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- From: walkerr@teak.WPI.EDU (Robert A Walker)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Engine options 302 or 351?
- Date: 26 Jan 1993 02:11:18 GMT
- Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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- >He swapped a 351 into his Bronco but as I remember he swapped a 302 back
- >in, or at least wants. He said that the 351 was too much power for the
- >wieght and small wheel base of the Bronco and made it more difficult to
- >control in touchy off road situations. BTW he has the 4-speed manual in
- >his. The 351 also accentuated the old Bronco suspension rocking. My old
- >Bronco bucked so much with the 302 I can see his point. The extra power
- >and wieght could make it alot worse.
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- What year Bronco are you talking about that has a lot of suspension
- rocking, i have a '78 with a freshly rebuilt 351M, there is a lot of power
- but i would still like more, I've expierienced no rocking of any sort,
- actually it handles better than a lot of cars i've driven, corners real
- tight with front and rear anti-sway bars, with almost no body roll,
- The only problem i had was axel wrap which was solved with a set of
- kicker shocks. I do understand what you mean by hard to control in
- touchy off road situations, especially witht the low 1st gear of the
- T-18, in several situations were i needed to got REAL slow, i've found
- riding the clutch in 2nd better than 1st were the clutch just grabs and
- you go.
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