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The bad news, they were really gutless engines....150HP (gross or net), leaving almost 100 hp to the rear wheels...smog heads, etc....a good engine to start with and just plan on cam/head changes, etc.
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The MII 302 is a "Ford 90 degree" or "Windsor" style motor. No C motors in MIIs. Last year for the C, which was a 351C, is 1974. 302C motors are Australia only. Who would waste a Boss 302 in a MII unless there were a lot more done to it--and it wouldn't end up in the scrap yard methinks....
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i think you're getting to detailed there.
don't care about Boss 302.
i'm looking for junkyard small block.
i'll double check if 5.0's are 302's.
i'm staying away from THAT Mustang II looks pretty thrashed.
i've run into smog engine thing before that's easily fixed.
just looking for small block that is in VERY GOOD condition.
no junk.
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i think you're getting to detailed there.
don't care about Boss 302.
i'm looking for junkyard small block.
i'll double check if 5.0's are 302's.
i'm staying away from THAT Mustang II looks pretty thrashed.
i've run into smog engine thing before that's easily fixed.
just looking for small block that is in VERY GOOD condition.
no junk.
Have A Nice Day!
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fordy's
wikipedia
'In the 1980s the 302 became more commonly known as the 5.0 Liter'
i'll check 'em out.
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wikipedia
'In the 1980s the 302 became more commonly known as the 5.0 Liter'
i'll check 'em out.
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255 was issued 1980-82. Never in MII's, and no one in their right mind would have transplanted one. The clue to a 255 is an open runner intake manifold with a valley pan, like a Y block.
The 255 is to be avoided. Crank is weak, heads are poor, nothing really good about it.
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As for getting too detailed, well, paying attention to details is how you come home with a 302 and not a 255, or a 351C instead of a 351M. I could go on & on.....
The 255 is to be avoided. Crank is weak, heads are poor, nothing really good about it.
Ford Windsor engine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As for getting too detailed, well, paying attention to details is how you come home with a 302 and not a 255, or a 351C instead of a 351M. I could go on & on.....
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what's your thinking on a 255?
a long time i saw a Ford V8 stuffed in a midget or
an import.
i thought it was a 260.
i learned later it wasn't smaller externally just less cubic inches.
260 and 289 are same dimensions outside as far as i know.
why do you want to go DOWN in cubic inches?
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what's your thinking on a 255?
a long time i saw a Ford V8 stuffed in a midget or
an import.
i thought it was a 260.
i learned later it wasn't smaller externally just less cubic inches.
260 and 289 are same dimensions outside as far as i know.
why do you want to go DOWN in cubic inches?
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As said before to lower capacity for class restrictions, fuel economy etc. Usually get more revs out out of them too so if built properly they can go well. BUT smaller engines are for smaller cars (within reason). Capacity usually has torque (from bigger cranks, longer rods and such) and that is what it takes to get bigger vehicles moving
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255s are junk. They are to be avoided. As for fuel economy, they didn't do any better than the 302.