Thread: 302 Clevor build?

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I considered doing a Clevor build once. In days gone by, when good Windsor aftermarket heads were not available, the Clevors were a trick affordable and effective alternative. Now you have good Windsor options. To my memory, if you do not use too big of a cam and are not wanting high compression, you can stay with the stock 302 rods & pistons. The only machining is drilling different water passages in the block surface of the head and tapping and plugging an existing one. You will also want a Clevleand camshaft which requires the 351 firing order rather than the older 289/302 firing order. B&A I think made a specific manifold to fit directly with these heads to make things simpler. Some of them are supposed to still be around. Edelbrock is making Clevor heads and manifolds. Check Summit Racing and enter “Clevor”. That will take you to the heads and manifolds. Or you could call Edelbrock. Don’t forget though, you still have to use Cleveland style exhaust manifolds or headers.

The few folks who I know who built the Clevors were happy with them. Another head options for a Clevor is the Aussie head which flows a little better than the 2v Cleveland head and has a better combustion chamber with about 64cc chambers. They are much cheaper, roughly about $450 pr., than aluminum heads and offer good performance. Aus Ford Parts still sell them and are good folks to help you. 503 804 3117, sales@AusFordParts.com. They also sell those neat old heavier duty Australian Cleveland blocks.

The canted valve heads, also used on the big block Chevys, flow well. And the wide base of the heads make the engine look vicious, like the old hemi heads on the Mopars did. Clevors have done very well in the Engine Masters competitions. Your Clevor project is worth giving thought to. Let us know what you do.

Rick

I would like to thank everyone