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My take: 1. Finned valve covers from Cal Custom, Offenhauser, or Edelbrock 2. Old school intake from Edelbrock, Offy, Weiand, or Ford 3....
If you want to be sure the engine has some mileage left in it you'll need to take a look at the cylinder bores and peek underneath the rod and...
I agree with Tuck, an Offy intake and Cal Custom valve covers would probably be the least expensive vintage combo. I've seen either piece go for...
[ QUOTE ] If a 302 is such a nostalgic period motor where the hell are all the offy, sharp, and nostalgic intakes to go with it? you can say it...
Geez, I completely forgot the helpful bit: Scott--A good site for Ford engine-specific questions is www.fordmuscle.com.
[ QUOTE ] I have a SBF and its in the right place, a 64 galaxie. I dont care whos already got a 302 in there car...thats cool... BUT this...
Would you say he was too tall, or just tall?
A 289/302 is 115 pounds lighter than a SBC, and getting 350HP out of one is cheap and easy ever since the aftermarket started making heads to...
Congrats! A shoebox Ford sounds like a great home for that engine. (BTW, the valve covers should polish up nicely...)
C'mon, somebody's got to be home from the drags by now--give us the scoop! Who had the fastest overall time? Was the Drag 'N Fly in top form?...
I've seen hundreds--if not thousands--of photos of hot rods on Bonneville salt with mountains in the background. You'd think that style of photo...
A better look at it, courtesy of Photoshop:
You're gonna need every inch of those big meats once you unleash that monster V6...
An old 390 would be perfect for that truck--easy to make gobs of torque with one of those critters...
"Gazoline fumes doo not keel brian cells" "Six packs--good for beer, abs, and carbs" "Hide the sheep" "It's not leaking oil, it's marking it's...
"More carbs than brains" "Embrace a high-carb diet" "No guts, no glory" "We must, we must, we must increase the rust" "Bonneville or bust" "Call...
If it were me I'd remove the valve covers, turn the engine by hand, and figure out FOR SURE what firing order the cam wants to see. Again, NO 302...
Welcome! Nifty little A ya got there. What kind of engine is that?
Short of removing the oil pan, I guess you could try the coat hanger down the spark plug hole trick to measure the stroke. 429 = 3.59", and 460 =...
Welcome. You got a particular car you'd like to build in mind?
For any lurkers reading this that are thinking about piping up--but would like to avoid getting slammed by the usual suspects in the group--I...
Perfect engine for a Buford, eh?
That crossmember with the lightening holes rocks.
Lots of cool details on that RPU. Nice work!
If the motor is a 302 installed in the 70's, then it isn't likely to use the 351 firing order. The 5.0 HO engines were the only 302s to use the...
Great post. I trust that once the booklets are all finished they'll be compiled in book form as well? Either way, sign me up for that first booklet...
Why only choose between a Y-block and a Chevy engine? A Ford 302 or 351W is just as reliable and easy to find parts for as a 350. And the myths...
I like the deep side of Nads. Although I wouldn't call the Boydian cars "perfect", but rather elitist and disturbingly sterile. Also, notice...
The good news about my local NAPA is that they usually have--or can get--the parts I need. The bad news is that the last time I was there I had to...
The F100 9-inch rears are the same width from '57 - '72. They got wider from '73 on. Check this out:...
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