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Originally Posted by ram_man
Now regarding your last point. Would you prefer the 302 over the 300? I once had a 302 5speed truck I really liked it was probably the best ford truck I ever had also had a 5speed f250 with the 300 it was great all the automatic fords I've had have been less enjoyable, the last f150 I had the torque converter shuddered it was an e4od
It's been so long ago I don't really remember how the 302 felt.
Also if I work 20 hours or more a week I'll get reimbursed for fuel I believe it's .15 a mile. Which I will work the 20 hours a week minimum most of the time. I also get very good pay when I haul mulch or gravel and spread it. As I said its usually around $1000 to do so.
Good to hear on the mileage thing, that was my main concern. Had you noted that in the OP, I think the advice would have been different IMHO.
I owned an '88 F-250 with the 300 i6 backed by a C6 with 4.11's out back. It ate its nylon timing gears on a trip back from Toronto and I ended up swapping it out for a 302HO, which was a bit of work, since the truck 302's (LoPo like in the Crown Vic) use a different firing order and injector size than the 302HO. I ended up using a 1986 Mustang ECM and harness, which took a bit of work to get in there. The 302 worked well, but it had obvious less off-idle torque, though significantly more power as soon as it woke up. Backed by a stick, it would have been awesome. My buddy had a 1995 with the 302 backed by a stick and even with highway gears (3.27's IIRC) it was fantastic. That would be the combo I'd shop for. I've driven the 300 backed by the 5spd and while it is a stump puller, it falls on its face pretty quickly, whereas the 302 has a more usable rev range.
Now regarding your last point. Would you prefer the 302 over the 300? I once had a 302 5speed truck I really liked it was probably the best ford truck I ever had also had a 5speed f250 with the 300 it was great all the automatic fords I've had have been less enjoyable, the last f150 I had the torque converter shuddered it was an e4od
It's been so long ago I don't really remember how the 302 felt.
Also if I work 20 hours or more a week I'll get reimbursed for fuel I believe it's .15 a mile. Which I will work the 20 hours a week minimum most of the time. I also get very good pay when I haul mulch or gravel and spread it. As I said its usually around $1000 to do so.
Good to hear on the mileage thing, that was my main concern. Had you noted that in the OP, I think the advice would have been different IMHO.
I owned an '88 F-250 with the 300 i6 backed by a C6 with 4.11's out back. It ate its nylon timing gears on a trip back from Toronto and I ended up swapping it out for a 302HO, which was a bit of work, since the truck 302's (LoPo like in the Crown Vic) use a different firing order and injector size than the 302HO. I ended up using a 1986 Mustang ECM and harness, which took a bit of work to get in there. The 302 worked well, but it had obvious less off-idle torque, though significantly more power as soon as it woke up. Backed by a stick, it would have been awesome. My buddy had a 1995 with the 302 backed by a stick and even with highway gears (3.27's IIRC) it was fantastic. That would be the combo I'd shop for. I've driven the 300 backed by the 5spd and while it is a stump puller, it falls on its face pretty quickly, whereas the 302 has a more usable rev range.