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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 05:05 PM
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302 ??????? Help!!!!

Is 88 f150 302 with efi a roller motor
 
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 05:06 PM
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88 block no. I think first year was 94
 
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 07:12 PM
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Oh, i think they (302) started being roller-ready since 88-89 and rollers since 1990 and on. The 351 was the one that got rollers later.
 
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 07:27 PM
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Good to know.
 
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 10:26 PM
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1985/86 was the first year of the roller 302 in mustangs

i believe that the F series trucks got rollers in 86 as well

first year for roller CAPABLE 351w f150 was 1993- but not all had roller cams in 1994
 
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 01:27 AM
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The 351 was roller in 94. The 302 may have been roller in the late 80s Mustang, but I don't think thats the case with the trucks. I remember reading that it was in the early 90s for trucks.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 05:14 AM
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As far as i know , all the 302 HOs had the roller cam , some of the 302 trucks in 92-93 got the small roller cam , in 94 the 302-351 got the good roller , i think by around 88 the 302s where roller ready , also in 94+ 302s , some had sefi and mass air....
 
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 10:36 AM
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The 302 block was officially made roller ready in 1987 but in general truck motors didn't get a roller cam until 1992, so while the OP's motor will have a flat tappet cam in it the block "should" be capable of accepting the factory roller cam assembly. I say "should" because some early blocks used the new casting but weren't completely machined for the roller assembly and there's no way to know until the intake is off.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 10:39 AM
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When I had the intake off of my brothers 91 302 it did not have roller lifters. I didnt look if it was roller ready tho.
 
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A roller block will have raised and tapped bosses in the middle of the lifter valley and the top of the lifter towers will be machined flat. The block casting number will also be E7TE or later.
 
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