302???

[Sue]

where are you located?

[MuscleRodz]

Just go get a ZZ4 or Fast Burn 385 from Jeg's and be done with it. Good all around motor and not too badly priced for what you get including a warranty.

Mike

[gmachinz]

I for one don't care too much about the old-school 302, I'd like to see an EFI set-up with a six-speed. Since everyone likes the turbo bandwagon, go with a forced induction-that'll wake up the high-revvin' 302 plus have plenty of low-end grunt. For reference, I believe I remember the article using 6.209 inch rods from a 4.9 six-cylinder Ford, they are bigger, stronger and forged to begin with as compared to a reg. SB Chevy rod. I'd like to see someone build one. My '87 SS Monte Carlo will most likely see a 377 but I may sneak a DZ302 crank in it-or a same-spec version from Scat-IF I decide to pro-charge it. Depends on money tho. -Jabin

[boodlefoof]

Yeah, I thought a turbo version of that long-rod motor would rock!

I also remember an article awhile back... I think it was called "Math Blaster" or something like that... it was in a special "engines" edition of Super Chevy if I remember correctly...

Anyway, in that article they were trying to make 600 horses and get 25mpg on 91 octane... I am pretty sure they were running a ProCharged 302. As I recall they made it to 25mpg and something like 550 horses.

[Rick Dorion]

Was that the one Jeff Smith built quite a while ago? He commented not too long ago about resurrecting that build.

[boodlefoof]

I don't recall... the article probably came out about 4 years ago... I remember the magazine was white with a blue stripe at the top (on the cover) and inside all photos were black and white...