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402rwhp/359rwtq Stock Short Block 302

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I put this combo together based on Rock4451's post here 372rwhp Thread I thought it was super impressive for a bolt on 302. Life gets busy and he unfortunately never got it dialed in at the track. I happen to drag race quite a bit so I decided I would try to put one together and see how quick I can go. My previous combo was ported GT40Y's, F303+ cam = 11.86 at 114 354rwhp STD.

I got it on the dyno yesterday and the results blew me away. The TFS 190 11R's and Ed's cam picked up 60 HP at the wheels!(STD) I'll post the SAE smoothing 5 sheet since that is what Rock had posted in his thread(Uncorrected and STD numbers/sheets are in the video). I did not do any tuning, just a couple pulls and the AFR is pig rich. I'll be able to fine tune that at the track. I had looked at the plugs and put in a fresh O2 sensor before the dyno and pulled some jets and it was still rich at about 11.5 AFR across the board.

I've been to the track a few times this year before the dyno and ran a best of 11.58 at 117mph. PB 60' at 1.58. Now the goal is to get the suspension, clutch program, chassis, and me the driver as efficient as possible and see how quick we can go.

Combo:
1968 Torino GT 3260 pounds with driver
Stock explorer 302 short block - stock lifters
FTI custom hydraulic roller cam
TFS 190 11R’s 56cc
Victor JR intake 1 inch open spacer
Holley 650HP
1 5/8" headers - 3” HARM X-pipe and mufflers
MSD ignition
Electric fan - Small crank pulley
Aluminum flywheel and driveshaft
G-Force street T5
9” 4.30’s 31 spline Yukon locker
MT 26 x 10 stiff wall slicks
Calvert 90/10 shocks
Mororo 242# trick springs
Calvert mono leafs and Caltrac bars
Viking double adjustable shocks
Rectangle Slope Font Parallel Plot
Receipt Font Number Pattern Temperature


I started posting some vids on youtube just sharing the process if you're interested. I don't have the personality to carry a channel lol. Just having some fun. Not much out there for Torino content... especially SBF stick car stuff.

Dyno video.

First passes of the year.
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I love Torinos, great post. The TW 11R heads and Ed's cams are like waving a magic wand over a stock shortblock.
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Beautiful car and very impressive results! Well done!
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That’s a great build @mikeymac - always surprised at the capabilities of such a small displacement.

Keep updating progress!!!
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Awesome! Great Job!
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Awesome post/results/decision making.
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That's a great curve. Plenty of torque and good top end.
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Add another .015" shim to the pressure plate.
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Add another .015" shim to the pressure plate.
I have them in .010" so was going make a big swing to add .020" for total of .030" and see what happens lol. Nobody talks about shimming diaphragm clutches so I'm kind of guessing and figuring it out. Thank for the info!
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Damn, that's a sexy combo. Congrats!
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Wow Impressive.

i put in a standalone EFI 427 crate engine with 11R 205 heads 1 7/8 headers and ran a ported victor jr intake recently and only made 79 hp more Than your 302 build.

thats awesome man
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Damn, that is impressive. Congratulations!

My big bore 347 with the blower belt and discharge off only made 445 (STD CF). And for a big car, yours is light, I guess because of the 302 (vs BBF) aluminum intake, heads, flywheel and minimum accessories.
Good Job!!! Too bad they don't make a 1 3/4 header for that chassis, would pick up more suspect.
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Good Job!!! Too bad they don't make a 1 3/4 header for that chassis, would pick up more suspect.

These guys made the headers for a friend's Boss 302 powered Maverick.

Pretty sure they can build something for the Torino.
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I wish they drilled those heads for the 3" sbf bolt pattern. if you have a tig and can do some basic fab work those cheap China ls swap 1 3/4 or 1 7/8" long tubes can be made to work at least on a fox body, cheaper then making a set from scratch or buying a kit. I've done it on a couple cars now but Ive been been doing real budget cheap stuff the last few toys.

These guys made the headers for a friend's Boss 302 powered Maverick.

Pretty sure they can build something for the Torino.
Local guy to me. Great rep and good work from what I have seen.
Awesome. And killer looking Torino too. Nice.

Wonder if the deniers from Rock4451's thread will come say your lying? Haters gonna hate.

EDIT: I just watched a bunch of your videos. Car sounds amazing. A little constructive observation/criticism? Watching your shifting is cringe for me. You're man handling that shifter and it's objecting to you inputs. I think you could improve your shifting if you modified how you push and pull the stick. For the 1-2 shift, palm toward you, kick the clutch and pull 2nd. Then roll your palm over the knob so it's palm away to get ready for the 2-3 shift. Kick the clutch and push. As long as you have a good aftermarket shifter it'll go straight to 3rd. Roll your palm back over the knob to palm toward you the same as you did the 1-2 shift. Repeat for the 3-4 shift pulling straight back. This has never failed me.
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Its a pretty proven combo, there's been a few local fti camed sbe 11r head cars running into the 10's na, a good bit lighter and good air east coast tracks, Cecil atco etc. Can't think of the name on here but was a nice red coupe in NJ used to see at the local tracks, ran good with similar set up but with efi and a systemax. Most ppl get hung up on dynos, weight and gearing are going to play the major roles on the track once you get it all working, have to make everything count when it na and don't have a bottle or boost to make it up on the back half.

This is the car I'm thinking of.

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what was the weather/density altitude for the runs? i Think in good weather and once you get everything diesels in you should see over 120.
Sick ass video… old dude just pedaling it on the bumper… gawt damn!
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