Carbureted 302

[MrRutherford_19]

Hello, so I am looking at doing the 302 swap in my bronco II next summer and I just wanted to buy a crate engine but I am not too sure if there is a specific one that I should get and was wondering if someone could lend me some knowledge?

 

[19Walt93]

How will you use it, how much power do you want, and how much do you plan to spend? The transmission in an 87 Bronco II won't live long behind a V8.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

How will you use it, how much power do you want, and how much do you plan to spend? The transmission in an 87 Bronco II won't live long behind a V8.

Nor will it even bolt up.

Sure you wanna go crate? Finding a 302 in the boneyard isnt hard, be alot cheaper and if you buy an EFI one its pretty easy to carb it.

 

[.38spl]

A running F150 or fullsize Bronco makes a good donor. First off, it's really nice to see everything run before you pull it to swap into yours. Also keeps you from having to hunt for a transmission. The BW 1345 transfer case from the 1980- 1996 or so trucks is too wide to fit inside your frame rails. A NP 208 transfer is much smaller and fits between the rails very nicely. I hear that the late 90's work trucks had a manual transfer that is a good option too.

My setup is a 1990 F150 302 with the cast iron intake and Motorcraft 2100 2Bbl carb from a 1972 F100.
T-18 manual 4 speed with granny low from a 1981 F150. NP 208 transfer case from a 1978 F150.

It's hard to nail down the "perfect" donor for this project, but that's my $.02.

 

[bobbywalter]

Any fresh engine.