SikFoX

I need help i found out that my intake manifold is leaking i was planning on just replacing the gasket but i was reading that u could carb the 302. I was wondering if u guys could help me decide whether or not to do so what the pros and cons are on having a carb? I just really want a bad *** setup!!!!

a89fiveoh

ok! carbs to me are the easiest way to power your 302. It cleans up all the BS that is in your engine compartment too. My 306 is carb'd and i love it.

ACE

If your car has injection and it all works fine and are 89+, leave it on. Carbs are good dont get me wrong I run one, but if I had the choice I would go injection.

a89fiveoh

Im not gonna lie, efficiency with the carb isnt as good as the F/I but as far as the power you can get out of a carb setup i think is much greater than F/I and its cheaper too.

67mustang302

But if you already have EFI it's not always cheaper to go to a carb setup, you have to buy an intake and a carb, plus other little things, fuel lines/fittings etc. It is a lot less clutter though.

mjr46

to do the swap it'll require a good bit of work..if you have efl and it's a mass air set up then I'd leave it alone and just fix the problem

67mustang302

I find it somewhat amusing that it's EFI guys who say "EFI is better, switch from carb to EFI." And the carb guys say "Carb is better for certain things, but leave it the way it is cuz that's easier."

90mustangkid

wqhen i built my motor the main reason i changed my car from f/i to carb is one... a carb is so much less work (once you get it ) as far as tuning and is better for making power... now if u are planning to supercharge it or maybe put a turbo... then u basically have no choise but to leave it f/i so there would be no point in changing it

motorman524

I've seen a carbed turbocharged car before.

67mustang302

Yeah, blowthrough carbs can make oodles of power. I even saw a Mustang running in Grand Am several years back with a carb'd pushrod engine that was a blowthrough turbo. Needless to say it had quite a bit more power than any other car in it's class. They're just not easy to tune from what I understand.