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Re: maverick engines
Those older Ford OHV straight sixes will run forever, but they were never intended for anything resembling a performance application. If you have a 200 cid six, I suspect the 250 cid engine might fit.
However, Mavericks came with an optional 302 v8, which opens up many possibilities. The easiest way to swap in a 302 is to find a v8 Maverick parts car. You would most likely need the complete engine and engine mounts, transmission and transmission mount. Chances are many other smaller parts would be handy like the radiator and cradle, driveshaft, engine accessories and brackets, along with countless little clips brackets etc.
Furthermore, having a parts car can provide you with a handy guide as to how everything bolts together.
Otherwise, you can locate a suitable 302 from 1968 through 1994 (Mustangs are a good source for high powered examples) and a matching auto trans, then adapt or locate all the remaining parts.
It is MUCH easier to install a carbureted 302 over an EFI engine, from a later model mustang.
Once the 302 ready to go in, the sky (and your wallet) are the limit for the amount of power you can get from that engine, using a suitable combination of performance parts. You don't even need to find the high performace 302's either. Lower performance 302's are easy to find and very cheap. It is very easy to use some basic performance parts to get decent power out of them.
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