It amazes me that for so many years the small block Fords were considered junk for performance. Now with many more SBF parts available, you can build mega horsepower with a little money. I'm from the old school... carbs and distributors. I don't like the tunnel ram's, but a good high rise and Holley carb... now that is the way to go. If you read performance mag's, and even Holley, they say that for a 302 engine, 600cfm is all it will handle. I disagree! I have a .030 over 302, (306) with 12.5 TRW pistons and a solid .560/
.585 lift cam and the more it gets, the more it likes it. I run an 830 cfm nascar carb on it and it loves it. I put a 1000+ cfm on it and didn't notice much difference. I also have a flat top 306 with a solid cam with .560 lift as a street car. AV gas or premium only... prefer the AV gas... The 4.88 gears help, but it is impresive to anyone that hasn't been around Fords in a while. Oh well, just wanted to spread some FORD info around.

 

Old school ford performance all the way, I got a 79 t bird that used to have a 302 with a bad push rod, so I swapped it for a 69 429. the old 302 was just a 2bbl but I kept it in the shop cause I plan to some day buy a short box f 150 and build it as a race engine and drag it with a tubbed box. so many things you can do to those old engines. had a 390 FE big block in a 83 f 150 and cracked the frame in it, took the engine and scrapped the truck, but just sold that one a little while ago. last but not least the 351W, no plans for it yet.