Rare BOSS 302 On Dyno - Fire Breathing Ford

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Nick loves all kinds of muscle cars, and he is lucky enough to have customers who bring him some of the most desirable cars anywhere. This week, he's starting up a BOSS 302 that has spent the better part of the last three decades waiting for Nick's rebuild. Nick also takes a minute to show us around a first gen Viper, and give us an update on his own 1970 Dodge Challenger.

[@myfavoritemartian1]

To static time a FORD, set the crank to 12 Deg before TDC (or what is is supposed to be). Put a 12 volt light bulb on the distributor. Turn the distributor with the rotation until the bulb lights. Then turn it the other way until the bulb JUST goes out. LOCK the distributor. It is timed. It will start perfectly. That is the way they do it at FORD. They start every time! (a 68 year old Ford mechanic)

[@LanceisLawson]

A Ford engine is only as good and the person running it.

[@haroldlovett4452]

I had a 302 BOSS and I would run it over 7500 RPM and it wanted more. It is one of the best engines ford ever built.

[@erictinnis8703]

Be aware FORD used two different firing orders on their small blocks depending if high output or non HO

[@stephenshoemate6678]

A friend had his son install an MSD ignition system into his nice 1970 Torino, with a 429. It wouldn't start. After a week of messing with it, and a lot of backfires, he called me. I checked it out, and started laughing. Told him I'd take him for a ride in it in 5 minutes. The plug wires were arranged for wrong direction of rotation! I corrected that, and gave it some more initial advance, too. After warming it up, I showed him how it ran. I told him his boy had been around the wrong brands. He was happy with the results.

[@darrylb5247]

Nice to see over 1 HP and 1 Ft-lb per cubic inch STOCK ...3900-5900 RPM Sweet Spot 3400-6400 RPM is nice and broad for RACING.

[@donogoobo9992]

Fords were simple. Turn the engine around to 12 Degrees before TDC. Then hook a light bulb to a 12 VDC source. the bulb ground wire to the points. Turn the distributor against the direction of rotation until the bulb lights. Turn the disty in direction of rotation until the bulb blinks off. Lock the disty clamp. If you have 23 Degrees in the disty advance, you are timed. If not, power time it with a light. I bought a 1969 Boss new, and owned it for 25 years. It needs a 6 valve fuel pump to be happy.......Good video Nick.

[@danielmcqueen1024]

Nick, I've built a ton of Ford's engines over the years, including my favorite 351 Street Boss :) and the distributor vacuum canister always is point strait to the front of the motor... then start and adjust the timing, it ain't no 383 Mopar :)

[@thebearsden1701]

I had a 1963 ..221 ford V8 ..that was a screamer at 7000 rpm .used in oval quarter mile dirt track ..later they become 260 Cid ..then 289 Cid...then 302 cid

[@jaybirdworkshop8242]

Nick there’s a secret about the small block fords for timing at first starting. Just line up the distributor vacuum advance to b parallel to the water outlet n then take the water pump pulley n move the vacuum advance to 1 o’clock. It would start right up. N fords big block have the vacuum advance aiming at the water outlet at a 47 degree angle n it should start up.

[@lawnmowermanlawnmowerman9930]

The Boss 302 was and still is one of the greatest small block V8s ever built. I like Chrysler,but I love my Fords. They've always been great for me.

[@zeke112964]

Growing up back in the 70's my neighbor (the local mechanic) was a Ford guy....taught me how to wrench on cars and keep me out of trouble.....his kids had a Boss 302. Shelby GT-350 and GT500, Grabber Maverick(302)

[@NebukedNezzer]

I worked on my uncles 56 ford station wagon with the 312 thunderbird special engine. it was a typical ford problem. engine backfires and busts the vacuum enrichment diaphragm in the holly 4 barrel. I must say that when I got it running rite it had a lot of power.

[@johnguilbert1349]

I had a BOSS 351C I put in a 68 Fairlane 500 Fastback... That thing would scream, I love the sound of the solid lift valve train...

[@coreybaldwin7563]

All engines will spit fire if the ignition timing is out far enough.

[@johnbernier2917]

my brother inlaw had 1 of those boss 302 bought it new in 1970 drove it 25 years no problems

[@rosco664]

That Ford knows you guys are Mopar lovers 😉😜

[@chuckhaugan4970]

When I was a kid, back in the mid 70's, I remember the neighbor's 66 Galexie 7.0, he drove weekends and so on. It was totally stock as he was the original owner. He loved that car...… He couldn't get it to start one morning and pulled the top of the air cleaner off to check choke and crap. He hopped in and cranked it and the same mushroom fire ball erupted and the car caught on fire. Never bought a Ford until the late 90's because GM and Chrysler were producing cars that fall apart and massive mechanical issues. That engine in our truck, that's suppose to be crap, 5.4, is still going strong with over 470,000 miles..... We even dropped the first replacement transmission in at 430,000, because it's still running strong. So, I guess what I'm say'n is it's all about how a guy maintains his rig..... I guess....

[@philliplopez8745]

The AAR and the BOSS , two jewels of automotive history .

[@1962pjb]

You forgot to wear your KISS make-up before doing the Ford start up. I thought a full blown concert was going to break out. 😂