1996 Ford Explorer 5.0

[BRONCO26]

I have a chance to by a nice and clean running 5.0 that’s been well taken care of can I use the 5.0 even though it’s obd ll?

 

[DirtDonk]

Absolutely.
First, you can convert it to OBD I with very little trouble and expense.
Second, you could use it as-is, with full OBDII and distributorless ignition and all.
For the latter option, check out EFIGuy's threads here in the tech section. If you don't see them right away, use the advanced search and look for threads started by EFIGuy and you'll have your answer (pretty much) right there.

Good luck.

Paul

 

[BRONCO26]

Thanks dirtdonk I will search it and check it out

 

[bsquared]

I ran my 96 Exploder for 6 years as is with an edelbrock manifold and Q-Jet carb. You'll need to add an electric fuel pump if you go this route.

Recently went full on EFI. As Paul said, read up on the EFI Guy's posts and watch the videos he has on youtube about reworking the engine harness. I made an excel file of all the wires in the C-115 connector and their function. He has you remove about 1/3 of them and explains how to finish out the harness. Reworking the harness and building out the fuse box are the only tough parts about the swap. Here's a few pics of how mine went. Airbox from a 2000 Exploder worked well for me, but I had to relocate my battery to the driver side.

Good luck! Bill

 

[SteveL]

From what I've seen it looks like run the 96 heads with the 98 and up efi.

 

[kurtboyd]

Bsquared, where did you mount your fuse box?