How to Identify a Mexican Block?

90mustangGT

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What characteristics separate the Mexican Block 302 from a standard 302 block?

 

Mavrick

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More nickle content in the Mexican blocks.. atleast that's what i've read.

How to identify.. sorry i have no clue

 

Michael Yount

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You ask it in Spanish if it's a Mexican block -- if it says "si" -- voila.

Sorry - not a clue, as usual.

 

TIMMY2734

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From what I've read, slighty thicker main webbings.

It says" hecho en mexico" in the lifter valley and im guessing the part number should be around the late 70s....

 

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Michael Yount said:

You ask it in Spanish if it's a Mexican block -- if it says "si" -- voila.

Sorry - not a clue, as usual.

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bobcatv8

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Si--Senor Timmy es muy correcto!
Hecho en Mexico solemente Mexican blocks!

 

90mustangGT

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Oh well, I don't see any of that on my block. Well, that's cool because I don't want to have to worry about applying for a vesa for my engine or worry about the INS seizing it.

 

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90mustangGT said:

Oh well, I don't see any of that on my block. Well, that's cool because I don't want to have to worry about applying for a vesa for my engine or worry about the INS seizing it.

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No Megusta INS

 

88 Fox GT

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I believe Mexican blocks actually say MEXICO on them somewhere. If I remember right, they say it in the lifter valley where it says 302.

EDIT: Just like TIMMY2734 said.

 

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The mexican block has two humps that protrude from the front of the block on the front-both sides of the water outlets.

 

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i heard they dont use N.O.S they spray salsa

 

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I don't think the Mexican 302 blocks are roller blocks, so you may need to get a retrofit kit to use a roller cam.

 

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hey, i heard that the mexican blocks will build you a house too! for dirt cheap, and they'll also mow your yard too, for like ten bucks! one did mine, LOOKS GREAT!

sorry, mabye it's dead now