HGC

A guy down the street has a nice 63 Galaxie 500 that he just put a used 429 into. He pulled what he said was a real 289 HiPo out of it? Did they make those in 63 and put them in Galaxies? Is it the same 289 HiPo the Mustangs used a couple of years later? It had 77,000 on it. Just wondering. And yes, he knows it is worth money and he won't give it away.

my77stang

it will be a 5 bolt not a 6 bolt, i dunno if its a hi-po or not

Starfury

289's didn't come out until 1964, so no, it's not a K code motor.

If I had a dollar for every time I heard/read "real hipo 289"...

Randys66gt

The 289 cu in (4.7 L) Windsor was also introduced in 1963. Bore was expanded to 4.0 in (102 mm), becoming the standard bore for most factory Windsor engines. The 289 weighed 506 lb (230 kg).
In 1963 the 289 was available in two forms: with a two-barrel carburetor and 8.7:1 compression, (SAE gross) rated at 195 hp (145 kW) @ 4400 rpm and 258 lb·ft (350 N·m) @ 2200 rpm, and with a four-barrel carburetor and 9.0:1 compression, rated at 210 hp (157 kW) @ 4400 rpm and 300 lb·ft (407 N·m) @ 2800 rpm. The two-barrel 289 replaced the 260 as the base V8 for full-sized Fords.
Both 1963 and 1964 versions had a five-bolt bell housing pattern that was different from later six-bolt units (Mustangs switched bolt patterns around August 3, 1964).
It cannot be a Hi-po! Sorry.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Windsor_engine
I use this as a guide on a lot of stuff.

andrewmp6

The 289 came out in 63 the hipo came out late 63 but there was no 289 hipo in the galaxie tho.

Starfury

Oh, hrm. I stand corrected.

musnicki

Maybe he changed out the motor with a newer 289?

67droptop1

Honeygold are you wanting a 289? I took one out of a 65 galaxy it had been rebuilt 4 yrs ago not more than 3000 miles on it. I am in Illinois

HGC

Thanks but I was actually just curious about 289s in Galaxies. As I recall they mostly came with 352s (I think).

Oxnard Montalvo

I agree. The Galaxie was built 46 years ago, the 289 very well could be a replacement motor and a real Hipo. If it has a six bolt bellhousing and a Hipo balance pull the oil pan and valve covers to verify a Hipo.