I have a 92 F150 flare side that I will be trading in for a bronco. What I need to know is what types of things should I look for/avoid? My current truck has the 5.0 and with a few mods makes more than enough power for me. Question again is, is the 5.0 in the bronco the same as the f150, and if so, is performance comparable? (I dont know how much heavier the Bronco is)
Also does the Bronco come with an option of a 5 speed? if so is it the ZF or the mazda 5 speed?
I am so sorry about all the questions, but I have already searched for some time and am not comming up with what I really need to know . Also any extra information you could provide that would be useful would be great!

Thanks in advance

 

I have a 1988 302 EFI with a C6. Some things have come up (good at least), and mine needs to go. email me or PM me. She has 205,000 miles, and when I thought it was acting funny, I took it to a trans mechanic who popped the hood, tuned and fixed a few things with me, and it ran and shifted fine. There was recently a post where I read the hp and torque for it, and I think it was 190hp/275ftlps. I might be off though. If its not tuned right, gas mileage becomes a big problem...thats pretty obvious but, its also pretty common I find. And I pamper that girl.

The tailgates always rust at the bottom because of worn window seals and no drainage in the tailgate, but theres a lot of aftermarket stuff, tailgates aren't too expensive, and self repairs seem pretty easy. The rear window is finicky too, but thats usually an easy fix I hear if you feel like laying down in the back to get it open. Probably related to the seal, some people say some grease does wonders. I got lucky, mines stuck up.

I don't know what else right now, but theyre a blast to drive...like a big arcade game. Handles snow very well if you know how to drive. I have mine in the city sometimes, and she parellel parks like a dream, I think the turning radius is 35 feet. She's bone stock too. It weighs 6200 lbs I think, but doesn't always feel like it. 302s are easy to tune and add little things too, but after awhile you might need to upgrade from the speed density to mass air flow. Depends on the year though. I don't know what year they started, but models in the 90s already have it. They also start to get electronic transmissions and most of the years have the 302, 351 or an I6. I'm just going off of memory from reading different posts here, you can learn a ton if you just dedicate a few minutes to tear thorugh some of the older stuff. I don't really know that much more about them, but I know I'm gonna miss my baby.