
If you are looking to upgrade that old, tired Ford 289 or Ford 302 and bolt in
extra horsepower this Ford 302 crate engine by Tuff Dawg Engines would be an EXCELLENT choice with 375hp @
5500rpm and 395ft lbs of torque @ 4500rpm. This engine has a rough idle with
enough cam to give it that muscle car sound but is still mild enough to be
reliable for that everyday driver or restoration project. This engine should
be used with a 2500 stall speed converter. This engine runs on leaded or
unleaded premium pump fuel.
The balanced rotating assembly (typically includes crankshaft,
pistons, rings, connecting rods, rod bearings, and balancer) featured in
this engine:
- 3.000" stroke nodular iron crank
- 5.090" forged rods with ARP rod bolts
- 9½ to 1 compression hypereutectic pistons
More special features of this engine include:
- Seasoned block that has been vatted, magnafluxed for cracks, thermal
cleaned and steelabrated, bored, honed and plateau honed to fit new flat
top oversized pistons
- Deck head gasket surface on block to ensure a good long lasting seal
- New CompCams Hydraulic flat tappet cam with .512" valve lift
- High quality ProComp Racing performance heads are 356A Aluminum casted
with thicker deck surface for improved sealing
- This set of heads weighs 50lbs less than the cast iron head
- 75cc Exhaust ports that are deburred and polished
- 60cc Combustion chambers
- New 2.055"Int/1.600"Exh stainless valves with undercut
stems to improve flow
- Heads have 3-angle valve job
- New Hardened exhaust seats for use with leaded or unleaded fuel
- New 1.440" high performance springs set up to match cam
- New Screw-in studs with guide plates
- New High temperature valve seals
- New Bronze valve guides
- New 1.6 full roller rocker arms
- New Oversize hypereutectic pistons and rings
- New Hardened push rods
- New Heavy duty double row timing set
- New High volume oil pump
- New Revolutionary 1-pc design molded rubber oil pan gasket with
load limiters to prevent over-tightening and higher temperature resistance
than standard cork-rubber gaskets
- New Brass expansion plugs
- New Oversize main and rod bearings to fit reground 3.00" stroke
crankshaft
- New Edelbrock Air Gap dual plane aluminum intake manifold
- All parts are painted separately before assembly for that show quality
look
This engine comes completely assembled with oil pan, timing cover,
harmonic balancer, valve covers, and Edelbrock Air Gap aluminum
intake manifold.
Also included and installed on engine:
- 670cfm Holley Street Avenger carb
- Fuel pump
- Chrome air cleaner
- Fuel filter
- Electronic distributor and coil
- Spark plugs and spark plug wires
- Water pump
- Crankshaft and water pump pulleys
- Alternator with bracket and alternator belt
- Starter
- Water outlet and thermostat
- Starter alignment plate for back of block
- A/T Flexplate with bolts
Not included on this engine:
Exhaust manifolds, hoses, fan, accessory belts (except alternator belt),
radiator, linkage or miscellaneous.
This engine has been started on gas and run. Carburetor and timing has
been initially set, but should be checked after installing in vehicle.