who can weld and help me overall with some of my ideas?


i was thinking about going with a chevy 350 in my cressida but im leaning more towards a carbed 302. pardon me for being not soo up to date but...

are the factory carbed 302's pushrod? and are the 302's from the 94/95 gt ohc? i love the sound of the sohc 4.6 but i dont think the engine will give me the power im looking for.

so basically im looking for a OHC 302 that i can carb easily.



as far as welding goes ill need custom haggard ass engine and tranny mounts. ill also need a ford 4/5 speed transmissions drive shaft lengthened or shortened. (i havent mesured yet). who can do this? the down time for my car needs to be very minimal.

 

All 5.0/302s are pushrod, 4.6s/281s are ohc. Every factory 4.6 is EFI. TO convert it to carb will require a bit plus a some change to buy the kit plus its better suited for a full race motor IMO.

any 302 can be made to run carb easily and cheapyl. 85 was the last year of carbed motors in mustangs, I forget when other models went to efi.

 

thanks for the info.

i guess its pre 85 302 or bust. whats the usuall HP rating for a carbed 302?


ill probably need to get some headers made so where is a good local place to buy 302 flanges?

 

you can covert any 302 to carb....also easy to do !!!!!!!later models are roller blocks and can make up to 450hp safely...good luck with your project..........

 

pre 85 mustang 5.0's made like 180hp back then... So if you find a stong stock motor at best it would be 180hp?

 

damn thats weak my engine makes that much now.


turbo maybe?

 

225hp is the best you will find from a stock 302

 

I think 85 they made 205 acutally. All you gotta do is swap on a better intake and carb that would really wake the motor up.

 

for 86-95 302 you just have to buy an intake manifold and a carb ....

 

how about a mild cam, decent carb and intake and some headers?

im looking for the 300hp mark.