WUZHOT50

Question #2

I was such a knucklehead as a teen, looking back at least. Last night I was going over decoding my vin and various other numbers, and I was suprised to find out that my coupe did not originally come with a 289 Hi Po motor in it. It actually came with the regular 289. Which caused me to look even further into the motor... It isn't even the motor that came in it, so I called my pop (dad, father, ol' man depending on where your from I guess), and he said that the older fella that sold it to us had blown the motor bac in 1977 and replaced it with a 289 Hi Po motor from a 67 or 68 Falcon. Is that possible? Are they the same motor? and what is the difference between the two other than HP (Hi Po vs. Reg)? Thanks for any help

james_topless67

289 [*]Bore and stoke 4.00 X 2.87[*]200 Horsepower w/ 282 ft-lb torque[*]Two barrel Ford carb[*]Hydraulic camshaft[*]In 1964, the 289 was available at 210 horsepower, four barrel carb, cast iron intake manifold and compression ratio of 9.0:1[*]In 1965 the 289 became was now at 225 horsepower, larger four barrel carb and a compression ratio of 10.0:1 This engine was available till the 1967 model year.[*]In 1968, the engine was reduced to 195 horsepower.

289 HiPo [*]Available from 1964 to 1967[*]Higher nodularity content in block w/ larger two bolt main caps.[*]Counter weight balanced crankshaft.[*]3/8 inch rod bolts[*]Screw in rocker studs w/mechanical lifter camshaft.[*]Dual point distributor.[*]Ford 480 cfm four-barrel carb atop a cast-iron intake manifold.[*]271 horespower at 6,000 RPM w/312 ft-lb's of torque.

WUZHOT50

Thanks for getting back so soon. Geeze you folks are on the ball!

JMD

But,,, I still want to know,,, no,, I need to know,, was the 289 Hi-po available in a Falcon???

Someone must know.....

66GTKFB

The 289 HP was an option for Falcons in 1965 only. It was an option in Mustangs only for 1966 and 1967.
The probability of a 289 HP in a Ford as a replacement engine is low, possible, but low. It is more likely that someone made a HP 'clone' by replacing parts or simply called it a 'High Performance' because it had a 4 barrel carburetor on it.
Jim

WUZHOT50

How can I tell? I knew that I would have some mysteries with this car, back in the day, all I cared about was that we fixed itup and she beat every chevy on the street, but now I want to learn about it. I will research it and get back to ya, in the mean time I am sure someone will know!

Thanks

atomsk680

unless you have a hipo motor in a hipo motor car, then its pretty much worthless, and since soo many people have modded their 289s in the 40 years since they were new, hipos dont mean squat, since most non hipos modded 289s make more power then the hipo, hipo only means that the stock components were better from factory, block was the same

67Rally

Although I agree with atoms, I don't think that a true HiPo engine is worthless. I believe what he's saying is that the HiPo engine in a non-HiPo car (based on the data tag/vin) isn't going to fetch more money...but one never knows. The engine itself would be more desirable to a person restoring a HiPo car, but that won't fetch you a ton of money.

Also, since there are so many performance parts (and build techniques)for the 289/302 engines, one can extract a lot more horsepower and torque from a former 2V engine than a stock HiPo produced.

Soaring

The 289 K code Hipo engine was available as an option for Mustangs starting in July of 1964. I don't know about the Falcons.

67Rally

According to Ford, the '67 Falcon didn't come with a HiPo. I can't find the specs for the other years. But I am guessing that the HiPo was not available in the Falcon line. Perhaps a special order helped a buyer get one...but that would be hard to track down.