hi,
to make a long story short,my g/f's dad has a 289,not sure of the year yet,just thought about this today. but i have a late 80 roller 302,and i have already bought pistons and rods for it,and was just wondering weather i could use my pistons and rods in his 289 block? i have tried to check stuff out through summit,and from what i can tell,i can,the pistons seem to have the same parts numbers for 289,and 302,im kinda stumpped on the rods,because if im not mistaken they had 3 different rod lengths there,and they was 5.090,5.155,and 5.400.now im sure they are for stroking the 289.just not sure what options i have,if someone could help me out that would be great.
i have speedpro forged pistons 4.030.and eagle forged i beam rods 5.090.if i can use it in the 289,what crank would be the best? i would like to keep low compression if possible,because i want to run boost. and is there anything i need to keep and eye on or should i be just fine? i had my 302 machined before i knew they was weak blocks. and this is just a way of helping me build some good horsepower and not have to worry about the block cracking down the middle. thanks for all your time and input.
to make a long story short,my g/f's dad has a 289,not sure of the year yet,just thought about this today. but i have a late 80 roller 302,and i have already bought pistons and rods for it,and was just wondering weather i could use my pistons and rods in his 289 block? i have tried to check stuff out through summit,and from what i can tell,i can,the pistons seem to have the same parts numbers for 289,and 302,im kinda stumpped on the rods,because if im not mistaken they had 3 different rod lengths there,and they was 5.090,5.155,and 5.400.now im sure they are for stroking the 289.just not sure what options i have,if someone could help me out that would be great.
i have speedpro forged pistons 4.030.and eagle forged i beam rods 5.090.if i can use it in the 289,what crank would be the best? i would like to keep low compression if possible,because i want to run boost. and is there anything i need to keep and eye on or should i be just fine? i had my 302 machined before i knew they was weak blocks. and this is just a way of helping me build some good horsepower and not have to worry about the block cracking down the middle. thanks for all your time and input.