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1967 289 heads on my 95 roller motor

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I am trying to figure out what i need to make they exchange i dont want to get valve clearance issues i know i need hardened pushrods but what else? thanks for any help:SNSign:
 
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1995greenstang said:
I am trying to figure out what i need to make they exchange i dont want to get valve clearance issues i know i need hardened pushrods but what else? thanks for any help:SNSign:
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You don't necessarily need hardened pushrods, you only need those if these heads have been converted to screw in studs with guideplates. You WILL need to buy a pushrod length checker and get custom pushrods made to fit, early SBF heads on a 302 take some STRANGE length pushrods. That should just about do it.
HTH
-kyle
PS: If these heads still have the press in studs, it might be a good idea to get them converted to screw in studs, a cam with violent action (like a hyd roller) or a cam over .500 lift will rip the pressed in studs out sooner or later, how soon depends on the cam
PPS: Those heads aint anything special, why bother?
 

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why do this? explorer gt40 heads are cheap and easy to get these days....and far better....and dont need leaded gas....or use 40 year old design ideas
 
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actually the pre 1967 289 heads are far better than the gt 40,s
they flow way more and almost a 75 horsepower gain by putting these on a 302 roller engine
 
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1995greenstang said:
actually the pre 1967 289 heads are far better than the gt 40,s
they flow way more and almost a 75 horsepower gain by putting these on a 302 roller engine
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That's pure bull ****. On the other hand, I'm leaving in an hour to pick up a set of GT40s....you want a set of '66 289 heads for $200?
 
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i seen t he article in car craft they did the same swap the 302 almost produced 400 horsepower one thing they did weird was turn the pistons around says it up,s the compression and they said only pre 67 heads
 
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sorry my bad it says they have to be 289 k code heads which would probally be impossible to find
 
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sorry my bad it says they have to be 289 k code heads which would probally be impossible to find
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All 65-67 289 heads are identical...no way in hell you'd make 400hp with a stock set anyway, or would you EVER do it with 289 heads without one hell of an intake, a lot of compression and a big cam.

Was it this article? http://www.carcraft.com/techarticles/116_0307_ford_302_v8_engine_buildup/index.html

Or this one?
http://www.jason.fletcher.net/tech/sherman/sherman.htm
 

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Moved to 94-95 Tech.
 
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