this coming spring i plan to rebuilt an old school stock small block 302 and im going to put EFI on it and put it in my ford maverick(Daily driver). i already have most of the parts that i need but my main concern is gas mileage. i read an article on the mustang and ford website that talks about what i plan to do, the car that was used was a full size car i think it was a fairlane or something. with the EFI that they put on the V8 it boosted the mileage up by five miles. since my maverick is pretty light i figured i could do the same and get pretty descent gas mileage. what do you all think?
Will you be doing the work yourself? And how much experience do you have working on the electrics of both older and newer cars? I'm not suggesting a novice is incapable of doing the swap, however, it helps if you've got the experience and knowhow. And yes, you'll probably get better gas mileage than carbed - but "your actual mileage may vary". Good luck
Novice (didnt actualy grow up with muscle cars) well, yeah i am a novice but i do plan to get some help from my dad and a classic car dealer that i am good friends with. the only problem i may run into would be if i have to computer, my uncle works in a junkyard in VA and he said he could check the yard next door to his for the computer and wiring harness.
Welcome Sounds like a good idea, and its been done thousands of times. Search for it on google and you'll find alot of good sites with information on the swap. I'm planning on doing the swap also in one of my future cars. Good Luck
