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Apr 20, 2004 | 11:14 AM

Darren_C_kern

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Pls help identify this motor

It's a 302 in an 86 F150 XLT Lariat. Is this thing EFI, or what is it? All I know is that it doesn't look like a TBI to me. Thanks.

It's the 3rd pic in this webshots album- http://community.webshots.com/album/135848081QZYgRq

Apr 20, 2004 | 01:02 PM

pineknot

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The engine pictured is an early EFI 302. The engine was installed in F150's beginning in 1985. I had a 1985 F150 with this engine and it was very strong.

Apr 20, 2004 | 01:26 PM

Darren_C_kern

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Thanks man, I thought it must be EFI but I had never heard of EFI motors until the early 90s. Ford must have been ahead of the game with this one.

Apr 20, 2004 | 03:02 PM

ssanto

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I have an EFI motor in my 85 crown vic.... it looks like a carburetor but has two injectors in it. I guess it was their first attempt...

-Sal

Apr 21, 2004 | 02:23 AM

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central port was a good design but they found the can do so much more on the control side with multiport injection.

it all comes down to getting better emissions.