I see someone needs more power for his 300ci but I need some more power for my 302! I am looking to increase throttle response and acceleration. I would like to buy some bolt on mods nothing too extreme since it's a '83...BTW I wish I had a EFI for a chip!!

 

Try a Holley 600/ 650
have you bumped your timing?
To me cams arethe best bang for the buck

 

a better set of heads would go along nicely with a carb and cam swap.