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Old 05-03-2015, 12:40 AM
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Can a '96 4.0 be stripped completely of its computer components and still run efficiently?
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It absolutely needs the computer? I want to put it in a rat rod and turbo charge it, at the right gears I think it could be a fast little car.
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You need the PCM for the timing and to fire the injectors. If you carb it and use an MDS ignition you could do without the PCM, but you will only downgrade the engine. Just use a SBC and be done with it and money ahead.
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You mean a small block Chevy?
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Yep. Easy to build and you can find parts at 7-11 for them.
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Whats wrong with the PCM? You can set them for turbo about 9000x better than a carb. Or were you gonna inject fuel by hand
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