Reading other threads about replacing chips for better performance made me wonder if there were any of these chips on the 1984 Mustang/Capri 5.0s, or do we just tune the "old fashioned" way by checking the timing, adjusting the carburetor jets, etc.?
Dick
if carbed, no computer. Fuel Injection.
Your gonna shoot your eye out Dick!
Let me tell a story. Back in the days when Minnesota required an annual emission test, I would bring the Capri into a "speed shop" (3 generations of auto racing guys) to have the carb adjusted to pass the test. Car ran like shi ... whatever, but it passed the test. After the test I brought the car back in for a performance adjustment. I'm not a technical guy, and after 25 years of owning the car, I think the heater fan blew a fuse - now to find the fuse block, and it's in the car somewhere. Nice to know I don't got chips!
Thanks, Dick
Raise your hand if you ever adjusted timing with a hammer.
It should be by your left knee.
Google "feedback carburettor" -
Pipe wrench, yes; hammer, no! :-)
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