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Topic: 400HP 289 Engine
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dubstar
Journeyman Posts: 5
From: long beach, ca, usa
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 02-08-2002 03:07 AM
  
I remember reading in a magazine about a 400 HP 289 Engine that pops right into a Mustang. If anyone has any information about this, or knows the website/magazine that info is posted on this,.. please please please pretty please let me know! Thankyou.------------------
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 20031
From: Saco, Maine USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-08-2002 09:28 AM
Yeah, I think it slides in with bear grease and uses dzus fasteners. I don't have the link, though...  Welcome to M&M!  ------------------
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65_289
Gearhead Posts: 345
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Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 02-08-2002 09:59 AM
Isn't that the one with the titanium piston return springs, iridium muffler bearings, and liquid schwartz blinker fluid?Seriously, for a 289 to make 400hp, it would have to rev quite a bit. ------------------
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ccode67
Gearhead Posts: 601
From: douglasville,ga,usa
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 02-08-2002 10:55 AM
I bet that is one of Alex's engines for the Moneymaker Mustang????????
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Daniel Jones
Gearhead Posts: 211
From: St. Louis, MO
Registered: Aug 99
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posted 02-08-2002 11:24 AM
I have a copy of it someplace. IIRC, it was a Joe Sherman built 289/302 with ported factory heads, 9.5:1 compression, Victor Jr., Isky 280H cam, etc. Claims big gains (and big piston noise) from reverse pin offset). Like all magazne articles, read it with some skepticism. Alex's pop up piston build up with more cam and good heads would probably be a better approach. Dan Jones
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SundanceKid
Gearhead Posts: 481
From: UT
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 02-08-2002 07:05 PM
I remember that article....they never quite made it to 400 if I remember right.
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dubstar
Journeyman Posts: 5
From: long beach, ca, usa
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 02-08-2002 07:32 PM
well im restomodding my basic V8 66 coupe. i was thinking about only spending $1000 on an engine, but i want something with 400hp or the most i can get. Street/and maybe strip. i want a 289, but im willing to put in whatever.. any suggestions?------------------
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SundanceKid
Gearhead Posts: 481
From: UT
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 02-08-2002 09:26 PM
302 or 351W (if you don't have anything for the engine yet) either one will be easier to get 400 HP out of.
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Jeff
Journeyman Posts: 34
From: Moore, OK USA
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 02-08-2002 11:04 PM
Any time the hp exceeds the displacement, the engine is progressively getting exotic. The easiest way to reach 400hp with 289 ci is to use a supercharger or nitrous. Using mechanical means, intakes, headers, cams, heads, etc., to achieve this goal gets pretty tough if you run pump gas.
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JAAZZY
Gearhead Posts: 646
From: Bay Area, CA
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 02-09-2002 12:45 AM
I think you can get pretty close without anything really exotic. You need some ported aftermarket aluminum heads(I like the TFS heads) a port matched intake(Victor Jr.), 10.5-1 compression, polished rods(or aftermarket lighter ones if you want to spend the $$) and a carb that's dialed. After that's done you want full length headers and 2.5" pipes. I really liked that Isky 280H cam but I would suggest a cam just slightly larger. I shifted at about 6700-6800 with that cam but I think you might need just a tad more to hit your target. Obviously there are other details but with all the aftermarket heads available now I don't think it is unrealistic. In trhe end it comes down to the combination over the individual parts so make sure everything is designed to work together. It really would be easier with a 331-347 302. Just add the vintage valve covers and nobody will know the difference.
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Mpcoluv
Gearhead Posts: 281
From: Charlotte NC usa
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 02-09-2002 05:14 PM
quote:
Originally posted by dubstar:
i was thinking about only spending $1000 on an engine, but i want something with 400hp or the most i can get. Street/and maybe strip. i want a 289, but im willing to put in whatever.. any suggestions?
$1000 is not enough for a 400hp 289.
A stroked 351 would make reaching 400hp and still streetable a easier goal but not really cheaper.
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 10491
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-09-2002 10:52 PM
Sorry, but $1000 won't get you a 400 horsepower prepped bare 289 block much less a complete engine. See our 300 HP for $1500 build up in the archives for a sensible and economical approach if you are interested. ------------------
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70SportsRoof
Journeyman Posts: 49
From: Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 02-09-2002 11:32 PM
Alex, where is that 300hp for $1500 build up in the archives? I can't seem to find it. I'm interested in using an approach like that for the '68 J-code 302 I'm building for my '46 Ford pickup.------------------
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steve'66
Gearhead Posts: 3475
From: Sonoma,CA,USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 02-10-2002 12:52 AM
Dubstar,Here's the link, https://mustangsandmore.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/005310.html Enjoy,
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70SportsRoof
Journeyman Posts: 49
From: Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 02-10-2002 02:11 AM
Thanks for getting the link SteveW, that is exactly the thing I need to make my '46 Ford truck fly when I drop the 302 in. Of course this will have to wait until I move back to Orange County...if any of you in SoCal see a black primered '46 truck this summer...watch out, I'll be packing a 300 HP 302...  ------------------
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fordfan
Gearhead Posts: 2446
From: Walla Walla, Wa, USA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 02-10-2002 10:29 PM
I'm lazy, going for a stroked 351
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Moneymaker
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From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-11-2002 09:21 PM
Well you know what they say? ------------------
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