[Diy_efi] Ford 460 MPI and controllers

[Clair Davis]

Now that my EFI project is somewhat functional, my Dad is asking about what
it would take to inject one of his 460's.  Now I'm not a Ford guy at all,
not that I don't like them, I just never owned one so it's a matter of
ignorance, not spite.  That said, It's my understanding that multi-point
460's were an OEM option from the late 80's to mid-90's at least, so salvage
parts should be easy to come by.  Since the plumbing/wiring parts should be
pretty straight-forward, I'm mostly curious about the preferred ways of
running one of these critters might be.

I suspect that Ford probably used some sort of MAF, controlled by their
EEC-whatever box.  My personal experience lies with GM ECM's, the 7730 in
particular.  I do have a couple 7727's in the garage that could be used for
this job.  From a pure practicality standpoint, I think I'd prefer to run
this engine with a GM controller as well, as I have some capacity to tune
the thing with the hardware/software I have on hand.

With all that said, is there a "preferred" way to run a modified 460 using
mostly factory injection parts?  To start, this engine will be basically
recammed, perhaps with headers and a good exhaust.  I don't think this will
be any sort of wild tune at all.  Any suggestions or time-saving measures
would be greatly appreciated.

Clair
69 Valiant 340/7730
Fort Worth, TX