hi, quick question... i have an eec v i want to install. is there enough room on the cowel / firewall to cut into and mount the ecu? i kept the mounting box from the explorer i got then engine from. i want to install it off to the right of the center of the firewall, close to the top of the firewall.
heads up... eec V you will have to disable PATS to get it to run according to most others that have done it... on the other hand in my experience i have swapped eec v computers between mustangs and had no problem with PATS... so i guess let us know how that turns up.... as for your question... i think if you wanted to keep you ac/heater box behind the dash then the eec would not be able to mount there... i mounted mine behind the passenger kick panel... mine is eec iv
Re you going to use the Explorer harness? It's massive compared to some Mustang, and aftermarket ones.
the year eec -v i have doesn't have pats. and i am using the original wiring harness due to it running the engine and trans.
I'm installing the same thing in mine, 96 explorer using explorer wiring and where the wiring lays from what i have looked at so far with a mirror shoved up above the ac unit it looks as though there my be just enough room but i'm gona remove my ac/heater box and go from there
I used a 88 mustang wire loom in mine . I mounted my ecm under the heater - a/c box with valcor . It has been hanging there for the past 9 or 10 yrs. now..
There is no PATS in the explorer till 99, but even if there is you can tune it out. I have the strategy for the explorer EEC V and can burn a chip to delete the down stream O2's, trans functions, Thermoractor, and EVAP. As for mounting, I put mine behind the glove compartment with a custom harness.
