Quick question on Pistons and lifters with trick flow H/C/I

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02stangman

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Hey guys, Just making sure these pistons and lifters are right. I'm doing the Trick Flow top end kit on my '86 and just want to make sure. I'm having the block bored .030

Pistons:
Trick Flow Specialties TFS-51404000 - Trick Flow® Forged Pistons

Lifters:
Ford Racing M-6500-R302 - Ford Racing Hydraulic Roller Lifters


Also, something just came up and has me wondering...This is the original motor out of the car I'm building, so is it an HO motor or not? If not, do I need to worry about anything since I'm building it anyway or should I use the 1988 302 I have in the car right now? ( I would rather use the 86 motor )

 

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02stangman

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So i looked at the '86 engine and the numbers on the block are:

21
E6SE
BA

I've been trying to figure out if it's an HO or not from those numbers but can't find anything. Can anyone help?

 

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i dont think the shortblock has anything to do with the it being a HO. your doing h/c/i so its irrelevant.

 

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02stangman

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ShortThrow50 said:

i dont think the shortblock has anything to do with the it being a HO. your doing h/c/i so its irrelevant.

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Right, but from what I understand, the lifters are different and if its not a roller motor, than I can't just put roller lifters in it. The block has to be modified for them.

Does anyone know if this is right or not??

 

U2SLO450

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86 should accept roller lifters. I think they went roller in 85

 

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02stangman said:

Right, but from what I understand, the lifters are different and if its not a roller motor, than I can't just put roller lifters in it. The block has to be modified for them.

Does anyone know if this is right or not??

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if theres two tapped holes in the center of the valley, its setup for the stock roller setup. easiest way to tell imo.

the lifters and pistons you linked to should work just fine, but i'd still check ptv clearance just in case.

 

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02stangman

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Lucky me.....It's a roller motor!!! Only thing is, when I pulled the intake off it was pretty nasty in there. Motor definitely had water in it. The bottom side of the intake felt like mud. I guess the best thing now is to have the block X rayed or whatever, to check for cracks.