302 Windsor V8 (5.0 L) Engine

Mustang Engines – 302 Windsor V8

The 302 was manufactured in Windsor from 1968 to 1978, thus the unofficial “Windsor” name for the 308 V8 in the Mustang. The Windsor 308 went through several design and engineering changes in its ten year life. Important note for keen-eyed researches is that from the 1978 car model year, the 302 became more commonly known as the 5.0 Liter, although its metric displacement is 4,942 cc (4.9 L). We refer to it here at the 5 liter to keep things more organized. In 1983 the carbureted engine was replaced with throttle-body fuel injection. For the 1986 model year, Ford went to sequential multi-port fuel injection which is identifiable by the large intake with the EFI 5.0 badge on top.