf f-150 with the e4od tranny. I have a 331 stroker
im putting in the truck and i want to go to a carb and discard the EFI . do
i have to do anything special with the tranny???????????

lugnut

On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 02:22:49 GMT, "tim C via CarKB.com"
<forum@nospam.CarKB.com> wrote:

>Hey Guys, i have a 1990 forf f-150 with the e4od tranny. I have a 331 stroker
>im putting in the truck and i want to go to a carb and discard the EFI . do
>i have to do anything special with the tranny???????????


Yes, you are going to need a controller form someone like
Baumann Brothers or Level 10 or one of the others to operate
your trans. But, WTH would you want to ditch the EFI when
it will probably out perform a carb and get better fuel
economy at the same time even if it needs a bit of tweaking?
There are chip burners out there that can customize an ECM
for your setup for not much more that you are going to pay
for a carb and manifold unless you are doing a salvage yard
build in the first place. It is time to join the modern
world of technology and make it work for you. BTW, you may
find it more cost effective if you are going for cost or
full performance with the carb rig to simply drop in a C6
trans if fuel economy is of no concern. Installing a
controller for the E4OD will bring it's own set of problems
getting it to work correctly with a carb setup. Keep in
mind that a 331 stroker in a heavy vehicle like the F150 is
no big deal and will probably do little better than a stock
EFI 5.8L especially if you use your truck as a truck.

BTDT
Lugnut

Ralph E Lindberg

In article <ak8ta1hqvkjah234u61i2uae71u8ktu1fv@4ax.com>,
lugnut <lugnut@bellsouth.net> wrote:

...
> Yes, you are going to need a controller form someone like
> Baumann Brothers or Level 10 or one of the others to operate
> your trans. But, WTH would you want to ditch the EFI when
> it will probably out perform a carb and get better fuel
> economy at the same time even if it needs a bit of tweaking?
> There are chip burners out there that can customize an ECM
> for your setup for not much more that you are going to pay
> for a carb and manifold unless you are doing a salvage yard
> build in the first place.

I don't recall seeing any chip burners for pre 95 Ford Trucks

But other then that I agree. The stock EFI will out proform a stock
carb

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On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 05:39:26 -0700, Ralph E Lindberg
<n7bsn@callsign.net> wrote:

>In article <ak8ta1hqvkjah234u61i2uae71u8ktu1fv@4ax.com>,
> lugnut <lugnut@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>..
>> Yes, you are going to need a controller form someone like
>> Baumann Brothers or Level 10 or one of the others to operate
>> your trans. But, WTH would you want to ditch the EFI when
>> it will probably out perform a carb and get better fuel
>> economy at the same time even if it needs a bit of tweaking?
>> There are chip burners out there that can customize an ECM
>> for your setup for not much more that you are going to pay
>> for a carb and manifold unless you are doing a salvage yard
>> build in the first place.
>
> I don't recall seeing any chip burners for pre 95 Ford Trucks
>
> But other then that I agree. The stock EFI will out proform a stock
>carb


Sorry I may not have been clear on the "chip burner". I am
referring to one of the companies that would burn an add-on
chip to your specs as opposed to the hardware that will
actually change the onboard ECM used nowadays. They may no
longer exist. The last time I used this service was in the
90's when we were tinkering with a blown Bronco. Boy ,was
that a money pit - the EFI 460 works a lot better with
reliability.

Lugnut

TranSurgeon

yeah

pray a lot, because without the engine sensor inputs, you're screwed


"tim C via CarKB.com" <forum@nospam.CarKB.com> wrote in message
news:4FD0227E2FE00@CarKB.com...
> Hey Guys, i have a 1990 forf f-150 with the e4od tranny. I have a 331
stroker
> im putting in the truck and i want to go to a carb and discard the EFI .
do
> i have to do anything special with the tranny???????????