Vortech 1987-1996 Ford 5.0L/5.8L Truck/SUV - Manual (Page 21)

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13SEP00 V1.3 (86-93 5.0 Lt Truck(4FC))
A. Mount the main ignition box under the hood
in a location that will keep the unit as cool
and dry as possible. Use the supplied sheet
metal screws to secure.
B. Route the heavy black cable to a clean
ground. Route the heavy red cable to the (+)
positive battery terminal.
C. Install the ignition/boost retard wiring har-
ness following Figure 14A-a .
D. Mount the retard adjustment knob in an
easily accessible position from the driver's
seat. Attach the black wire to a clean ground
and the red wire to a keyed on 12V power
source or to the red wire from the Vortech
Ignition box. Tape up the end of the yellow
wire to prevent contact with a metal surface.
Route the three-wire harness out into the
engine compartment and connect to the
supplied GM-style map sensor.
E. Route the supplied vacuum line and TEE
from the map sensor to a boost source on
the intake manifold.
14.2 IGNITION/BOOST CONTROL UNIT INSTALLATION
(LIGHTNING TRUCKS ONLY)
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Figure: 14A-a
SUPPLIED
MAP SENSOR
MANIFOLD
VACUUM
3 WIRE HARNESS
SUPPLIED
FORD ADAPTER
HARNESS
HEAVY RED
HEAVY BLACK
TO BATTERY +
TO GROUND –
FACTORY FORD
HARNESS
(UNPLUGGED
FROM COIL)
CONNECT TO
COIL
WIRE TAP
RED
WHITE
BLACK
ORANGE
*GREY MAGNETIC
TRIGGER HARNESS (TAPE UP)
C RANE
cams ®
HI-6R
CAPACITIVE DISCHARGE IGNITION
WITH AUTO-SEQUENCE REV LIMITER
YELLOW (TAPE UP)
BLACK (GROUND) BROWN WITH WHITE STRIPE RED (12V SWITCHED)
RANE C
ELECTRONICS
HI-6R
TIMING RETARD CONTROL
R ETARD
GREEN (TAPE UP)
*NOTE: CABLE CONTAINS RED AND BLACK
LEADS. MAKE SURE LEADS DO NOT
CONTACT EACH OTHER AND SHORT UNIT
WHEN TAPING UP