302 in a 62 falcon?

hey. Im going to puchase a fully restored 62 falcon for 3500, my blunder is that the guy dropped in a 91 302, its carbed and has an aftermarket intake manifold; i was wanting to know if that motor make that car run FAST!, like almost scary fast. I was pricing around for a 351C, but it maybe a while to get the money, but tell me that ya'll think of a 302 in a Falcon. thx

Uh... yeah. A modern 5.0 in an old Falcon would definitely be fast. Don't do a 351, the cars are so light they don't need a huge V8.

a 91 302?
Is that like an xr engine or wat?
or is it like aftermarket?
hey how'd did u get ur hands on a 62' falcon all the way in the states?

a 91 302?
Is that like an xr engine or wat?
or is it like aftermarket?
hey how'd did u get ur hands on a 62' falcon all the way in the states?
The US has had Falcons since 1960. A 91 302 is a Mustang 5.0 engine.

http://www.falconman.com/fullbrochures/61fbcover.jpg

64 Falcon:

http://www.hotrodders-sjk.net/tiedostot/Motor&AutoHifi2002/car%2012.jpg

i didnt noe they had falcons in america
I always thought that all falcons in america had been imported from aus

i didnt noe they had falcons in america
I always thought that all falcons in america had been imported from aus
I wish we had the new ones you get. Ford should have brought it over to the US instead of coming out with that Five Hundred sedan.

the 64' falcon resembles my 70' model...but not entirely. I have an "aquaintance" that has a Torino (forget which model) that looks almost EXACTLY like my falcon.....Why would ford make the cars so similiar? Do they look like that in aus?

Yeah, it's fast. I've got a '62 Falcon Ranchero with a 302 in it now, and I got it with a 289 Hi-Po with a C4, and I loved it. I'm getting ready to put in a fuel-injected 5.0 HO and AOD in it.

Rick

xyfalconsrock, the Falcon so far as I know was originally produced in the US. And before it left production here the tooling and equipment used was moved to austrailia.
And for a while they were essentially the same, until the FoMoCo austtrailia beefed it up, and starting using mustang parts and eveentually changed the styling.

And tHaGuNsLiNgEr, the reason that your 70 looks so much like a torino is that the 70 falcon is in many ways a re-badged torino. This was done to boost sales for that year. This was also the last year of Falcon production in the US. If I'm not mistaken a 302 would have been either standard equipment or a factory option. In the previous year the falcon actually ceased to be it's own line and simply became the lowest price option in the Fairlane line.

I Was Wondering If That Would Work in a 61' ?? i was thinking on getting a 351 cleveland or windsor?? if you could let me know that'd be great thanX!!

i have a 64. to put a 351 in mine it has to be a small block our you will have to cut the engine compartment the 60-63 with the short front end good luck on getting any thing bigger than a 302 in it. but if you need parts take parts of a mustang the ar only two inchs wider and two inchs longer the took the falcon boddy off and put the musang on in stead.

HEy OK I Understand--> but can the drivetrain of the 61' handle a 302?? plz let me know ok ThanX!!

if ti is stock it more and likely not. i had a stock rearend and all i have is a 200 6cyl. and i blew the gears out. so good luck on that find out if it is stock and change it out. to be safe.

oh ok! what about a ford 9inch would that go for a falcon?? yeah i wouldn't want that to happen to me-->

that would work but you might have some time putting under the car. it`s a good rearend a lot of hot rodders us it on both sides ford and chevy. good luck. see if you can get a hold of a mustang and get the rearend form under it. you`ll come out cheaper in the long run and it will still work unless you are going to do a lot of racing then go with the 9inch.

no i'm not gonn abe doin alot of racing--. probably a little bit but i'm gonna wait till i get a 2-door car before i make a hardcore street/strip car--> this will be raced a little probably but mostly just for trips to 7-11 ~lol~

then just go with a mustang rearend for just driving and the gear is not all that bad.

oh yeah one more question?? if i got a modern 302 5.0 out of a stang GT or cobra would it fit?? and if i do will i have to get a newer gen. of that rearend

i don`t know about that you would have to see the width.becase the newer mustang are smaller. then also you have to find the right size u joints and yoke. that will match up.

hey, im lookin at a 62 myself, not restored but in descent shape for around 1700. I want to put a 302 in if i can

hey well all i know is that a 289 is a perfect bolt up so if the mounts r the same on the 302 block then it should fit unless the heads r too tall!! let me know!

Yes, a 302 fits. The '60-63 Falcon body got the 260 v8 in '63, and the mounts for the 260 are the same for the 289 and 302 (and late 5.0). The blocks are basically the same, though the 289 and 302 use a different transmission bolt pattern than the 260, so you have to put the matching trans in as well. The 351 W uses the same mounts (and is the same basic engine as the 302) but has a taller deck height, so it's an inch wider and an inch taller, making for a tight fit (though it's been done). The 351C requires a complete reworking of teh shock towers.

For our aussie friends, the Falcon was developed in the US and first introduced here in late '59 as a '60 model, and was followed up fairly quickly down under. The US and Aus falcons stayed the same until '64, when we got a new bodystyle (actually just new square bodywork on the same chassis Even the roof remained unchanged). In '64, the Aus Falcon got a modified version of the '61-63 Mercury Comet front sheetmetal (with single headlights instead of the Comet's quads) on the same '60-63 Falcon body. In '67, they became the same cars again, though the US got a 2 door Falcon, and the Aussies didn't. The cars remained basically the same up until '70, when you got some revised bodywork on that same Falcon body, and the US Falcon became a low trim level on the '70 Torino. There was no US Falcon after 1970. In '72, when the Torino changed bodies, the Aussie XA Falcon arrived, using the '70-71 Torino styling, in a smaller package.