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- Vehicle Year
- 1984
- Make / Model
- Ford Bronco II
- Engine Type
- V8
- Engine Size
- 5.0
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Total Lift
- 2" body. 1.5" coil spring spacers/rear block
We have an 85 BII with an old 302 swap done by a few owners ago. The engine is tired and we've decided to put a new long block in. Looking for reasonable cost and ease of installation since we don't need a ton of power. It's believed the current engine came from a late 70s Ford car. Probably a 78 LTD (what PO thought), I can look for casting numbers but the vehicle is not handy.
I've priced out a few options from auto parts store in the range of $1200-$1700. I'm comptemplating using a long block from an 87 F150 302. My research indicates it has better heads than late 70s or early 80s 302 and the price is pretty good ($1275). Any issues putting my current parts on this engine?
For reference, a few of the details about current setup:
Edelbrock intake
Edelbrock carb (plan to swap to a Motorcraft 2150 that I have laying around due to fuel issues offroad)
Electric fuel pump
Electric cooling fans
MSD ignition (don't know off hand what the distributor gear is made from)
Headers, probably from a company that makes swap parts, like James Duff or similar.
Would the 87 F150 be a good application to spec out a long block or is there a better choice? I'm not looking for a ton of power, just reasonable price and ease of installation. I'm open to options, just don't know what would be better. Any opinions?
I've priced out a few options from auto parts store in the range of $1200-$1700. I'm comptemplating using a long block from an 87 F150 302. My research indicates it has better heads than late 70s or early 80s 302 and the price is pretty good ($1275). Any issues putting my current parts on this engine?
For reference, a few of the details about current setup:
Edelbrock intake
Edelbrock carb (plan to swap to a Motorcraft 2150 that I have laying around due to fuel issues offroad)
Electric fuel pump
Electric cooling fans
MSD ignition (don't know off hand what the distributor gear is made from)
Headers, probably from a company that makes swap parts, like James Duff or similar.
Would the 87 F150 be a good application to spec out a long block or is there a better choice? I'm not looking for a ton of power, just reasonable price and ease of installation. I'm open to options, just don't know what would be better. Any opinions?