[mustangman65_79]

U shouldn't have any problem with getting a 302 to fit in a mustang. Any 302, with the right motor mounts will fit. I'm putting in a 302 out of a '67 mustang, in my '79 mustang. The motors never then '67 but it's all good. It's been rebuilt with only about 10,000 miles on it. My '79 used to have a 2.3 in it too. Then it went to a 2.8 v6, now this.