302 Performance
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well, you can add aluminum heads, edelbrock efi truck intake, larger thottle body, headers and exhaust . if that doesnt take care of you i would look into swaping over to a 351w which will give you a better starting point.
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your mileage would be the same with a 351.
i had a 302 and got 12/14 city,hwy. now with the 351 i get 12/16 city,hwy. and way more torque. but to each is own. just an fyi all those mods will run you around 2000 + total and may only gain you 50 -80 hp and similar in torq. you could get a 351 swaped in for less and add a few of those mentioned above and be making some power for sure. do your research before you start droping coins at things . heads, header and throttlebody could swap over to the 351 the intake cant
i had a 302 and got 12/14 city,hwy. now with the 351 i get 12/16 city,hwy. and way more torque. but to each is own. just an fyi all those mods will run you around 2000 + total and may only gain you 50 -80 hp and similar in torq. you could get a 351 swaped in for less and add a few of those mentioned above and be making some power for sure. do your research before you start droping coins at things . heads, header and throttlebody could swap over to the 351 the intake cant
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As of right now, I dont have the means for a swap. Plus, my 302 runs great. Just wanted to see how I could "beef" it up. What do you think a cold air intake would do for it?
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not what you would expect. do a search for fab fipk kit . plenty have made there own with same results for a 3rd the cost. what are your goals with this rig.
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whoa, kem I disagree with you here... kinda 
I recommend avoiding that rediculously costly FIPK kit. Check out my gallery for my homemade cold-air setup. I did some research and found several instances where this type of setup far exceeded the benefits of an FIPK. Even making your own FIPK-style air intake is not worth the effort. With that type of setup, the air is actually hotter when it gets to the engine. $25 worth of insulation tape and a $30 filter is the best bolt-on air intake you'll get.
On the other hand, if you upgrade your throttle body, you might want to look at fabricating an intake. You'll still want the insulation, but a bigger TB needs more airflow than the stock box can give you.
I recommend avoiding that rediculously costly FIPK kit. Check out my gallery for my homemade cold-air setup. I did some research and found several instances where this type of setup far exceeded the benefits of an FIPK. Even making your own FIPK-style air intake is not worth the effort. With that type of setup, the air is actually hotter when it gets to the engine. $25 worth of insulation tape and a $30 filter is the best bolt-on air intake you'll get.
On the other hand, if you upgrade your throttle body, you might want to look at fabricating an intake. You'll still want the insulation, but a bigger TB needs more airflow than the stock box can give you.
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i wasnt going to get into the whole hot air thing . but fabing his own would be cheaper then buying one for sure. I prefer my drop in filter and insulating the tubes but others like the larger cone filter sound and feel. to each his own
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A 302 can put out over 400 horsepower with only three changes. Heads, headers, and 1.7 rockers. I can direct the naysayers to the site. We didn't even have to change the pushrods. As expected, the higher-ratio rockers increased the area under the curve of the stock cam, pushing output to 405 hp at 6,200 rpm and 380 lb-ft of torque at 4,300. Not exactly a truck engine, unless you run 4.10 or so gears, but people put down the 302 all the time. I would love to run against some of these 351's I hear about, with my 69 F100. I have a 351 in my Bronco, and I got beat by an S-10 Blazer with a 4.3, and an F150 with a 300 from light to light. And I got beat at top end by a PowerStroke Diesel. My Bronco runs great, but a 351 isn't much stronger then a 302. About 5 more horsepower, and about 25 lb ft of torque in stock form.
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the 302 is nice. gotta love it one the best motors ford ever made. as for fords diesels,.....powerchoke. unless u get the cummins package. which ive seen. now
"About 5 more horsepower, and about 25 lb ft of torque in stock form." stock form is the key word there. the 302 is more of a car engine while the 351 is a much better truck engine, with very few mods, like headers,overbore and a cam u can get considerable gains with the 351. well enough said. i jsut cant wait to finish my 351w build and swap with the 302. by the way the total build price on the motor is only 1235$ including machining, and hottankin. alot less then the build mentioned for your 302. of course i have the time and effort and tools to do the swap myself so that should always be considerd
"About 5 more horsepower, and about 25 lb ft of torque in stock form." stock form is the key word there. the 302 is more of a car engine while the 351 is a much better truck engine, with very few mods, like headers,overbore and a cam u can get considerable gains with the 351. well enough said. i jsut cant wait to finish my 351w build and swap with the 302. by the way the total build price on the motor is only 1235$ including machining, and hottankin. alot less then the build mentioned for your 302. of course i have the time and effort and tools to do the swap myself so that should always be considerd
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