300 or a 302?
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300 or a 302?
my 300 in my truck has been a good motor but i want that v8 sound. just wondering if i should go with the 302 or keep the 300. i dont know which to do. im leaning towards the 302 but i would like some opinions from some of you.
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I like a good 302, but to go through an engine swap for the "V8 sound" is just short of all-out nuts.
Your 300, it's an '85?
--EFI manifolds or long-tube header
--Offy or other fine brand 4bbl intake with small 4bbl
--tune it up, and have more torque at lower rpm than a 302, and nearly the same or more HP, depending on what wheezer 302 you are looking at.
Performance wise, well placed efforts with the 300 are much better money spent than an engine swap. If you want anything special out of most 302s, you have to go through them anyway, doubling your cost and effort.
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Your 300, it's an '85?
--EFI manifolds or long-tube header
--Offy or other fine brand 4bbl intake with small 4bbl
--tune it up, and have more torque at lower rpm than a 302, and nearly the same or more HP, depending on what wheezer 302 you are looking at.
Performance wise, well placed efforts with the 300 are much better money spent than an engine swap. If you want anything special out of most 302s, you have to go through them anyway, doubling your cost and effort.
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lol sorry i ment to put for more power too i want more power and the 300 just isnt doing it for me. i was wondering if i should go with the 302 or just bore my 300 and mod the crap out of it and yes my 300 is an 85
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30 minutes of research will be all you need to know all you need to about both the 300 and 302.
Just sayin'.
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The carb 300 was very underpowered from the factory. 120hp / 255 tq. Granted, the carb'd 302 in trucks was quite a pig itself until you modded it. 135hp / 245tq.
A couple mods with a 4bbl intake/carb, higher flowing exhaust, hotter ignition, some port work on the head, and you can easily match and beat the numbers for even the EFI 302 (185hp / 270tq) without having to rev the snot out of it.
I imagine the cost would be comparable to just purchasing and installing a 302 into your truck.
If you're looking for sound, check out the sticky that's at the top of the forums. It's filled with different exhaust combinations and sounds with videos and sound clips of what a 300 can sound like.
A couple mods with a 4bbl intake/carb, higher flowing exhaust, hotter ignition, some port work on the head, and you can easily match and beat the numbers for even the EFI 302 (185hp / 270tq) without having to rev the snot out of it.
I imagine the cost would be comparable to just purchasing and installing a 302 into your truck.
If you're looking for sound, check out the sticky that's at the top of the forums. It's filled with different exhaust combinations and sounds with videos and sound clips of what a 300 can sound like.
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If you're going to go through the hassle of a 302 swap, save a few extra pennies and go with the 351. You'll be able to out run a 302, and out pull a stock 300 no problem.
Trading a 300 for a 302 is a side step. You get V8 sound, but no pulling power... same fuel consumption etc.
Trading a 300 for a 302 is a side step. You get V8 sound, but no pulling power... same fuel consumption etc.
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This kid just isn't going to stop until he ruins a good thing.
We've all been there. I would just like to see him not hack up that truck. He needs to just keep that 300 and maybe mod it a bit. A nice 2 barrel or do a 4 barrel swap, EFI manifolds, 3.73 gear ratio.
We've all been there. I would just like to see him not hack up that truck. He needs to just keep that 300 and maybe mod it a bit. A nice 2 barrel or do a 4 barrel swap, EFI manifolds, 3.73 gear ratio.
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Look at this kid's posts. He is just determined to rip that perfectly good low mile 300 out of that truck. I'd like to have it. Mine has over 220,000 miles on it.
And it still got me out of harm's way today! Almost creamed by a loaded semi!
When she wants to, she still puts out the power (one of these days I'll figure out why the power comes and goes).
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