Please HELP? 302 Blocks All The Same??

[nos707]

Are all 302 blocks the same?? I need a block for my 93 Fox, but are they all the same? 60's thru to 94?

 

[poneypower89]

oh man... NO they are NOT all the same.

Older blocks were flat-tappet non-roller cam blocks.

The blocks found in the 5.0l Mustangs are Roller-cam blocks.

 

[TheUser]

you might try searching as there are a few posts about this already. I actually needed the same info last year. It's a confusing mess, and I can't remember exactly all the details, so I'm not going to supply bad information.

 

[nos707]

Do you know what year the 302 changed to the roller cam block?

Was it just the Mustangs that had a roller cam block?

 

[criticman]

1985 according to pg 189 of the Mustang 5.0 Technical Reference & Performance Handbook [http://www.amazon.com/Official-Ford-Mustang-5-0-Performance/dp/0837602106?tag2=gp04-20]

 

[criticman]

Or just get one of the new Boss 302 blocks from Ford: http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts/part_details.asp?PartKeyField=9085