I need some help with indentifying a 302 engine.
I've been wanting to find an 85 5.0 liter roller cam engine for my 66 f100 but have had no luck.
What I have found though is an engine that the owner says is a 302 with a c4 trany.
It's a 2V engine that has what appears to be factory red paint on it.
I do know that 68 was the first year for 302 engines I just don't want to take a chance that this engine is a 260 or a 289, which only has 20
or so more HP than my 240-6.
Does anyone know where I can find an engine color
code chart?
Is there much cost and work involved in getting
more performance out of a 2V 302?
I'd be satisfied with about 200 HP.
THANKS!

 

I am not an expert on small blocks, but I have in my shop a 68 289 painted factory red with a 2V. I never new they painted them red myself, but the motor came from a friend who had the truck for many years.

 

I have a 1980 302 block in my garage. The block casting number is on the cylinder bank outside of cylinder 4 near the starter. E0AE E=80's 0=1980 A=Full sized Ford E=engine part Also when I removed the intake manifold, there was 1980 cast into the crotch of the lifter valley. Finding the tin engine tag would help. Look under the coil mounting bracket,dipstick tube, or under the watertemp sender. Tag from the upper left should have: CID,Model year,change level and more criptic numbers on the bottom. Another thing to look for (this will help weed out early 289's and 260's) pre 65 1/2 there was a 5 bolt bellhousing instead of 6. There is some interchangability between 289 and 302 heads so you might not want to go by head casting numbers. 302 block casting numbers from my rebuild book are as follows:
C8OE-A,-B C8TE-B D1TZ-E D1OE-AA D4DE-AA D5ZY-AA my info peters out in the early 80's. Also beware that there was a close relative of the 302, a 255. These were put in Mustangs and pickup trucks in the early 80's. They have a 3.68" bore instead of a 4" bore that casting (255) is: EOSE-AE. The basic casting number for engine block is 6015 that only means engine block. If you intend on doing a rebuild, the 289 and 302 blocks are interchangable (except for the 5 bolt Bells of the early 289) Of coarse you'd have to change the crank rods and pistons. I swapped out a 300-6 for the 302 I have. If you want a bigger engine with your transmission, I would urge you to consider a 351W. A 302 is 4" bore, 3" stroke. This recipe is about high reving power and not low reving grunt. comparatively a chev 350 is 4" Bore 3.48" stroke,a 351W 4" bore 3.5" stroke A 390 4.05"bore 3.78" stroke. I now have a 390 that is clearly more power than the 302 or the 300 were. You will have to get different engine perches for a 302 or any other v8 except maybe the FE motors (352,360,390) I don't know for gospel but the perches on my 390 look just like the one I threw away from my 300. The 302 351 and 400 share the same perch. Of coarse if you want big power, just get the 460.