Engine size the same?
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Engine size the same?
So I have a guy interested in the 400 out of my 84 F250. He apparently wants the motor to put in a Ranger he has. He mentioned that he already had a 302 in it before, but was looking for something a little more powerful. He wanted me to measure the size of the block, from exhaust manifold to exhaust manifold to get the size of it.
Isn't a 302 the same size as a 351/400? Just different strokes and bores?
Isn't a 302 the same size as a 351/400? Just different strokes and bores?
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Simple answer: no.
The 302 has a shorter deck height which makes the heads lower and thus more narrow. Also I'm not sure the mounts are the same and the 351m/400 bell housing is the same as the 460, not the 302/351w.
That is one plus the Chevy guys have with the classic small and big block. It all mounts the same. Engine mounts and bell housing all interchange from the lowly 262 to the 572 crate motor. The only difference is block size and sometimes the big block just won't fit.
The 302 has a shorter deck height which makes the heads lower and thus more narrow. Also I'm not sure the mounts are the same and the 351m/400 bell housing is the same as the 460, not the 302/351w.
That is one plus the Chevy guys have with the classic small and big block. It all mounts the same. Engine mounts and bell housing all interchange from the lowly 262 to the 572 crate motor. The only difference is block size and sometimes the big block just won't fit.
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The mounts are specific to an M/400. In fact, they are stamped that way from the factory. I don't know the diff from a 302, but they must be much wider when bolted on as the M block is, as was said, huge when compared to a 302.
Is the Ranger the little one, after 81? If so I would think a 351W would be much easier to fit in.
Is the Ranger the little one, after 81? If so I would think a 351W would be much easier to fit in.
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The mounts are specific to an M/400. In fact, they are stamped that way from the factory. I don't know the diff from a 302, but they must be much wider when bolted on as the M block is, as was said, huge when compared to a 302.
Is the Ranger the little one, after 81? If so I would think a 351W would be much easier to fit in.
Is the Ranger the little one, after 81? If so I would think a 351W would be much easier to fit in.
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That's something you don't see everyday, one wise man correcting another.
There is a lot of modification going into putting a 400 into a Ranger (small one). If he does buy it, he has a lot of work ahead of him.
There is a lot of modification going into putting a 400 into a Ranger (small one). If he does buy it, he has a lot of work ahead of him.
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So I have a guy interested in the 400 out of my 84 F250. He apparently wants the motor to put in a Ranger he has. He mentioned that he already had a 302 in it before, but was looking for something a little more powerful. He wanted me to measure the size of the block, from exhaust manifold to exhaust manifold to get the size of it.
Isn't a 302 the same size as a 351/400? Just different strokes and bores?
Isn't a 302 the same size as a 351/400? Just different strokes and bores?
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