New-to-me Horse (and other stuff) Hauler!!

[ebinmaine 79,924]

Notes:

To get full vehicle voltage to the HEI distributor, this white/blue wire can be used to feed a relay that sources off the ignition switch and uses a jumper from the battery directly to the relay.  

 

 

 

 

[ebinmaine 79,924]

On 7/15/2026 at 6:39 AM, ebinmaine said:

Just dropping this here for my own notes. 

Another very informative forum.  

 

 

Post in thread 'Super Turbo Muffler' https://fordsix.com/threads/super-turbo-muffler.91939/post-740659

 

 

 

 

 

On 7/15/2026 at 9:45 AM, MainelyWheelhorse said:

You have to be logged in to see it.@ebinmaine

 

 

 

 

[ebinmaine 79,924]

More of my own notes for the removal of the computer and wiring for the new HEI. 

Credit to Ford Truck Enthusiast. 

 

These two are connected: 

 

 

The following two pics are NOT from the same post. 

Different vehicles and information. Possibly both helpful to me in different ways. 

 

 

On the "Hot out to Coil" - the HEI distributor will need only one. It MUST be full voltage. 

Test each wire to confirm. 

 

 

 

 

[adsm08 4,865]

I installed one of those HEI distributors in my mom's Mustang with the 5.0. It had a distinct lack of key-switched power sources, only a single one in fact, where I needed many.

 

I grabbed a fuse block out of an 02-07 (old body) Taurus and used it to get multiple power wires. Hook the main bus to the battery, ground all the relays, and hook the relay control input to the single key-switched source. This provided 7 key-switched power sources, good for up to 30 amps each, off one that was originally rated for 10 amps. I used one to run the HEI distributor, with no issues so far.

[adsm08 4,865]

2 hours ago, adsm08 said:

I installed one of those HEI distributors in my mom's Mustang with the 5.0. It had a distinct lack of key-switched power sources, only a single one in fact, where I needed many.

 

I grabbed a fuse block out of an 02-07 (old body) Taurus and used it to get multiple power wires. Hook the main bus to the battery, ground all the relays, and hook the relay control input to the single key-switched source. This provided 7 key-switched power sources, good for up to 30 amps each, off one that was originally rated for 10 amps. I used one to run the HEI distributor, with no issues so far.

 

 

I should say, there are other cars that can donate their distribution blocks for this setup. That generation Taurus just happens to be plentiful, and the block is easily accessed and removed.