Some great info on Mexican 302 blocks

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ForceFed70

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For those of you that didn't already know: The mexican blocks are stronger. Not because of high nickle content, but because there is more metal used in the blocks, and used in the spots that matter.

Here's a link to a thread with lots of great info and side by side pics of mexican vs regular:
Mexican Block Tech (Comparison Pics)

 

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Good thread. Too bad most of it is four years old, and most of the pics don't show.

 

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The is a U.S. made casting that's as strong as the Mex, but lacks the big main caps. (ain't seen those break anyway) The casting is D8VE. This one weighs at least 10 lbs more than most others. 136 lbs total vs 120 for the early 80's block, and 126 for the roller blocks.

 

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My local machines shop attributes it to the metal they used. It's a good bit softer, allowing flex. They've rockwell tested many of them and show they are an average of 20pnts softer than normal blocks.

 

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96 DOHC Cobra said:

Good thread. Too bad most of it is four years old, and most of the pics don't show.

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I only see a couple of pics that didn't show. All the pictures that matter are there. Don't bother reading past the 1st few pages....