Originally posted by Aster
Good question and just in time. I'm building a 30 Ford coupe and had planned on putting my 350 w/700r4 in it but I just found out a friend of mine has a 70's something 302 w/auto in a van. The van is trash but the engine runs good. I've always been a GM man but thought the Ford tradition would stay alive with the 302 and also break away from the mainstream by going with the 302. I like the fact that the distributor is up front on the 302 so it's easy to get to. I think, as a result, there is more junk on the front of the engine setting it back further...I think, like I say I'm not a Ford man. The tranny would be a 3 speed as opposed to my 4 speed 700r4. If you run a high gear 8 or 9 inch Ford rearend, then that would change driveability quite a bit. Any other ideas?
Aster, I have not done this myself but hear good things.... Stroke a 302 to a 347 street fighter stroker kit. I have a book on small block ford strokers and it gives TONS of good info on them. I talked to some people that used to have a 302 and drove it and then later stroked it and put it back in the same car/truck and it made a HUGE difference they said. Some people swear by the 347's and would rather have one of them than a 351W. I thought about just stroking mine and leaving it in my 66 in about 2 years but thinking of going with a 351W now and a built C6. The 347 with my C4 would be pretty nice in a T bucket though.