im new on the block and not sure what forum i should use or where to start ?i guess my first question is do i need the computer for anything?how much of the origanal wireing harness do i need to keep?i've took all the wires to the tpi out but theres three big red wires and a purple one that run beside the valve cover that are just in the way.next do i need any of the emissions stuff? do ineed any of the vaccum canister stuff?i'm a rooky machanic so i can use any info. on these matters. thank richard

 

If you need to pass emissions, then you'll need to retain all of your equipment. You could take your chances and hope that you'll tune the motor and it runs clean enough to pass, but it's not worth it. I have a way to get by emissions, so I ripped it all out. Also all the heater and a/c came out. You'll be able to remove your whole engine harness and the ECM. Run wires from the senders on the engine into the passenger compartment to run the gauges. I used all autometers so I didn't have to mess with any of that. Without the factory harness, you'll need to run a heavy gauge wire to power the fuse block. I ran a wire off of the starter through the firewall to the fuse block. I forget which terminal it is, but one wire gets constant 12v from the battery and there's another that is switched by the ignition. Find the pinout for the bulkhead connector in your service manual to find which terminals get 12v.

 

how about the distributor and coil,where should i hook them up to?i'm using a mallory unilite with a old style mallory cannister coil.a diagram would help.

 

I have a pro billet distributor and 6al, all plug and play. Mallory makes a similar setup.