What's the difference in a Chevy 305 and a ford 302?

What's the difference in a Chevy 305 and a ford 302? - 1

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3 cubic inches.

It should be obvious. 3 Cubic inches and different makers.

One is made by GM. One is made by Ford.

One has a 3.736" bore and 3.480" stroke. The other has a 4.000" bore and 3.000" stroke.

They are both OHV pushrod V8s with 90 degrees between heads and use cross plane crankshafts.

Every single part.

To add to what lowlevel said: The 305 is an engine that is known as a boat anchor. Efficient but lacking in HP. The 302 is a performance engine used in Mustangs and F150s.

The Chevy can be modified to have adequate performance. The Ford can't as it has too short a deck height and too thin main bearing webs. Of course that is subjective as some people don't know what performance is.

A shorter list would be what is the same. Both were called 5.0 liter. Both are 90 degree block V8's.