[DeTomaso] Engine Control Unit Mounting Location

[F&D Terry]

Chris,

I put my ECU under the console between the seats. Run your wires through 
the grommet located below the shifter rod hole in the lower double 
walled bottom of the bulkhead. I think this is the the grommet used for 
the throttle cable. Stick a short length of small diameter tubing 
through the grommet. Feed a fish cord through the tubing, then pull the 
tube out leaving the cord in place. Use the cord to pull your wires. 
This makes pulling your wire through the double walls easy.

Fred T.

Chris Difani wrote:

>Guys:
>
>Need some help here. 
>
>I need to decide where to mount the ECU. This is the engine control unit for my SVT 5.4L SOHC, supercharged, intercooled, EFI, crank ignition Ford Lightning modular engine. This ECU is about 16" long by 6" wide, and 2" thick. It's got two cables that plug into it, along with the usual 12VDC power, ground, and a vacuum connection.
>
>The cables aren't quite long enough to allow the ECU to be installed in the front trunk, so it has to either go somewhere in the cabin, or in the engine bay. I'm kind of leery regarding the engine bay since heat, cold, vibration, and all that stuff isn't good for electronic reliability. And I want this to be reliable! Very, very reliable. 
>
>So who's got a good idea on where to mount this?
>
>Thanks for your time,
>
>Chris
>
>Chris Difani
>'73 L #5829 "LITNNG"
>Sacramento, CA
>Email: cdifani at pacbell.net 
>
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