Rebuilt 289
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Rebuilt 289
If anyone read my engine trouble thread I posted a while back you will know that my HiPO is no longer in existence. The 289 I had put in had to be bored out to a 302 because the piston walls were so scored. Is there anything I should know about this engine since it is bored and not stock?
#2
RE: Rebuilt 289
You can't bore a 289 out to 302ci. You can bore it .030 over, which puts you at something like 293 iirc, but trying to bore it out enough to put the displacement at 302ci would push the bore right through the water jackets.
Assuming it's just bored .030 over, there's no reason it's not usable. You'll need matching overbore pistons, but that's not a big deal.
I haven't seen the old thread; what happened to the K code? Is there anything salvagable from the old engine? Those main caps are worth quite a bit of money.
Assuming it's just bored .030 over, there's no reason it's not usable. You'll need matching overbore pistons, but that's not a big deal.
I haven't seen the old thread; what happened to the K code? Is there anything salvagable from the old engine? Those main caps are worth quite a bit of money.
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RE: Rebuilt 289
Yes it did match the car and it was so hard for me to sell it but I needed the money in order to keep the car running it was either keep the motor and no car or no motor and have a car. I sold the whole thing to a guy in San Antonio who gave me 5000 for it and said when I wanted to put back in I could have it back.