I have an old magazine article somewhere about a Boss 302 fitment in a Tiger. No
cutting, but I recall that the #8 plug was unreachable. If there's interest,
I'll see if I can find it.
Al J.
"Paul J. Burr" wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Hipo67@aol.com>
> To: <tigers@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, October 31, 1999 4:51 PM
> Subject: Boss Tiger?
>
> > Good day!
> > I have a question of anyone on the list. Is it possible to install a Ford
> > Boss 302 engine in a Sunbeam Tiger? Are you aware of anyone who has
> > attempted this installation or was successful with it?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Gene
> > Sioux City, Iowa
>
> Gene: anything is installable if you cut out everything that gets in the
> way. The Boss 302s falls into this category. The heads are taller and wider
> than the stock sm. block heads. A zip saw and hot wrench would be needed to
> make them fit. I'm sure that this has been done in the past. But, with all
> the modern aluminum heads heads available that don't require any hacking to
> fit, I can't see a reason to cut up a good Tiger. Also, original Boss 302
> heads aer rare and I'd imagine a whole lot more expensive than a set of over
> the counter SVO aluminum heads. I'd be willing to bet that the 30 years of
> development time that has gone a modern set of cyl. heads will give you
> equal (if not better) perfomance, less weight, and much lower cost than the
> antique Boss items.
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