tokinGLX

right on. but if it says that the 82 and 83 v8 mustangs came with anything less than a 302, then your book is just plain wrong.

boss429

just checked in the stang book, i thought they didnt come in stangs until 69.

but they were indeed availible in 68. i dont think they were very popular in the 68's.

because i've never seen a 68 with a 302?

Scout2232

Also be aware that there are roller and non-roller 302's.

Valcore

"Another interesting and even lesser known fact is that, in Canada, the '82 GT was apparently available with any engine offered in the Mustang line-up (the 4 cylinder 2.3L was standard, with the following engines offered as optional equipment: 2.3L turbo 4 cylinder offered ONLY in Canada in 1982 Mustangs, 3.3L 6 cylinder, 4.2L V8 or 5.0L HO V8)."

thats a direct quote from mustanggt.org

tokinGLX

ya, i cant be held accountable for canadian going ons. the book i have says nothing about them.

tinman

I still have the idea that some written by a well known auto motive writer and carrying a Ford part number maybe a fairly accurate source over what some peeps post on-line.....

!bigman!

Why did they stop putting them in the stangs?
They did use them as late as 2001, I have a 2001 Explorer with the 302 in it. Im not sure but i thik that 2001 was the last model year with 302's in them for the explorer.

tinman

The mod motor was going to be the replacement for the conventional SBF. Remember, it first showed up in 1962 as 221CID
I think one of the real reasons was due to emissions standards in passenger cars and they could make something like the mod (4.6) run cleaner than a 5.0.
Remember also that trucks and SUV's have differant standards and so it could go for a few more years there.......
BTW, all the american car builders have done redesign on all the V-8's in the past 10-15 years, The SBC don't even resemble a Chevy anymore and Mopar has done the deal twice. First with the 'Magnam' type engine and now with the 'Hemi' thats not a true hemi at all...