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09-20-2006, 03:41 AM

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Shifty101Easy

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RE: Found Engine Tag

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Tag says 302. And isn't he the guy that just put a 302 (289 with 302 crank/rods) in the engine bay?

nah, im definitely not that guy. I think thats slickman.

09-20-2006, 03:54 AM

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RE: Found Engine Tag

Ok my windsor is bored .04 over so taht makes it roughly a 359. Do these extra 8 cubic inches add much power? if so how much?

09-20-2006, 11:36 PM

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RE: Found Engine Tag

The biggest gain you'll feel from boring the engine will be from the bump in compression, not the increase in cubic inches.

09-21-2006, 10:46 AM

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RE: Found Engine Tag

Nope, was not me.. I have a 289 with a 289 crank.. My block is a 1968 302 block which was the original 289 block from the factory in 1968. Late in production Ford used a special run of 302 block specifally used on 289's cause they ran out of 289 blocks. They still had a call for the 289's to finish out production that year.

So, what I have is a true blue 289 from 1968 as supplied by ford. The only difference between a 289 block and a 302 block is the longer skirts to allow for the slightly longer stroke of the 302.