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    66 heads

    I was thinking the Thermactor heads didn't come out til 68, that's why I was wondering. The guys on the bigblock forum on Network54 can tell you for sure.
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    new edelbrock intake problem water in oil

    As for bolting it down in the future, start in the middle bolts, then work your way outwards, criss-crossing side to side. And torque em all down to 25 ft/lbs.Once you reach 25 ft/lbs, go back every few minutes and go over them again till the gaskets settle.
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    new edelbrock intake problem water in oil

    You've answered the question. The coolant exits the engine thru those two front coolant ports. If they're not there, you have a defective intake. Take it off and call Edelbrock ASAP. I'm sure they'll be happy to make things right for you. I would also upgrade to the Performer RPM while you're at...
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    66 heads

    Might try the FE Ford big block forum over on Network54. Did it come with a smog pump for a thermactor air injection system ?
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    Which cylinder heads is the best for 289 CID?

    3.25's are fine, seeing as your rear gear now is likely 2.79's. If you do more city driving, 3.50's or 3.70's would be better.
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    1994 351W Roller Engine Question

    As the pistons are likely hypereutectics, I wouldn't notch em for clearance. Either bolt the 205's on and actually measure the valve clearances or buy pistons that will definately clear.
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    69 Bottom End Parts

    For 302 blocks there are two strokers commonly available: 331 and 347. The 331 uses a 3.25" stroke crank (vs the 302's 3.00") the 347 uses a 3.40" crank. Both usually use 5.4" rods (vs the 302's 5.095" rods) The longer stroke increases the torque output (and HP too) of the engine. Torque is what...
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    Which cylinder heads is the best for 289 CID?

    How long have you run that cam with the stock heads ? The Extreme Energy cams will tend to work the stock rocker studs loose from the heads as they're pressed into the head. Unless some previous owner changed the studs to screw in types, you really need to have this done before you have problems...
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    Which cylinder heads is the best for 289 CID?

    Vinyl66: Please read this again, apparently you didn't get the gist of it the first time.................................;)
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    Which cylinder heads is the best for 289 CID?

    First, How many 302's are DRIVEN DAILY between 3000 and 6000 rpms ? :shrug: And second: Bolting the same heads on an engine with fewer cubic inches to pull air thru them will not improve the bottom end performance whatsoever.
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    69 Bottom End Parts

    Those are stock piston diameters. Just ignore that. What you want is to pull the motor, bring it to a good local machine shop and let them do some measurements to determine what size over bore you can go to, to clean up the wear in the cylinders. THEN you can pick the correct size pistons to...
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    Which cylinder heads is the best for 289 CID?

    Your car will be happiest with ported stock heads, or AFR165's (or something equivalent to these) Just makes sure to watch the combustion chamber size, no bigger than 58 cc's is what you want, so as to keep the compression ratio up in the 9-10 to 1 range. If you go with ported stock heads, make...
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    69 Carburetor and Intake manifold.

    Holleys work just fine on Edelbrock intakes. And when it comes to a street driven car, smaller carbs work better than a bigger one. A carb needs vacuum to function, a bigger carb yeilds a smaller vacuum signal than a smaller carb does. Vacuum is what draws the fuel from the carbs bowls, it's not...
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    69 Carburetor and Intake manifold.

    Go with a Performer RPM intake. Carb ? Ain't gonna say, not being a fan of their carbs.(Holley 570 Street Avenger) As for the distributor, first thing to do with it is replace the points with an electronic module, like a Pertronix unit. That alone will solve 99% of the problems you think you'll...
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    Which cylinder heads is the best for 289 CID?

    289's use the same pistons aas a 302, and among those, the pin height (also called compresion height) varies from about 1.585 (inches) to 1.620. You want the taller of the two to achieve a zero deck height (piston comes all the way up to flush with the block deck. Most aftermarket heads come in...
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    Which cylinder heads is the best for 289 CID?

    Everyones talking heads, but I see no ones mentioned watching the compression ratio. Piston selection is critical on a 289, more so than a 302. You want a flat top that's going to get you a zero deck height and the smallest combustion chambers to get a 9-10 to one ratio.
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    2100 2v gasket ID

    On what application ? There are several gaskets that work. Advance Auto Parts stocks many of them.
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    1969 351 w block ?

    It's been 40 years since that hole's been there. If you haven't seen any adverse effects from it being there, leave it be. :nice:
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    302 vs. temperature

    The field coils in the starter get hot and build up resistance to the flow of electricity. This has been a problem with (mainly) rebuilt starters for decades. The rebuilders seldom if ever change the field coils, and bad coils are very susceptible to heat soak. The weak battery certainly doesn't...
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    302 vs. temperature

    Difficult to turn as in when starting it ? If that's the case, I'd look at the starter first. And the oil pressure, that's at idle, or at cruising rpms ?
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