I have a 94 F150 two wheel drive, 5 speed with the straight 6 300 engine. I am considering swapping that engine for the 302 V8.

I am very mechanical and have worked on cars for years but have never swapped an engine. What am I up against with this project?

I most concerned about the physical size differences of the engines. It seems like the 300 would be longer. Won't this size difference mess up how the tranny mounts to the frame? Will the driveshaft be too short if the transmission is on a shorter engine? Or does the 302 mount deeper under the hood so these are non issues?

What else do I need to be concerned with? Any help or comments would really be appreciated.

 

the 302/ 5.0 has the same bolt patterns, and used the same trans as the 300. Getting it to fit is the easy part. The hard part is getting it to work. You would need the 302 wire harnesses and PCM unless you are going to run a carbed 302

 

Thanks jamie930. That's the kind of info im looking for.