Joined: Sat Dec 03 2011, 12:23PM
Location: Maryland
Posts: 10
I picked up a good set of 87' 302 cast heads, cam and lifters and was wondering if anyone has put these on an older LA block with non roller cam. Without investing in special $$$ roller lifters, can these be used with modified push rods or the roller cam,lifter combination. There is no provision to mount the lifter retainer plate in the old block. Also, push rod angle is quite steep for the 302 head, can the LA accept this steep angle?
My apologies if this has been covered in another post but I wa not able to find it.
No, no special lifters needed. What your thinking of, is if you were to put a set of the magnum heads on an older block. These heads are identical to the older ones, just a better combustion chamber design.
Joined: Sat Dec 03 2011, 12:23PM
Location: Maryland
Posts: 10
Thanks, been reading so many articles that I'm getting things confused. I ordered the gaskets and plan to get into the bottom end this weekend to replace the rear main seal. I blocked off the smog ports on the 302 heads and ordered new cam bearings. Cam looks a little worn and researching something better than stock but not too radical for a daily driver. The block has a fresh bore .040 over, probably a production line job buy it looks good so I'm going with it.
Joined: Sat Mar 04 2006, 08:01PM
Location: Tucson AZ
Posts: 171
They are really good heads for a 318 based mild performance engine. They flow just right to make some real power from it. This is what I followed to build mine: http://www.dippy.org/forum2/index.php?topic=242.0