Switching from carb to FI on a Ford (fwd)

[Jim Davies]

On Mon, 1 Apr 1996 gtk110 at psu.edu wrote:

> >The 4.9L is a straight 6.
> 
> Oh, no, this is a classic case of "I shoulda had a V-8" ..I thought the 4.9L
> was an 8(since, technically the 302 is a 4.9L)...
>         My advice now is to get a V-8...For the amount of money spent to FI
> this thing, you may as well buy a junkyard 302 with efi,harness, and
> computer,plus you won't have to work out as many "bugs".

I disagree...Ford has quite a nice EFI system for the 4.9, and the 4.9 
is quite a good engine, BTW. Why not just find a Ford pickup at the
wreckers and get what you need. BTW, it is not TBI, but MPFI.

Jim Davies