Great video! The commentary makes it…lol Is this the car you’re driving on the Power Tour?

Love the comedic intro’s

I just went through all this idle stuff on mine after heads/cam/intake, be it a 94 with a T4MO, not a Fox A9L whatever they're similar. I ended up spending stupid money on a Holly Terminator-X with MF Kustoms adapter to run it through the stock engine harness for an easier install. AndersonFordMotorsports sells these packages. My car now runs better than it ever did stock drivability-wise, but I'm broke, lol. I'm like you after doing all this, I'm like hrm maybe i shoulda ditched efi, and I still feel that way because say that adapter goes bad, or my dinosaur-aged harness kicks the bucket I'm probably doing that. Anyway, about your idle thingy, I had the same thing. I had the surging on initial startup before warm too. Also say you clutch- in while rolling, the stock computer waits till you come to a stop then idles down the IAC, you touch the gas when creeping in traffic, same unbearable stuff. From my little research before ditching the stock computer there's something in the original computer called "rolling high idle", and it's basically responsible for this. It may be something you can only get rid of via a chip tune, in which case you need some ancient guru that knows and cares about doing anything on these old OBD1 Ford systems in your area, and you need a chip that plugs into your computer which are going the way of the dodo themselvs. I'm in Canada, so that's a no-go by default, hence my switching to Holly EFI.

Lmfao how do come up with these intros! Love em!

This is where you just send the car to me and I put it all back together and send it back to you. By the way the mass air meter should be on a bracket to hold it straight and parallel, it makes a difference.

Spending too much time in the sun buddy I am trying to figure it out it just can’t 6 bt in a 78 ford bronco? Yes Minivan? Too much work for too little interest for me.. Just slap a hopped up 4.8 in it

Can't get much better guide than this. I held up watching, because I started laughing when I saw the vintage air bix. I was thinking you would finish and just be sitting in the car, in the garage, enjoying fhe cool breeze! With the garage door open, of course. Black Chankla, is the name of my dulcimer, balilika, timpani band. We lkay heavy metal ASMR.

Those chanclas can be deadly!

sir, those issues you mentioned are the common foxbody mod's. if you cam or HCI it is typical, please send me a email and I can help you with them. I have fixed it. or atleast got it down to 900-1000 idle.

TY for your service!!! I’m old school go carb!! He had a lot of same problems your having , changed it to carb no more problems!! Just remember what ford stands for (FIX OR REPAIR DAILY) !! lol keep up the great work!!

Never underestimate the power of the chonkla! Great video, that dash removal music montage was awesome! I always heard fox body heater cores were a nightmare to replace and now I see they were right!

Why these kits exist is because everyone thought it was "cool" (see what I did there) to hack out the a/c on these cars for 5 extra HP. It's more likely that the a/c has been removed these days.....someday I too with have stupid expensive a/c in my 92......someday.

I'm an EFI Fox guy. I've never owned a carb car, and I wouldn't know what to do with a carbed motor. But I fully support your reasoning for carb-ing your SBF. And I'd like to learn what you do. Just don't put an f-ing gm motor in it!

I just registered long hauler? I know you said you are close to Chandler, we are also. What day are you heading out? Maybe we could convoy out there? If not it’s all good. BTW just subscribed…loving the merch!

Terminator x with the stealth 1250 TB was the best thing I did to my procharged fox

Up here in Connecticut we fight with rust! Plastic is usually good and down south no rust but, interiors and plastic get baked… so, where is a good part of the world that does no damage? lol

I have both a terminator x fox and a sniper fox.. both work well but the terminator is definitely my preferred upgrade.. you should definitely consider the terminator especially since LMR is now selling the fox specific kit again

Clean work man!! I like attention to detail and appreciate clean work!

Art, I now know 2 things, one~why the mech's want $1,000 to $1,600 to put a heater core in mine, Two~ Why I'm NOT going to attempt it!

Reach out to Aces EFI, they might hook you up. They took care of our brother Casey Custons. Worth a try. Love to see what their kit does for the car in 0-60 before and after

I really enjoy your videos. They’re informative and entertaining. I have an 89 5.0 GT that belonged to my grandfather before he passed away. My father and I have been doing some work to it whenever I have money to buy parts. I was able to get my hands on cobra intake that will go on it eventually. Just need a throttle body and bigger injectors and mass air. Watching your videos Inspires me to keep working on it.

also about the idle surge . BREW2L has a great video on base idle reset. i would highly suggest watching it. it fixed my idle surge issues. it helped out the car a lot.

The cloud of dust when you dropped the flop back down sent me. Gotta love the south west.

You don't happen to have an A9P computer in it do you? Sometimes the auto computer will cause that high idle issue you're speaking of when running it on a 5 speed car.

Grand Master Flash (veteran) Yes, go aftermarket EFI or Carb. Look into the Aces Kill shot kit. I just bought one, was about 1k for everything (TB, wiring, screen, tuner, sensors, distributor, coil)...of course you'll need an intake manifold on top of that cost no matter which way you end up going.

La Chancla!

Everybody needs a nugget cooler. 😂

Nice job 👍

Ok maybe This would help. I got ahold of Ford motor company.s Base idle reset a couple of years ago and when I was having a problem with idling. The document said you adjust it just like you did and then you have to what I call. Turn key drive. And that means drive and stop and turn the key off drive in again (miles) that helps to.ecu to relearn your adjustments....rpms hanging was my Distributor I got a cheap one first to see if that was the problem it was..sorry so long a comment 🤣🤣

what a horrible looking job. I had flashbacks of taking out dash on an old 79 mustang and the dash literally disintegrating each time I touched it.

When I bought my 1983 Mustang GT convertible the AC was removed, and heater core disconnected as they probably failed, and no one wanted to fix it, bummer. I live up here in Ontario, Canada, it gets cold in the winter and hot in the summer, and my car gets put away for the winter. I'm considering reinstalling the AC and heat system and just wondering to go factory set up or the Vintage Air system, what's your thoughts as budget is always a factor also? LMR sells a complete set with the new refrigerant upgrade also more a factory set up. Nice job with your new Vintage Air system!!

The vintage air is on my wish list for my Stang.

Just a thought I had. I had an 82 gt that had the same high idle problem but with a carb. I found that it had factory Cruise and up under the dash by the brake pedal there was a vacuum operated switch. I blocked that off and stopped the high idle on deceleration. Just a thought. The hose went to the vacuum block on the firewall

Thank you for reminding me why I don't want to take another dash apart! Gonna have to before winter 😪

If you ever pull your dash out again that wiring harness Will unplug down by the fuse panel and you can leave it clipped into the backside of the dash.

Been looking at this kit love the size but not the price. Glad you made a video for us so we know what’s involved thanks Art

Received my "If it aint broke" shirt this week. Nice quality and it's actually sized right.A lot of youtubers have a problem with that. Thanks.

Awesome work as always, the intro master! When will mainstream auto enthusiasts recognise your value? I thoroughly enjoy your efforts and content from Australia 🇦🇺

Have you checked out ACES EFI got one on my 79 ford f-150 works good.

Leave the IAC unplugged and see if that changes that high idle issue.

I agree I have owned a lot of fox bodies and when you want performance a carb or newer efi makes more sense.

Nice Thanks for sharing!

I can't wait to see which way you go! I have an 87 Cargo, manual, 3.0 and a 302 laying around..... Hmmmmm. I like the idea of the swing arm direct coupled setup, but the diesel clatter inside would be crazy, so maybe the 302 out back? Super excited about this one either way, Can't wait!

It must not be hot enough there, 🤔if you’re going to put a motor inside the van😳

There's a sticker on the driver's side door sill that says calibration certified my cop car foxbody has the same one. It meant the speedo was certified and calibrated, mine went to 160mph what does yours go to? 140 was gt and 80 was 4 or 6 cly. 160 is cop car.

That foxbody mustang might be a ssp an old cop car, you should look into it.

This guy does a great Derek from vice grip garage impression... I like it

What way did you clean it

Pull the spout out when tampering with the idle screw and reset the ECU before starting it.

Bubba i would check also for vacuum leaks and also check your PCV system in the rear. If that doesent fix the issue then inspect the intake for any cracks, usally you can spray brake cleaner around the entire upper and lower manifold. I just put on a holley termintor system and 92 gt getting tuned soon. Just a good hint holley just released the impproved updated terminator for the fox's. Lmr has them