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I think I've figured out my block! But, am I right?

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CarFreakGT

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Quick question RE: identifying my 302 block. I think I have it figured out, but I guess I'm looking for some affirmation. The block casting #'s are still pretty hard to make out. But after a lot of "quality time" under the car, and everything I could think of to de-gunk around the #'s, my block casting code appears to be E7TE-6015-M. My intake is E3AE-9425-HB.

After searching, am I correct that I have a 1987 302 out of an F-series truck or a Bronco? With an intake from a 1983 full-size Ford? If I understand correctly, the engine was probably assembled in '87, and the intake may simply have an '83 casting # because no revision was made on the intake. Or, of course, someone may have put an 83 intake on an 87 block somewhere along the line.

Sorry, no info on the heads. I'm not too worried about that right now. Just trying to get a rough idea what I have.

Am I on the right track? Is there any other info to decipher from these #'s? Thanks!

Bryan
 
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the E7TE casting on the block definitely identifies it as an 87 truck block and the E3 casting of the intake means it is an 83 model intake. the intake was definitely swapped over to the engine as all 87 engines were fuel injected except for marine and industrial engines and some heavy duty truck engines, and the 302 does not qualify as a heavy duty truck engine.
 

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Great info! Thanks, bnickel!
 
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Although the casting number denotes it as a truck block, it could have just as well been built and installed as a car motor in any 87-up Ford, Lincoln or Mercury car, truck, van, etc. The casting numbers just tell you what vehicle line it was originally designed for, or rather what vehicle line the engineering costs were assigned to. There's no way to tell what actual vehicle it was installed in at the factory, it could have just as likely been installed in a boat too. I can tell you it is a roller block, but that's about it. Doesn't really matter anyway, it's a good block to build up for anything short of a full race, blown application.
 
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D.Hearne said:
Although the casting number denotes it as a truck block, it could have just as well been built and installed as a car motor in any 87-up Ford, Lincoln or Mercury car, truck, van, etc. The casting numbers just tell you what vehicle line it was originally designed for, or rather what vehicle line the engineering costs were assigned to. There's no way to tell what actual vehicle it was installed in at the factory, it could have just as likely been installed in a boat too. I can tell you it is a roller block, but that's about it. Doesn't really matter anyway, it's a good block to build up for anything short of a full race, blown application.
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well, thats' true it could have been installed in a car but it was originally designated for a truck.
 
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bnickel said:
well, thats' true it could have been installed in a car but it was originally designated for a truck.
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I just added that tidbit due to so many that come on here trying to figure out what vehicle a block came from based on the casting numbers. The numbers really are useful for nothing other than to ID the part itself.
 
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