383 stroker vs 302 supercharged

383 is nice but it's old school without anything backing up being nitrous or a blower, and ford is known for torque so with the blower that's alot of screamin ponies

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Originally posted by Scott2

The 302 has one crippling problem: it has a blue oval with ford witten on it.

I have the same problem with it.

It's rare anymore to see anyone running naturally aspirated. That 383 will do great in that respect, however, most serious street racers are packing nitrous at the least and more often than not, a turbo or supercharger. I'd have to lean to the 4.6 on this one. I'm not saying one brand is better than the other because I love all makes and models.

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Originally posted by bachiotomy

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The 302 has one crippling problem: it has a blue oval with ford witten on it.

I have the same problem with it.
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heh give me 5 legitamite reasons whats wrong with ford in your opinion

There isn't anything wrong with Ford that there isn't wrong with Chevy or Mopar or Pontiac etc. They all have their flaws. Brand loyalty gets annoying after awhile. I've been a diehard Pontiac man for almost 20 years now and own 6 old Pontiacs.....however, my favorite magazine is Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords! !

ford makes really easy to mod diffs while chevys are a 'sumabitch' to work on

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Originally posted by Scott2

The 302 has one crippling problem: it has a blue oval with ford witten on it.

I second that ,post a thread with better choices why dont ya

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Originally posted by GoatMan

[reply=bachiotomy]
[reply=Scott2]
The 302 has one crippling problem: it has a blue oval with ford witten on it.

I have the same problem with it.
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heh give me 5 legitamite reasons whats wrong with ford in your opinion
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The first car I ever owned was a Ford. Every month it would break, and cost me between $400 and $1000 to fix it. I owned it for two years. i paid more to continually fix it than i did to buy it.

1. Ford used a metal bendix in the starter, which chewed the ring gear off of the flywheel, forcing me to replace that AND the clutch, which was only half worn.

2. The shift boot broke. the shift boot. try driving when 1st gear is back and right, second is even farther back and slightly left, 3rd is AWOL, and fourth is so far up the shifter touches the dashboard. I never did find 5th either. Reverse was roughly dead center, which made going from 2nd to 4th awkward.

3. Ford riveted the frame together. The rivets were all rusting apart when I sold the car.

4. Need I say: lower body rust? I'm damned good at body work because of it, though. Also, both hinges on the hatch rusted thru. I opened the hatch once and it damn near fell on me.

5. Both the radiator and the heater core failed at once. The heater core leaked inside the car. To remove the heater core, I had to break the interior fan.

I've owned a full size chevy truck for two and a half years now. Its built like a tank, and has none of the above problems. Here are the problems I have had with it:

1. I went in for a recall on a piece of drivetrain that clicked when i took of from a stop.

* crickets *

'Nuff said.

I have a 302 i believe But it's not Supercharged! And Its a Fast Mother focker!

An other prob with ford is the 5.0 will crack in half if you put to much power to it. I have a 383 in my lowered 79 full size blazer and that thing is a rocket, put it in a small car and it would be crazy

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Originally posted by Scott2

[reply=GoatMan]
[reply=bachiotomy]
[reply=Scott2]
The 302 has one crippling problem: it has a blue oval with ford witten on it.

I have the same problem with it.
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heh give me 5 legitamite reasons whats wrong with ford in your opinion
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The first car I ever owned was a Ford. Every month it would break, and cost me between $400 and $1000 to fix it. I owned it for two years. i paid more to continually fix it than i did to buy it.

1. Ford used a metal bendix in the starter, which chewed the ring gear off of the flywheel, forcing me to replace that AND the clutch, which was only half worn.

2. The shift boot broke. the shift boot. try driving when 1st gear is back and right, second is even farther back and slightly left, 3rd is AWOL, and fourth is so far up the shifter touches the dashboard. I never did find 5th either. Reverse was roughly dead center, which made going from 2nd to 4th awkward.

3. Ford riveted the frame together. The rivets were all rusting apart when I sold the car.

4. Need I say: lower body rust? I'm damned good at body work because of it, though. Also, both hinges on the hatch rusted thru. I opened the hatch once and it damn near fell on me.

5. Both the radiator and the heater core failed at once. The heater core leaked inside the car. To remove the heater core, I had to break the interior fan.

I've owned a full size chevy truck for two and a half years now. Its built like a tank, and has none of the above problems. Here are the problems I have had with it:

1. I went in for a recall on a piece of drivetrain that clicked when i took of from a stop.

* crickets *

'Nuff said.
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what car and year?, sounds like uve been jumping 50 foot gaps with it

Fucker
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Originally posted by GoatMan

what car and year?, sounds like uve been jumping 50 foot gaps with it

it was an 86 bronco II. and if i tried to jump 50 foot gaps with it, it would've fallen apart beneath me

in fact my chevy has been thru far more off roading and abuse without suffering any injuries. hell, my 86 buick regal took more abuse. it at least took it like a man and blew the water pump seal.

lol what u mean took it like a man?, man u musta been revving the snot outta that thing

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Originally posted by GoatMan

lol what u mean took it like a man?, man u musta been revving the snot outta that thing

it had a 3 gear automatic and i ran the piss out of it . . . and it didn't even break, it waited til a week later to blow the seal

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Originally posted by RaVeNlI666

An other prob with ford is the 5.0 will crack in half if you put to much power to it.

This is true. The 302 block is not as strong as the 351, etc. The 302 is really only good to about 400hp.

I have a 421ci in a 79 Camaro that pumps out apox 800-900HP, it runs 5.80's on the 1/8 mile.

IF you are looking to make power of around 700 stick with the 4.6 SC. i have seen many 4.6 cobras putting down 500hp with chip and exhaust, a bigger blower gets you to 700 easy. more than that (which is crazy for a street car) forget the 383 either go big block or find urself a boss small block and turbo it.

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Originally posted by HarleyDude

[reply=RaVeNlI666]
An other prob with ford is the 5.0 will crack in half if you put to much power to it.

This is true. The 302 block is not as strong as the 351, etc. The 302 is really only good to about 400hp.
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400hp? explain to me how these 3L category motors claim 1200hp?

They both have lots of potential, but I'd probably do the SC'd 302.