bignickwaite

i have a 302 came out of a lincon mark 7 or somthing now i dont know what year but how do i know if its a roller motor or not i think it was carbed . looks like it anyways . if is not a roller motor is it worth it to fix up?

bignickwaite

nobody knows hmmmmm

LA95GT

you dont know if the motor is carbed or not??

greenstreak9205

if its a roller motor it will have a machined surface between the lifter bores

joey011582

if it is still together andhas EFI setup on it and the intake has H.O. on it, its a roller motor. All high outputs are rollers.

greenstreak9205

yea except he doesn't even kno if it was carbed....possibly its just a short block?

MadMan@TheWheel

The 85 Mustang GT was carbe'd and it was a roller motor...So I am not sure if that was the point, but even if it was carb'ed it could still very well be a roller motor. I'm betting that it is. If he does not know if it was acarb motor that at the very least say's A. It has no intake B. He has no idea what he is looking at...lol

joey011582

lol, hmmm check cast numbers on block? I was told that non roller blocks are stronger and that the roller doesn't make that much difference. Also too it should be able to rev higher without floating the valves due to the fact that flat tapets are lighter.

MadMan@TheWheel

Checking numbers on blocks is common. I don't think the topic is about the pro and con of roller non-roller blocks rather if this guy's block is a roller. Flat tappet over roller is a whole other discussion, no need in getting into that in this thread. If the man wants to know if his block is roller he can:
Check and match casting numbers, look for the designee H.O. stamp that should be on it. Or tear it down and look for the obvious. It's not rocket science.

joey011582

just saying that hey its not the end of the world if it isn't, geese some people are cry babies.