I know first off, I'm going to get some harsh feed back for posting a truck in a Mustang website. But this is a what ever you want to put it in 302 mill though.This engine only has 34,000 and some change on the clock. SAE net hp rated at 122hp. The actual hp is 192 at the flywheel. Not the SAE smog era, My first rebuild ever, was copied out of hot magazine, 500 hp 460 ford engine. The same heads carb cam intake rocker arms and headers, Had my fingers crossed when I first fired up the beast. That was back when gas was less than a buck a gallon for Exxon 93 octane. I think now days, a 302 small block will do just fine with gas the way it is. I ordered a new, but used for display, Holley 600 cfm with electric choke for $179.00 off eBay. I was going to use a Edelbrock performer 2121 street intake, but researched a better newer, CNC wet flowed computer designed Weiand street manifold 1500-5500 rpm. Dynode out with 14 more hp than the over 20 year old 2121. And either use the stock cam with 1.75:1 ratio roller rockers or 1.8:1 grooved for high lift cams so when the rocker is on it's seat will not interfere with the GT-40p heads without machining the pedestals and costing me more $$$. 1 5/8 inch long tube headers. And recurve my stock distributor with lighter springs. 10 degrees idle and 24 degrees total timing all in by 2200 rpm, checked with a running engine and timing light.
Finned valve covers and air filter cover. Chrome dip stick and power steering stick bought the engine with all that chrome already on it. A clutch cooling fan that does not hook up to the radiator unless it needs to, with built in heat thermostat. This is worth 25 hp over a direct hook up fan. Maybe hopefully 300+ HP at the flywheel? Oh less I forget a new chrome molly oil pump shaft. & chrome molly pushrods sized to fit so the roller bearing sits in the middle of the valve stem when the valves are on there seats. Hopefully with GT-40Ps lower cc combustion chamber, should put compression at 9.5:1. You 302 experienced guys let me know what you think. I'm not going racing with it so, The truck weighs 3300+ pounds with me in it. I'm on a shoe string budget! I buy parts when I can for the motor, I'm a get it as cheap as possible person, so... I l@@k high and low for parts that are used. Some parts I would not buy used. I stay a way from fancy parts and put my money where it counts. If I was going street/strip racing I'd love some AFR 165cc heads though. You have to clean up aluminum heads in order to out horse ported cast iron heads. You purchase at good set of aluminum heads and bolt them on as is, a pair of worked or cleaned up valve pockets cast iron heads will out horse the un worked aluminum heads every time. Don't be leave it? do it yourself and find out.![]()
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