The most capable 302 engines were race-ready powerhouses.
Descending from Ford's Windsor family of small-block engines, the 302 was a usual V8 engine. Ford's 302 regularly played David to Chevrolet and Chrysler's Goliath big-block engines.
1968-1973 2V 302s
After 1973, all 302s were redubbed 5.0L V8s. From its inception in 1968 to its redubbing in 1973, the guideline 302 was available in two basic varieties producing 141 horsepower (1972 and 1973 sole) and 210 horsepower with a two-barrel (2V) carburettor. Example 302s produced in 1968 produced 310 pound-feet of torque, 1969 and 1971 models produced 295 pound-feet, and 1972 to 1973 engines produced 242 pound-feet of torque.
1968 4V 302
Ford produced a lope of speciality four-barrel (4V) carburettor versions in 1968.Ford produced a racing account of the 302 in 1968 to compete in Trans-Am racing that prepared 420 horsepower at 8,000 rpm using a twosome of four-barrel carburetors (denoted by the 8V enactment). Ford produced a digit of 8V street engines for sale to the common for homologation purposes, on the contrary these were modified to constitute 240 horsepower.
1969-1971 Boss 302
The Boss 302 produced 470 horsepower at 9,000 rpm in pursuit trim, which came with a allot of "canted valve" heads designed for the larger "Cleveland" series V8.The principles 4V produced 230 horsepower at 4,800 rpm. The high-performance narration of this engine produced 250 horsepower, on the contrary was apart used in the Shelby GT350. Both produced 310 pound-feet of torque at 2,800 rpm.
