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Author Topic: Stronger Block lxhatch5.0 ¯ Member # 6319 posted                              What year/modlel(car) did Mexican blocks came in???? And can you still find theese blocks at a regular junk yard, I just want to know if the cars they came in can be found at the local yard.... TTT -------------------- *NorCal Posts: 1556 | Registered: Dec 2005  |  : ChrisS ¯ Member # 6699 posted                              Mid-70s "Mexican block" 302s are the gem of junkyards. Found in vans and midsized trucks, this extra-strong casting has "hencho en mexico" (made in mexico) cast somewhere in the lifter valley. These have been used in applications as high as 700 horsepower, due to a higher nickel content and larger main bearing caps. Any 302 block prior to '78 will be stronger then a '78+ or roller-cam block. Another quick way to spot these at a junkyard is an additional unmachined boss poking out of the front of the driver side cylinder bank. Posts: 632 | From: Dallas Texas | Registered: Apr 2006  |  : AJBlackGT ¯ Member # 3936 posted                              I still can get you that .40 over mexican block if you want it -------------------- 90 Notch Posts: 1896 | From: Sacramento | Registered: Dec 2003  |  :

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