computer/ compt. with aftermarket

hello, i have an 1988 Lincoln Town car thatme and my father are rebuilding. I have heard rumors of the stock 5.0 EFI engine having a weird computer that wont work with aftermarket parts. Is this true?

any help is grealty apprec.

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