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i have a flare side 92 with a 302 i have allready bored the engine once and years latter its lost its power y is that ? it has a six inch lift . im doing an over haul on it more power more lift with airbags. i mostly was wondering what is my truck called f-150? or what cause its hard to find flareside stuff
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First, do a compression check on the motor. Another member might chime in on what the good range should be.
It could be an F-150 or F-250. Is it a 5 lug or 8 lug axle setup? Flareside stuff is pretty tough to find for most Fords.
First, do a compression check on the motor. Another member might chime in on what the good range should be.
It could be an F-150 or F-250. Is it a 5 lug or 8 lug axle setup? Flareside stuff is pretty tough to find for most Fords.
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Yeah a "Flareside" is just an F150 with a step side box. How big of tires do you have on the truck, and what gears on in your differentials? Big tires will suck a ton of power out of a little motor like the 302...
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its 5 lug i have 33 on it not sure of the diff im switching ths diff out with one from f 250 and i will be increasing the power with a supercharger or blower should i get a new engine or rbuild it i do have another 302 that does run ok . the engine in the flairside is in bad shape but workable
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Ok, well a 302 is, in my opinion, a terrible truck motor. Find a 351w and put in in there. When you say that you're switching the diff out, do you mean that your swapping the whole rear axle, or the ring and pinion and stuff, because that won't work. An F250 uses a Sterling 10.25", your truck has an 8.8" rear end.
The 33" tires are probably what's holding it back though. 302s are not good low end torque motors so getting moving is probably an all day event, as well as getting up to speed.
The 33" tires are probably what's holding it back though. 302s are not good low end torque motors so getting moving is probably an all day event, as well as getting up to speed.
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