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The one good thing about having a Ford 302 die...

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notfred

Lifer
There's about seven trillion of them out there and you can buy a used one for about $150. I think I'll have a project motor in the next week or two. Be a few more weeks after tha before the car is running again.
 
Originally posted by: Rent
What happened to your motor?
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Cracked piston/burnt rings + knocking rod and I think the oil pump might have been going out.... It was basically dying, then I killed cylinder #8 by running it too lean.
 
Originally posted by: notfred
Originally posted by: Rent
What happened to your motor?
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Cracked piston/burnt rings + knocking rod and I think the oil pump might have been going out.... It was basically dying, then I killed cylinder #8 by running it too lean.
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If one rod was knocking, I'm sure they all were.. unless you had one plugged oil galley or something.

Sounds like your engine was on it's last.. crank. 😛
 
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: notfred
Originally posted by: Rent
What happened to your motor?
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Cracked piston/burnt rings + knocking rod and I think the oil pump might have been going out.... It was basically dying, then I killed cylinder #8 by running it too lean.
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If one rod was knocking, I'm sure they all were.. unless you had one plugged oil galley or something.

Sounds like your engine was on it's last.. crank. 😛
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Yeah, I wasn't expecting it to last a whole lot longer, I was planning on replacing it this summer anyways. Oh well, looks like I'll have a new one a bit early.
 
notfred, what's the best option in your opinion, buying a used 302 & rebuilding it vs. a new crate 302 motor?
 
You mean 150$ for a used, not rebuilt one.. right?

Are you going to get another 302? Why not go for a 350? Performance parts are a dime a dozen for them, aren't they? I don't know much about it, maybe there are performance parts readily available for the 302 also.
 
Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
notfred, what's the best option in your opinion, buying a used 302 & rebuilding it vs. a new crate 302 motor?
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Depends on how much money you have 🙂

The rebuild is a lot cheaper, but it's a lot more work. I don't think reliablilty is a big concern when you're pushing close to 400hp, because it's easy enough to break either the rebuild or the crate motor. I think you can get a perfectly decent motor either way, and it should be pretty reliable as long as you have it tuned properly. Try not to lean it out too much and break pistons.... 😱
 
Originally posted by: notfred
Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
notfred, what's the best option in your opinion, buying a used 302 & rebuilding it vs. a new crate 302 motor?
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Depends on how much money you have 🙂

The rebuild is a lot cheaper, but it's a lot more work. I don't think reliablilty is a big concern when you're pushing close to 400hp, because it's easy enough to break either the rebuild or the crate motor. I think you can get a perfectly decent motor either way, and it should be pretty reliable as long as you have it tuned properly. Try not to lean it out too much and break pistons.... 😱
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I see what you mean, I was looking at the reliable/cost effective solution, thanks 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Ladies Man
sounds like a good time to drop in a 351 and really feel some power
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Then he'd have to beef up the tranny and rear end too right?
 
Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
Originally posted by: Ladies Man
sounds like a good time to drop in a 351 and really feel some power
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Then he'd have to beef up the tranny and rear end too right?
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Rear end no... Tranny Yes.... But I would think that he doesn't have a stock tranny in there anyway since he has/had a supercharged 302
 
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