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HI- I have a 4.6 from a 98 Mark VIII. I have deleted the EGR from the ECM. Can anyone provide a "Down and Dirty" Vacuum line diagram? The Intake has 2 ports on the rear and 1 under the throttle body. The PCV valve on drivers side splits into 2 ports on the top of the intake. Not sure if I need to just cap off the 2 rear and throttle body ports. Thanks in advance.
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You'll need a vac line to the FPR.
YES, there is one on the inlet rail and one on the return rail. I was planning to go returnless, will that be an issue with the ECM? Should I also use a check valve on the regulators as well?

Thank You for the response!
I don't think the stock 98 ECM has provisions to run a returnless system. Any particular reason you want to go returnless? That sounds needlessly complicated to me, just imho.
Stock 98 fuel rail doesn't use check valves as far as i know. There is a factory vacuum harness that splits and connects to both sides of fuel rail.
The ECM was reprogrammed by Ron Francis Wiring when I purchased the stand alone harness. I went with the returnless setup because I did not have any of the other emission components. My first Mod motor - I thought it would be a simpler way to go or maybe just inexperience!!??
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While returnless is a more precise way of fueling, as is evidenced by Detroit's adoption for emissions purposes, it is definitely more complex. You will find your project will run into different obstacles, perhaps with increasing frequency, as the availability of period-correct aftermarket replacement components becomes more scarce for the factory ECU you are using. At some point, you will find it attractive to replace the factory ECU with an aftermarket unit that is more capable, flexible, and tuneable.

The one that I regularly suggest is the MS3Pro Plug and Play unit that allows the use of OEM dashes and wiring harnesses. You have already invested in a Ron Francis wiring solution. The PnP version of the MS3Pro ECU would still plug into the OEM connector on the Ron Francis harness, so you would not need to rewire the car yet one more time. Don't forget the OEM ECU was not designed for a performance application. It was designed to meet demanding (at the time) emissions standards. Other goals were secondary at best.
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Thanks Ed! after 7 yrs on this 55 F100, I would be happy as hell if I can just DRIVE it!! After that I can tinker with better performance. Thanks for your advice and knowledge!!
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I ditched my Markviii ecm in favor of Holley Terminator X and could not be happier.
Like you said- i did it so i can just drive the dang car. Which is exactly what i do now lol.
Install was easy but i did already have the return style system
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