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- From: grego@bit.UUCP (Greg Sanguinetti)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Engine options 302 or 351?
- Message-ID: <572@bit.UUCP>
- Date: 25 Jan 93 17:00:50 GMT
- Article-I.D.: bit.572
- References: <5143.88.uupcb@chaos.lrk.ar.us>
- Reply-To: grego@bit.UUCP (Grego Sanguinetti)
- Organization: BIT Portland, OR
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- In article <5143.88.uupcb@chaos.lrk.ar.us> dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams) writes:
- >
- >-> I Have A high mileage FORD 302 in my '84 BRONCO that is getting
- >-> tired. When it goes, I'd like to either: 1)Rebuild the current engine
- >-> (302) or 2)Replace the 302 with a 351. I've heard that's that's a
- >-> straight boltup.
- >
- <deleted advice on the engine swap>
- didn't see the original post. My brother-in-law runs a mail order Bronco
- parts specialty shop in Medford Oregon called "Tom's Bronco Parts" I'm
- sorry I don't have the number here but you could get it from information
- (1-503-555-1212). His name is Tom Wimmer.
-
- He swapped a 351 into his Bronco but as I remember he swapped a 302 back
- in, or at least wants. He said that the 351 was too much power for the
- wieght and small wheel base of the Bronco and made it more difficult to
- control in touchy off road situations. BTW he has the 4-speed manual in
- his. The 351 also accentuated the old Bronco suspension rocking. My old
- Bronco bucked so much with the 302 I can see his point. The extra power
- and wieght could make it alot worse.
-
- Give Tom a call, he's always up for talking Bronco talk!
- -grego
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