Okay, this will be a 2 part post so please bear with me..

I have a 1980 Malibu with a worn out 229. I have purchased a 350 and 700R4 trans from a 1986 suburban.. The 350 has a computer controlled carb on it. I need to know if there is a way to make the carb work normally without the electrics. Secondly I need to aqquire an AC Delco spark plug heat range chart. My goal is to have a decent performer that gets good gas mileage too.. If my dad had a 454 in a suburban that got 14mpg in town. I don't see why 22mpg is out of the question.