<VV> 1968 302 Mustang? No Corvair

Tue Aug 22 01:23:29 EDT 2006

My 302 was a "Special Order" and was advertised as 345 HP, more than 1 HP 
per CI, which is a very high ratio.

250 HP would be about "normal" for 300 CI, less than 1::1.

Also, this car had no "name" such as "Boss" or "Shelby" except it was a "GT" 
(Not "GTA" which would have been auto trans - yuck !)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cliff Tibbitts" <tibbitts at qx.net>
To: "'Charles Lee at Proper Pro Per'" <chaz at ProperProPer.com>
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 3:09 PM
Subject: RE: <VV> 1968 302 Mustang? No Corvair

> It was definitely a 68, and you are right.  There were many differences. 
> I
> seem to recall that Ford rated his 302 at 250 hp, but cannot remember what
> the Boss 302 was rated at.  295-310 seems about right.  But it was 
> probably
> much more.
>
> We had to modify the motor mounts, relocate the power steering pump, 
> chopped
> the inner fender wells for the headers, I can't remember if there were any
> complications with the clutch or clutch linkage.  This was 35 years ago, 
> so
> I am certain I am forgetting a lot.  He did not keep the car long after 
> the
> swap.  He sold it and bought a 71 Mustang fastback with a 302 automatic. 
> I
> guess he had enough.
>
> Cliff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles Lee at Proper Pro Per [mailto:chaz at ProperProPer.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 5:16 PM
> To: Cliff Tibbitts
> Subject: Re: <VV> 1968 302 Mustang? No Corvair
>
> I believe that the 1968 302 was quite a bit different from the 1969 "Boss"
> version, especially in the HP arena ?
>
> Does your friend have any other info bout the car ?  It was a 1968, not a
> 1969, right ?
>
> Thanks
> Chaz
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Cliff Tibbitts" <tibbitts at qx.net>
> To: "'John Beck'" <jb30343 at navix.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 5:37 AM
> Subject: RE: <VV> Hot to trot Mustang? No Corvair
>
>
>> Just out of high school, I had a 67 Mustang 2+2 with the 390ci.  My best
>> friend had the 68 GT with the HIPO 302.  He fried that engine coming
>> across
>> the Sunshine Skyway in St. Petersburg FL.  The year was 1971.  A friend 
>> of
>> ours was the assistant manager for the Lincoln Mercury parts dept.  At 
>> the
>> time, Ford was unloading all the extra 302's they had built for the Boss,
>> and he was able to get us one.  We thought we were in horsepower heaven.
>>
>> To make a long story short, we could never get that engine to behave in
>> his
>> mustang.  We finally did get it to run well enough that he could drive 
>> the
>> car, but as Seth pointed out, it had no street manners at all.  It was
>> built
>> pretty much for WOT.
>>
>> Cliff Tibbitts
>> Lexington, KY
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
>> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of John Beck
>> Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 11:42 PM
>> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>> Subject: Re: <VV> Hot to trot Mustang? No Corvair
>>
>> Thanks for saying that Seth.  35 years ago my then brother in law let me
>> drive his Boss 302.  I was 16 at the time but I had driven several
>> interesting and high performance cars.  The Boss 302 turned me into a
>> nervous wreck.  At least one old fat guy feels better knowing that Ford
>> didn't win the Seth Emersom drivability award with that effort.  --J.B.
>>
>> Sethracer at aol.com wrote:
>>>
>>> neither the Camaro Z28 nor the Boss 302 Mustang was much of a
>>> street car. Too high strung!  - Seth Emerson
>>>
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