I am new to the forum and to Fords as well. I am building a Ford GT 40 replica and want to build up a 302. I bought one last weekend at the NMRA race in Bradenton for $ 100.00 complete. It has had some rough miles put on it but it is a roller motor, one piece rear main seal and standard 4.00 bore. I am trying to find out exactly what I have to work with.
I know the crank is a 2M which is nodular iron 3.00 stroke but I do not know what the AE mean after the 2M.
Next, I think these #'s tell me that this block was cast May 6 1998.
What does the E 7 T E mean? Also, right below that there is CA. What does that tell us about the block.
Next are the rods. I searched some Ford # sites I found on Google but I did not find these rods listed.
I plan on using this car very little on the street. Most usage will be road coarse track time, and maybe some autocross. I do not plan on racing the car, just get it out on the track every once and a while. I would like to make somewhere around 350 hp, @ no more than 6500 RPM, that will be plenty. The car will only weigh about 2400 lbs.
I will send the block off to the machine shop for the usual stuff and select the new heads, cam, and the rest of the parts I need, but first I'm trying to find out what I have so I know where to start.
Thanks,
Dan.
I know the crank is a 2M which is nodular iron 3.00 stroke but I do not know what the AE mean after the 2M.
Next, I think these #'s tell me that this block was cast May 6 1998.
What does the E 7 T E mean? Also, right below that there is CA. What does that tell us about the block.
Next are the rods. I searched some Ford # sites I found on Google but I did not find these rods listed.
I plan on using this car very little on the street. Most usage will be road coarse track time, and maybe some autocross. I do not plan on racing the car, just get it out on the track every once and a while. I would like to make somewhere around 350 hp, @ no more than 6500 RPM, that will be plenty. The car will only weigh about 2400 lbs.
I will send the block off to the machine shop for the usual stuff and select the new heads, cam, and the rest of the parts I need, but first I'm trying to find out what I have so I know where to start.
Thanks,
Dan.