xr6 head on ea? help

[doddsy99]

hey all i got a new ride a 1990 3.9 ea fairmont ghia 5 speed manual which im putting my redback exhaust system on, but i want to know if i can put a eb xr6 head with stage two crow cam on to it and if so what else do i need like a fuel reg or ecu or can i remap my one. i need help lol

[EFFalcon]

you can swap the head and cam over no worries, using the standard reg etc will be fine.
to make the most out of it you'll probably want to get a tune.

for that you'd possibly want to look at something along the lines of an EL ECU + J3 chip. (to enable tuning, make it manual, and disable smartlock in the ECU)

[doddsy99]

thanks for the reply man, how much do you think the EL ECU + J3 chip.

[EFFalcon]

J3 with a custom tune, is $190 from TI Performance (thats a custom tune based on information you send them)
ECU should be able to get for about $50 i imagine.

[doddsy99]

thanks mate, so with making it manual and disabling the smartlock, i should be able to find stuff on here about it.

[EFFalcon]

The J3 chip has the ability to convert the ECU to Manual, and bypass Smartlock.

However, as i mentioned, the ECU side of things is completely optional.

The car should run ok with the standard ECU, you just won't get the most out of it.

[doddsy99]

well i mays well do it coz i want to get some new injectors aswell, and if i do the ecu it will go hard plus might be a lil bit better on fuel i hope lol.

[doddsy99]

i have a spare 4 eb motor that i can put the head on would that be better?