Well after 4 years of building ASR427's 302 went to the dyno. I was amazed that she fired right up on the third turn of the crank, no fiddling with timing or fuel straight up to 2,500 for half an hour.

A little more disappointed however after pulling a rocker cover to find water in the oil, at first we thought condensation but it got gradually worse during the day but didnt mix with the sump oil until the last pull.

Eitherway after jetting the carb right she made 331 BHP(UK) and around 324 lb/ft torque. Idled nicely at 950 rpm and was a smooth as you could hope for. Didnt live up to Edelbrocks claims though but depending upon difference between US and UK BHP maybe not so far off.

Without knowing it I managed to use one of the UKs best known machine shops and engine balancers during my build, both has paid off as Ive got a sweet little 302 for my Cobra rep.

Ill post a video a bit later.

Now Im off to pull the manifold to find that leak, oh and the sump dribbles as well so thats coming off too!

Cheers

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Andy
Ford 302 under construction for Cobra replica.
1971 block decked 8.200\", Full Edelbrock RPM package, Crane energizer 1.6 rockers, all the shiney bits!!