It will pass with flying colors.
In Colorado it is based on the vehicle body, mine is a 88 BII, okay so they will check I have a cat converter installed, then they will check the MIL, then they will hook it up to the sniffer and check the numbers.
The 5.0L should burn cleaner then the speed density 2.9L ever did, well within the allowable range.
I just have to get rid of the MIL, and that will happen this week.
I have not forgotten about this thread, I still have some work to do and it is coming up shortly. The conversion is not complete until she has a new 06 sticker on the plate.
Currently I have:
Fitted the 96 Mustang floor shifter cable with the proper Ford parts to connect it to the trans shift arm, I had to order a couple small pieces through the dealer.
the OD button and light work flawlessly, if you recall I used the 96 Mustang shifter because it has the OD button built in and mounts to the floor. I ran the OD light into my stock gage cluster and my old REAR ANTILOCK light is now my OD OFF
I have been battling my OIL light, I used a dual sump Mustang pan with a oil level sender. It is wired just how it was with the 2.9L and the 4.0L, yet the light is on.
I believe the diode in the back of the light itself is bad, so I grabbed one at the junk yard, will tackle that problem soon
My wipers quit working after this conversion, which is odd because the motor and the switch are newer. So after messingwith it for a couple of hours I finally located a solid state relay box under the dash of the 88, this controls the intermittant wipers, I never knew it was there. Discontinued Ford part as of 10/05, Ford located one for me, $160. I said no thanks. Junk yard I picked up 5 of them for $20. Wipers work perfect, another 88 part gone.....(275K miles)
I removed my front seats and the stock 88 carpet, as you can see in the floor shifter picture not only is it brown/orange and my interior is Mocha (ongoing project) but it was quite hacked up after 3 different floor shifter setups. When I removed it I found some expected rust and some expected holes int he floor, it was also wet and smelled.
It is amazing how much noise the factory carpet hides. A new carpet kit is on order, in the correct color, but floor repairs are needed first
I picked up a 4.0L AC condensor (thanks Brett), once I install this sucker in front of my radiator (large job) I can have some hoses made and wire up my A/C system again, I have not had AC since I went 4.0L about 6 years ago.
I sent my old Transwerx built A4LD to Bill in CA (RangerX) for his wifes explorer, the trans was actually working fine as I found out during my conversion so we traded for some cool goodies. We shall see how that unit holds up, I have not heard of many people able to destroy a Transwerx built unit. Bill is working on the installation presently.....
Now for the big stuff:
Currently I still have a MIL
the codes are canister vent valve circuit incomplete, fuel tank pressure sensor, and fuel tank level circuit.
This is fantastic news because those are the 3 wires that have not been hooked up yet
This week I am dropping the tank on my 96 Explorer donor truck and removing the necessary sensors and wiring from it. I am headed to the junk yard to purchase a complete 88 BII tank to modify. I have to cut some holes in the top of the tank for the pressure sensor.
once these sensors are intalled and wired in I expect the MIL to go away, I will then be able to pass emissions, which is good because my tags expired 05/05
Pictures and updates to come this weekend.....
SHE DRIVES AWESOME! I took her up into the mountains yesterday, I have towed the boat around quite a bit, and logged approx 1500 miles to date. I changed the oil at 1000 miles, I plan to change the trans fluid and filter at 3000. All is well, few small leaks have been fixed, mostly just tighten hose clamps. Not nearly as many vibrations as I expected from the solid engine mounts, it is still a comfortable daily driver.