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Technical => Engine Tech => Topic started by: cougar Crazy 5.0 on December 02, 2004, 09:12:01 PM

Title: Mexican block or NOT
Post by: cougar Crazy 5.0 on December 02, 2004, 09:12:01 PM
:dunno:  i dunno if i have a mexican block but it has 3 x's on ether side of the lifters bungs. just wanna know
thanks
Title: Re: Mexican block or NOT
Post by: Sly1990 on December 02, 2004, 09:21:16 PM
A XXX Engine.... :ies:
Title: Re: Mexican block or NOT
Post by: TurboCoupe50 on December 02, 2004, 10:30:14 PM
Quote from: cougar Crazy 5.0
:dunno:  i dunno if i have a mexican block but it has 3 x's on ether side of the lifters bungs. just wanna know
thanks


Nope.... most all the roller blocks have the triple x rating...

To my knowledge the so called Mexican blocks were all flat tappet cam blocks, cast in the late 70s.