Engine Identification
#1
Engine Identification
A friend of mine just recently bought a mustang with a 302 in it.
It has had different engine and transmission put in it. How can we tell what year the engine came out of so we will know if it has flat top pistons like the 86 and below car. or if it had the newer pistons in it. are the any numbers on the block that we can go by?
It has had different engine and transmission put in it. How can we tell what year the engine came out of so we will know if it has flat top pistons like the 86 and below car. or if it had the newer pistons in it. are the any numbers on the block that we can go by?
#4
Above the starter is the casting number. You can't see it from above unless you have a mirror but the header gets in the way. Remove the starter and look at the block where it sat.
+1 on the rebuild though. My block is a 80 and it has a 81 rotating assembly,had a set of 78 heads but has speed pro pistons. You will never know for sure unless you pull the head and look. It maybe a surprise.
+1 on the rebuild though. My block is a 80 and it has a 81 rotating assembly,had a set of 78 heads but has speed pro pistons. You will never know for sure unless you pull the head and look. It maybe a surprise.
#5
Above the starter is the casting number. You can't see it from above unless you have a mirror but the header gets in the way. Remove the starter and look at the block where it sat.
+1 on the rebuild though. My block is a 80 and it has a 81 rotating assembly,had a set of 78 heads but has speed pro pistons. You will never know for sure unless you pull the head and look. It maybe a surprise.
+1 on the rebuild though. My block is a 80 and it has a 81 rotating assembly,had a set of 78 heads but has speed pro pistons. You will never know for sure unless you pull the head and look. It maybe a surprise.
#8
Ok guys, we appreciate your help, we are planning on doing a h/c/i pretty soon, so i gueess we will find out when we tear it apart. And if it has the flat top pistons, all we have to do is get them notched roght?