Personally I'd stick with a carb, but I can't justify that in any way that makes sense!
If you're getting 19mpg, that's only 4 less than my 8 year old Volvo T5 averaged, and is same as my neighbors 12 plate Audi S4 gets :-) I've purposely never worked it out on my Camaro, despite it being the first question anyone ever asks me when I'm out!!!!
Lots of others swap out old for new engines, change carb to efi and put turbos and other newer technologies in. It makes the car more efficient, makes more power etc. etc. It makes lots of sense for many reasons, though you need a lot of engineering skills, tools and electronic kit I suspect.
For me, in a 70s car I stick with 70s technology. I love to hear the 'suck' of a carb and the 'boing' of the throttle return spring, I love to have to crank it over to get fuel pressure, I even like to see the SBC 'puff' of smoke when it finally starts! MPG doesn't matter, otherwise I'd get an electric car. I enjoy the 'quirks' and the lower power / leaks / sounds / smells of an old car. I'd love to add the 'whine' of a supercharger or throw in an old, lumpy, big block. Let it smoke, let it leak, let it be free :-) Hmm, think I may be going too far now..........
I'm not having a pop at anyone elses way of doing things, I have the utmost respect to anyone who can do this type of engineering and love to see it. It's just, personally, I want an old car to retain the character heart and soul it was made with. That's why I bought mine in the first place, but then to be honest i spend more time working on it than I do driving it!
Told you I wouldn't make any sense didn't I!!!
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