[Lightingrod]

I think the "BOSS" motors were the real wild ones! The Boss 302 was built for the 5.0L limit Pony car (Trans Am?) road race wars. The intake, ports, cam and valves were HUGE for a 302 engine! No low-end torque but would make some BIG hp when you spin the heck out of them! The 302 was not much of a street engine but they had to sell like 500 of them to qualify for the race series. I feel the Boss 429 was Ford's drag strip warrior of the time, they made some pretty big hp. Ford also had a 460 CID version in Can-Am cars. This all how I remember my impressions from 40+ years ago and not necessarily facts!