Ford’s Boss 302 V8 arrived as a purpose-built weapon for road racing, yet it ended up redefining what a small-block could be on both track and street. By blending high-rpm cylinder heads with a ...

A gentleman by the name of George Stirrat and eight of his colleagues started the development of the Ford small block in 1960. This group of engineers – internally referred to as Canadian X Project – ...

Those loyal readers who follow Super Chevy will remember our two-part Legendary Small-Blocks dyno series. It included such great names as the L76, the LT-1 and the Z/28's 302. We followed up part one ...

The Ford small block 302 is one of the most reliable V8 engines ever built. It powered some of the Blue Oval's most famous vehicles, including the Ford Mustang, Ford Bronco, and Mercury Cougar. But ...

Ford's Boss 302 Mustang is a real-life supercar in every sense. None of the "if you do this" or "after you add that" nonsense. It starts out good, and outclasses most of the world's big-engined muscle ...

We love the Ford 302. Its short, 3.00-inch stroke encourages flinging the tach needle to 7,000 or even 8,000 rpm, and its fat, 4.00-inch bore allows mucho cylinder head breathing. We've punished a ...

The Chevrolet 302 small-block V8 engine was developed for the Camaro Z/28 to use in the Trans-Am racing series. The 302 cubic-inch V8 engine's size was determined by Trans-Am rules, which mandated a ...