Whats the best engine for a mav?

I want to put in a very nice powerful v8 into my mav i have a 75 2 door maverick. I want to put in something big and powerful but that i could do without any space modifications. I noticed on alot of mavs when putting in a v8 braces are used do i need to do that as well?

 

302 all the way! and yes you'll need the extra braces

 

Go with a 302 for sure...no mods required. Need for speed??? Stroke that baby!!! You can stroke it to 331 or 347, very popular choices. Mine is a 347 with a 4 speed. I have ran a 6.97 1/8th mile on 2 different occasions...low 7's the rest of the time.

 

the old man speaks the truth..... "there's no replacement for displacement"


they look like a normal 302 to the naked eye but lay down the law when the time comes...

 

426 Hemi. Blown.

 

302 stroked to 347. Only way to go without mods. You can get a 351w in with no mods and stroke it to 408 but then you have to find decent headers.

 

302 it is with a 347 stroke w/e that is =) i got alot to learn lol anyone care to explain what the strokes are ? along with the 4 speed stuff

 

scooper, ill take a blown 429 cj if were going to do the m2 mod. ;P

 

ive been lookin around the 302 seems harder to get my hands on then a 350 any suggestions? know of a place i could possibly get a 302 for a good price then ill just rebuild it? or should i possibly just go with a 350?

 

you guys think this would be worth it and would fit lol? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MUST...c0.m245&_trkparms=65:12|39:1|72:1171|240:1318

 

350 is chevy so dont do that!

i found a comet that was junk but it had a 302 so i was able to get all the neccesary pieces and the motor. so maybe look around for a junk 302 mav or comet

 

No on the 351/408 and f-no on the 350.

I've learned several new curse words with this 408.

 

302's are very easy to find but seeing that you are not that savvy on automotive stuff you might not realize the 5.0 ford, like in the mustangs or the grand marquis and stuff are all 302 motors.
As for the 350 you can put it in and make it work you just have to redo your firewall to clear the distributor, redo your transmission hump, put a mustang II suspension under the front of it, cut the shock towers out of the engine bay...do I need to go on...so the extra 5 min worth searching for 302 or 5.0 stuff is going to save you thousands of dollars and many man hours in fabricating cutting and welding down the road.

 

the 5.0 liter is basically a 302 with efi and in that year model should have a factory roller cam. basically the same as a 302 conversion. with efi on it.

 

thanks alot for all the help and input guys i really appreciate it. hopefully with this experience i can learn a hell of alot thats my goal