ok i recently bought a 1972 ford maverick with a 302 in it. this car needs work its in pretty good condition. what are some things i can do to get better performance out of this motor without sacrificing mileage. rive replac ed the plugs and soon im putting in an HEI with new wires to remove the extremelky outdated points system. what have you all done to help out your maverick/comet.
I had a Torker 289 single plane intake, Pertronix ignition, GT-40P heads, a moderate cam, Edelbrock 600 carb, 6901 Hooker headers and dual exhaust, and 3.80 rear gears on a C4 tranny. It still got 20 mpg, if I kept my foot out of it. It also got 1 mpg if I put my foot into it. The body is so light and the 302 is powerful enough to push it around with minimal gas mileage. As long as you take it easy on depressing the gas pedal.
