Just have a simple question. Will a distributor from a 302 work on a 351w? I would buy a new one for my windsor, but its just the fact I have one sitting in my garage from a 302. That and its only for my 76 highboy mudtruck

 

No.......blocks are different

 

go get one from a wrecking yard

 

While we are on the 302-351W swap...... are headers interchangeable between the two???

 

depends on the exhaust setup. They will bolt up to the heads fine, but after that, your on your own.

 

Thanks for the info RacinNdrummin.

 

Welcom to FTE. The block is higher on the 351 so 302 headders will dump higher and will not match the rest of the exaust system without modifying. You will generaly find it cheaper to get 351 headers. Specific to the truck ya got.

 

Problem is, his truck never came with a 351w. I hear that shorty headers work (from a stang), but I also hear that most people have had to do a little bending or modifying to get headers to fit.

 

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