As you already know, it was a dumb thing. But good for you man. Really. Every one makes wrong decisions. It takes a man to stand up and admit he F'd up and take responsibility!Good luck to you. All you can do is put in your time and move on. I can't tell you how much of a big deal it is these...

You could bite the long run bullet and get ECMLink. Along side of fixing the problems the car may have certain things you modify which will never pass inspection can be overlooked by Link.

Mine is pretty tough to figure out.My name is Matt and I am an alcoholic..... Oh wait. Wrong board. :D

Your best defense against being scammed out of money is to be a good consumer. Use safe payment methods that are insured.Know how the system works and keep track of deadlines. If they are not met, don't get upset about it. Take the correct course of action and resolve the matter. That is...

Truly a wise man.^

The keepers shouldnt matter at all. OEM ones will be fine. Ive never heard of any one having an OEM unit fail.*EDIT haha, I typed this up like 20 mins ago and forgot to hit submit :(

When I installed my Accufab I had to purchase the pigtail and TPS for a mustang through a ford dealer. I could not find any used. It is not very expensive.

Honestly, I would put that money aside. Wait for the rest of it to come in and use it for life as a "cushion."Nothing like having money to always fall back on. That way, when you spend all the money and have nothing but a still broke down car in the driveway you arent kicking yourself. :/

Internals may remain the same with a CAS swap. Check out the link posted up top it shows step by step how to install a 1g CAS on a 2g. If you do not want to make your own harness there are people/vendors who do sell them pre-made.The benefits out weigh the effort by far. A 1g cas makes base...

If that is the area you are looking at, there will be a plug there like stated above. However, I could not find the mitsu part number for it and a BS plug is slightly too small. Here is reference pic I took for you if you'd like to remain stock. But like suggested as well a 1g cas swap is a good...

I would think this sounds like multiple problems, not just one causing the issues.Blue smoke = Oil being burnt, and White smoke is consistent with coolant.If you are overheating you may be suffering a head gasket failure.Start with a compression test, and check all the valve cover gaskets...