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Topic: Pulled motor... bummed out.
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mvendl
Gearhead Posts: 170
From: Lowell, IN, USA
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 12-02-2002 12:24 PM
   
Well, I finally found time to pull the motor from my 66 project. When I bought it, I was told that it was a 289... At the time I didnt know exactly what to look for, like casting numbers etc. It didnt really matter to me if the numbers didnt match as I was going to mod it anyway. Well... to my dismay, I decoded the casting numbers on the block and found D4DE-6015-AA as the casting code... having decoded this to be a 302 from a 1974 Maverick. oh boy. I was disappointed. I'm not sure if the heads match as I pulled em off and set them aside. So, with that, I'm not sure what I should do. I kinda want to find a 289 to put back in it but I dont know. I'm also toying with the idea of stroking the 302, but I dont know what kind of quality was put into those 302's... I know there are some that just aint worth a $h!t. Whaddya all think? thanks, --mark
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 19751
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 12-02-2002 12:38 PM
74 was still a pretty decent block.  ------------------
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68DARKHORSE
Gearhead Posts: 378
From: Austin, Tx
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 12-02-2002 01:28 PM
Sounds like you lucked out and found 13 free cubes.Get yourself some good heads and stroke it.
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mustangboy
Gearhead Posts: 670
From: Ont, Canada
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 12-02-2002 05:12 PM
No big deal just build the 302.Nobody can tell the difference once its in the car anyway.Performance potential is about the same so unless your worried about total originality "don't worry be happy"  ------------------
1968 mustang j-code sprint.13.69@101 306cu.in, stock ported heads,weiand exellerator,650 holley DP,hedman hedders,comp 292 Magnum cam,4-speed,8 inch 4.11 detroit locker
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mvendl
Gearhead Posts: 170
From: Lowell, IN, USA
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 12-04-2002 12:30 PM
Glad to hear that the 74 is a good block... I was kinda worried about that... I know that ford had f'ed up some of the later 302's and they werent very good. In any case, I think I'm gonna stroke it. No sense in letting that power go to waste... Only problem with stroking it is the cost... I've found kits for around $1500... that's a whole lotta cash...*sigh* thanks for the input tho. --mark
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