Any ideas as to how much I can expect to pay for a good 289 block? I believe these are quite rare?
Thanks for all the replies guys.
This evening I secured a 289 plus crank, rods & pistons for considerably less. However I'm not sure if I'm gonna use it now as I have also bought a 351M block for £41. I'm assured it's in excellent condition possibly only needing a rebore,we'll see when it arrives. So, I may have a 289 for sale. Any offers? Rest assured I won't be asking £1000!!!!!!
I understand the 351M is an underated engine & is ripe for tuning. Can any of you guys in the US confirm this?
The 351 would suit my latest project of own design/build MKII chassis unless of course Fran could sell me a MKVI body, my all time sexiest racer, closely followed by the Porsche 917. Well a mans gotta dream!!!
Thanks for all your advice guys.
I know the 351M/400 is a heavy block but it’s lighter than a 427 & considering I intend to build a MKII it’s ideal.
The plan is to start with a 400 series crank & eagle rods & re-bore to +0.030” but this is where I stumble as I can’t find a supplier for high compression pistons so I my have to have these made. This mated to a pair of Stock heads skimmed by 0.025” will give 9.45:1 compression ratio, unless I can get hold of a pair of Aussie Quenched heads or substitute for a pair of BY6162 heads from Edelbrock.
Critical area is camshaft, probably 268 degrees duration at 0.050” lift (not to much overlap) plenty of flow at low to medium valve lift. Undecided on this & will need to seek more expert advice
Carb size will be decided once I know the final CID figures (carb size calc= engine CID x max rpm x 3.456 constant) but without doubt 1 of the Holley family matched to a 2V inlet header although I need some more info on this as a 4V may be more suited to higher rpm as the 351M should easily rev to 6500rpm. Or maybe a pair of 1848-1 carbs mounted on a dual quad header assuming this will fit the 351M wider deck, I think Holley supply an adaptor to mate 351C components to a 400? However I would be raising the deck height so consideration will have to given to engine position in the chassis.
Shouldn’t be too hard or expensive to achieve 375+bhp & probably nearer 400 & all this mated to the 4 speed 930 ‘box should give masses of low rpm torque.
However, I’ve been told that with just a bit more investment 500+bhp isn’t unachievable & considering I’ve only paid £41 for this block………
I'll start another thread around the build-up of the 351M later.