ford engine identification

well i just went out and checked again, no 6015 number, just the e5ae c3b. check it out.....

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Yea the late model roller blocks don't have the 6015 part number. It's obvious that it's an engine block anyhow, I guess some numbers cruncher did the smart thing and eliminated the part number, it wasn't needed. The E5 is a roller block, but not as good a block as the later E6 & E7 blocks. In those, Ford added 4 lbs more iron in the coolant jackets and decks to strengthen the bores.

so what kind of power is this thing capable of? ive herd that 302s in general dont like much over 400.

They have split the blocks in half at something over 400hp. That figure also depends on what rotating assembly and the rpms it's subjected to. Bigger the arm on the crank, the less rpms it's gonna take to split one.

D.Hearne said:

That string of numbers was the VIN stamped on the rear of the block behind the intake, useless for block ID. Like 65ShelbyClone says, get the numbers from above the starter location, if it's a small block. Big block (FE's) are on the rigth side toward the front. They'll be something like this : C5AE-6015-A There'll be another set like this: 5B15 (number/letter/number(s) which is the date code. First number is the year of the decade, letter is the month, starts with A for January thru M for December they skipped the letter "I", the last number or numbers is the day of the month.

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Did they stamp the VIN anywhere else on the block? I've found the machined flat spot behind the intake, but there's not even a hint of a number there!

The engine in question is a Mexican block 302 in my 70 Fastback. I'm just trying to find if this was the original engine.

brooce said:

Did they stamp the VIN anywhere else on the block? I've found the machined flat spot behind the intake, but there's not even a hint of a number there!

The engine in question is a Mexican block 302 in my 70 Fastback. I'm just trying to find if this was the original engine.

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not all blocks were stamped with the vin. most of us Ford guys just go by the date codes on the block, if they are within a few weeks before the car itself was built then there's a real good chance it's the original engine. we aren't all high and mighty about numbers matching this and that like the GM and Mopar bunch, but when we do get one that's numbers matching with the VIN stamped block it's an extra nice surprise.

i will say that after 68 all ford blocks were supposed to be stamped with the vin but that does NOT mean that all of them were. also, if your car was a San Jose built car then there's a very good chance that Mexican block is orignal to the car as the San Jose plant was the only Ford plant that used the mex block, dearborn and Metuchen did not use the mex block, however, so if your car is was built in either Dearborn or Metuchen the block is not original to the car.

c80e_6015a is the code off of my block can anyone tell me what year this came out of? if i read it right maybe early 80's model car?

That is a 1968 block. Learn to decode the numbers yourself here:

Guide to Decoding Ford Part Numbers - ClassicMustang.com

thanks i just found that out using a site i finally found thats got the decoding numbers on it lol thanks tho ill save the site you sent tho its got a bit more information then the other one i found tho

Only the date code tells you the year it was cast. C8OE only tells you it was first cast for the 68 model year. They used that block at least a couple-three years in production