Correct me if I am wrong here, but I think there is a little confusion about 302's and 302's. The 302 Chevy and its competitor the Boss 302 have absolutly nothing what so ever in common with either the 5.0 Ford motor or the generac everyday Ford 302.

If you are going to compare the Chevy 302 to a Ford motor then it has to be the motor Ford brought to the dance to compete with the Chevy 302. Thats comparing apples to apples, any other comparision is like looking at apples to lemons there not even in the same catogory. And not only did the Chevy 302 have a short life span so did the Ford. Granted a Ford 302 did live on and was very succesful for Ford, but it has very little in common with the Boss 302 that should be the comparing motor.

Both of these motors won championships in competition against each other, both were a refreshing look at how a factory motor program could produce superior "STUFF". And at different places and times one or the other was better than the other. Kinda like life in a way.

Roland