1972 mavrick 302 V8 2c BOSS ENGINE

You still didn't say whether 2-door or 4-door ....

 

I have seen a few.
None were done from the factory.
I doubt any were done at the dealer either, however, in the early 70s you could probably talk them into doing just about anything if you had deep enough pockets.

Monkey: They fit fine without ANY modding to the car.
A Cleveland or Windsor are both substantially wider and they fit without mods if you don't mind raising the engine to change plugs.

Some years ago I happened into a set of headers for a Boss 302 in a Mav. They do make the swap headers. I got a deal on a set new in the box.
I pulled the heads on my 302 and stuck a set of C heads on them and mocked it all up. Plugs were easy access and headers fit fine except one tube hit my Lakewood scatter shield. The headers were 8 seperate tubes and go on one at a time.
They were also 2 1/8" primary!
It's a much easier swap IMO than a 351, but the engine has a soggy bottom end, so IMO it's not worth the trouble...
Unless you were to use Aussie 302c heads and a 347 crank.

Dave

 

I have an old Hot Rod magazine .. there is an ad in it for Boss 302 Maverick Headers ...

 

Where is the Car Located?

Was this car purchased on Ebay in the past few months? How did you acquire it? If it really is a BOSS conversion, it may really be worth something. If you can verify it. I would get it insured.

I personally have never seen a BOSS 302 in a Maverick, doesn't mean that it doesn't exist though.

 

Can you post pics of that?? I'd love to see that.

 

Also, the boss block will have screw in cast iron freeze plugs. (I didn`t see where anyone had mentioned that)

 

Also the Boss 302 valve covers will have 8 bolts (per cover), normal 302s have 6.

 

Mine have 6

 

haha, oops.. Typo. lol Thanks, Gene! I fixed it.
-Corbin

 

also if it was a sprint it would be red, white and blue. the inside would be also. i think you have a standard maverick.

 

I just saw in the other post about this car that it is a 4 door...

 

Ok....I just went and looked , there are 6 valve cover bolts (per cover)! BTW it's a 4 door . Thanks one and all ....I'm learning by leaps and bounds !!

 

Matt, you're right about David's Boss 302 Mav not having the shock towers modified. His headers did go in one tube at a time as stated by Ratio411. He was at a local cruise in this past Sat. I can't help but to stare at his car everytime I see it. The only other Maverick I've seen so clean would be Mavaholic's Sprint.

 

I don't have the ad he commented on, but this is pretty much what the headers look like.
The pic is of the headers for a 351c Mav, the B302s are identical, just slightly shorter tubes and larger tubes. (1 7/8" vs 2" or 2 1/8" optional)

 

Its not a Sprint either. Probably just a standard Maverick. The trim code would be RB on the door data sticker if it was a factory Sprint.