302 Component ID

[D Matt]

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.

 

[Realmongo]

It looks like a bone stock 1988 HO engine but I would have to see the pistons to be sure. The Cobra's GT40 block is an F1 block vice your E7 version that could take longer studs/bolts into it.

 

[Mustang5L5]

Another vote for stock '88 5.0 HO block. The block could be a 87-90 range 5.0 HO


E7TE means 1987 - Truck - Engine. It's part of the part number for the block. CA is also part of the part number. The part number is not a date, it's just the year the part was first made and carries through til discontinued.

 

[D Matt]

Thanks guys,

Do you think the rods and crank will suffice for what I am trying to do?