Hey guys, great forum ! I bought a Delorean 7 years ago, that was sitting in storage for over 10 years prior to that. I have finally decided its time to do something with it. Being a Ford specialist, I am contemplating on putting a 302 sbf in it. Tamir said he knows this swap has been done before, and I was hoping someone could give me some advice or help as to a job like this would be. I am looking for an adapter or bellhousing and release bearing info. and obviously any thing that wouldn't be straight forward. If there is a thread on this already, I apologize in advance, thanks guys, looking forward to hearing from someone.
I hope they tuned it and fixed that horrible exhaust before they sold it. That 302 sounded sick and not in the good sense of the word.
I'd love to see this swap completed. A properly built and tuned 302 is a real monster. What sort of power are you looking to put down because you may have to swap your transmission?
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I haven't decided on how much power I will build. I have enough parts laying around to build 500 + hp. I would really like to find a bellhousing and clutch set up and mock everything up before I finalize how I will build the 302. I'm hoping some one will chime on with a used one or point me in the right direction.
Just from my experience it's usually best to leave the factory setup alone and modify with a Stage 2 upgrade or a turbo. Delorean's with engine swaps are typically just show cars.
Hey guys, great forum ! I bought a Delorean 7 years ago, that was sitting in storage for over 10 years prior to that. I have finally decided its time to do something with it. Being a Ford specialist, I am contemplating on putting a 302 sbf in it. Tamir said he knows this swap has been done before, and I was hoping someone could give me some advice or help as to a job like this would be. I am looking for an adapter or bellhousing and release bearing info. and obviously any thing that wouldn't be straight forward. If there is a thread on this already, I apologize in advance, thanks guys, looking forward to hearing from someone.
There were Ford Gt40 replicas that used the same transmission as the DeLorean with Ford V8's. You may want to research down that avenue as they did have bellhousings that you're looking for. No idea if they're still available. Bruce Benson
Like I said, I'm a sbf guy. I just cant justify spending thousands of dollars on the prv engine to try to make it something it is not. I have tons of parts laying around in my shop to put a combo together to make 300-500 hp. I've alwayed loved the styling of the car and the performance of a 302. In my opinion this would be an awesome combo. I am really looking for a bell housing right now to mate them together. There are companies in the UK that offer these, but I was looking to see if anyone on this side of the world had something, used-new, whatever. My intentions are not to cut up or butcher anything, I want to make everything as bolt in, as possible. And yes, I am willing to sell all the engine and related stuff to help offset my cost on this project. I listed it already on this site last night.
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