In California, you must do a "motor swap" per Cal EPA. You can't legally just convert to EFI when I spoke with them. That being said, the 79 head has an extra port on the exhaust manifold side of the head which would have to be plugged. You could easily swap an EFI head and EFI system and nobody would be the wiser.
The automatic works fine on the 79. It is not a high performance machine but has sufficient power to be a solid driver. The EFI would improve performance significantly.
What model should I buy? Need Help
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spidernut
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- Your car is a: 1979 Fiat Spider Automatic
- Location: Lincoln, CA
Re: What model should I buy? Need Help
John G.
1979 Spider (Owned since 2000)
1971 124 Sport Spider (Owned since 2017)
1977 Spider (Sold 2017)
1979 Spider (Disposed of in 2017)
1979 Spider (Sold 2015)
1980 Spider (Sold in 2013)
1981 Spider (Sold in 1985)
2017 Spider (Owned since 2019)
1979 Spider (Owned since 2000)
1971 124 Sport Spider (Owned since 2017)
1977 Spider (Sold 2017)
1979 Spider (Disposed of in 2017)
1979 Spider (Sold 2015)
1980 Spider (Sold in 2013)
1981 Spider (Sold in 1985)
2017 Spider (Owned since 2019)