[ProPain]

Any tips as far as bolt on horse power for a 95 302 with a 189k on it. My 89 had a 351 seems to me there is quite a bit of diffrence in the two as far as power.

 

[yoomooman]

the 351 is built for low end torque and the 302 is built for high revs.....you could do the sixltre tune up, hedders, high flow exhuast, throttle bodie spacer, electric fan swap, etc etc .....theres tons of diff things you can do for bolt on mods, but remember the 302 is built for high end power, unlike the 351 that is built for low end torque

 

[302Army187]

getting it to breathe is your first goal.

a cold air intake, and full exhaust will do you ALOT.

then its on to the little things. but in my experence with ford 302's after intake and exhaust, almost everything else is a tiny difference (well on the mustang i felt a good jump after i did underdrive pullies, and a new intake manifold, but i dont think the manafolds on these trucks are that bad.)

after that, any good power is ALL about the HEADS!!!

cheap and easy would be a rebuild set of gt40p heads. prob gain a good 30-40hp
then a cam, thats about 10-15
with heads, cam, intake, exhaust, and all the other supporting mod's (bigger maf, bigger injectors, bigger throttle body, tune) youd be knocking on 300hp.
(well, with mustang 5.0's)



hope this gives you a few ideas

 

[ProPain]

thanks for the input guys helpful as always

 

[Aurorabusa]

You could always bolt on a twin turbo setup with a 250 shot of nitrous:rockon

 

[Bronco4Life]

getting it to breathe is your first goal.

a cold air intake, and full exhaust will do you ALOT.

A REAL cold air intake, a K&N FIPK is not a cold air intake.

then its on to the little things. but in my experence with ford 302's after intake and exhaust, almost everything else is a tiny difference (well on the mustang i felt a good jump after i did underdrive pullies, and a new intake manifold, but i dont think the manafolds on these trucks are that bad.)

The 302 truck intakes are great. IMO underdrive pullies don't belong on a truck.

after that, any good power is ALL about the HEADS!!!

Definitely.

cheap and easy would be a rebuild set of gt40p heads. prob gain a good 30-40hp
then a cam, thats about 10-15
with heads, cam, intake, exhaust, and all the other supporting mod's (bigger maf, bigger injectors, bigger throttle body, tune) youd be knocking on 300hp.
(well, with mustang 5.0's)

Definitely not 300hp. Maybe mid 200's, but these motors are only 180hp stock, and HP doesn't mean anything in these trucks, it's torque you're looking for. Most of these EFI trucks aren't mass air, and adding a bigger mass air sensor doesn't do anything unless the MAF itself is a big restriction. Stock 19lb/hr injectors are good for like 300-350HP. Aftermarket throttle bodies aren't really necessary until you get into the substantially bigger displacement motors.


hope this gives you a few ideas

fixed.