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I am redoing my motor in my car this year. I plan on getting a used block and building the motor from there. I found a 302 block but it is out of an econoline van. The guy said he had two of them. One van was an 86 and the other was a 90. My ?? is if there is any problems using these blocks in a 1990 Mustang if I just use the block and have it machined for what I will use it for. One person told me the blocks were different the other said it would work. Any suggestions are appreciated
 

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I think I'm pretty safe in saying that all engines after '85 were roller cammed; you'll want one that is. As long as it is a roller block, you should be golden.
 

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Even if its not a roller block a machine shop can convert it to roller.
 

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cardudeusa said:
Even if its not a roller block a machine shop can convert it to roller.
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Could, but it would just be cheaper to start with the roller block in the first place. They are easy enough to find.
 
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