a 302 in my runner???
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a 302 in my runner???
so as some of you know ive been complaining that my truck is weak
and i was thinking of some headers and exhaust, but i quickly abandon that and decided to do a swap, but the 3.4L dosnt have enough power for me
so while talking to kid in my class he suggested a ford 302 of the fox body mustang
1. will it fit
2. will it bolt up to my tranny
3. carb or fuel injected
4. how hard will the wiring be
5. will this be reliable
-thanx
Dean
and i was thinking of some headers and exhaust, but i quickly abandon that and decided to do a swap, but the 3.4L dosnt have enough power for me
so while talking to kid in my class he suggested a ford 302 of the fox body mustang
1. will it fit
2. will it bolt up to my tranny
3. carb or fuel injected
4. how hard will the wiring be
5. will this be reliable
-thanx
Dean
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Yes it will fit.
I belive there are bellhousing adapters available.
Carb is easy to set up but fuel injection would be best.
About the same as a 3.4L swap, depends if you are just throwing a carb on there aswell.
People might argue that it wont be as reliable as the toyota engine but I say the 302 engines are great.
We have owned 2 trucks with them and they NEVER gave us any trouble.
(one had over 500,000kms on it)
I belive there are bellhousing adapters available.
Carb is easy to set up but fuel injection would be best.
About the same as a 3.4L swap, depends if you are just throwing a carb on there aswell.
People might argue that it wont be as reliable as the toyota engine but I say the 302 engines are great.
We have owned 2 trucks with them and they NEVER gave us any trouble.
(one had over 500,000kms on it)
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From my experiances (sorry Im a gm kinda guy) Small block chevy motors are cheaper to build. I just sold my old 305 out of my Camaro for $20 lol and I know of a few running 350s for the $300 range
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Talk to Advanced Adaptors, they will have motor mounts and tranny adapters for you.
As for your tranny: you've got the R150F, so you're good. It's a good tough tranny, but you may have a bit of a time finding a clutch/fly wheel combo that will work.
On the Ford 302 vs GM 350 debate, I think I have to hand it to ford on this one. The 302 is a bullet proof motor(same with the 350), but a plain jane 302 in a mustang makes the same kind of numbers as a plain jane 350 in a trans-am. And while it's arguable that there is more "cheap" after market support for the 350, there are still millions of 302's out there, and there is no shortage of goodies for them.
As for your tranny: you've got the R150F, so you're good. It's a good tough tranny, but you may have a bit of a time finding a clutch/fly wheel combo that will work.
On the Ford 302 vs GM 350 debate, I think I have to hand it to ford on this one. The 302 is a bullet proof motor(same with the 350), but a plain jane 302 in a mustang makes the same kind of numbers as a plain jane 350 in a trans-am. And while it's arguable that there is more "cheap" after market support for the 350, there are still millions of 302's out there, and there is no shortage of goodies for them.
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fuel injection > Carbs..
EFI offers better fuel economy, off road performance ( hills and whatnot) and better general power..
I would hate to run a carb ( even though they are VERY easy to set up )
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I would go with the carb. Cheap to maintain, and easy to figure out when you have a carb, distributor and a coil. Here is a pic of my 1966 ski boat, a Ford with a carb, that's a Holley on it now, still have the original carb.
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Downey adaptors, no Ford, have seen them somewhere
http://www.downeyoff-road.com/Engine...rsionKits.html
http://www.downeyoff-road.com/Engine...rsionKits.html