- Aug 2, 2014
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Just visiting from the 65-73 forums. I have a 1968 coupe with a tired and possibly original 289 in front of a c4. Still has points. Someone swapped on a Edelbrock 289 Performer intake and a 600 cfm Edelbock carb. I've been keeping an eye out for a rebuildable/refeshable 302 roller that I could put my intake and carb on and drop my 289 dizzy into it (after Pertronix upgrade). I wasn't looking for anything special, just stock. My worn 289 is still fun to weekend cruise, figured a little more pep from the 302 would be nicer. I'm trying to spend as little as possible with this. Leak free and not smoking at a stop light and spaying oil mist all under the hood are my main goals.
Fast forward to yesterday. I pulled a roller 302 out of a 1989 convertible. EFI intake to pan. I've been taking it apart and the inside is a lot cleaner than the greasy out side. Cross hatch is visible and will catch a fingernail. Also I found a set of Ford SVO 1.6 roller tip pedestal rockers under the valve covers and an E303 cam installed and what looks like a newish double roller timing set. Gaskets look newer and the intake gaskets are Felpro. I know the upper end has been off. Pretty sweet junkyard find!
My original plan was to run a stock rebuild or refresh a good engine and drive that for the next couple years until I take the car down for paint and body. Then I was going to work the upper end and go for a modest mid to upper 2xx HP range. I've kept the 8" and put in 3.55 gears and a tru-track. Just going for peppy and fun around town kind of cruising. Thinking of EFI conversion at some point.
So how does what I found fit into my plan? Should I just massage the E7 heads a bit now (or scrounge for some GT40's) and install some inexpensive Tri-Y's headers? I have a friend who will give me some GT40P heads but I've read about header problems.
Thanks!
Fast forward to yesterday. I pulled a roller 302 out of a 1989 convertible. EFI intake to pan. I've been taking it apart and the inside is a lot cleaner than the greasy out side. Cross hatch is visible and will catch a fingernail. Also I found a set of Ford SVO 1.6 roller tip pedestal rockers under the valve covers and an E303 cam installed and what looks like a newish double roller timing set. Gaskets look newer and the intake gaskets are Felpro. I know the upper end has been off. Pretty sweet junkyard find!
My original plan was to run a stock rebuild or refresh a good engine and drive that for the next couple years until I take the car down for paint and body. Then I was going to work the upper end and go for a modest mid to upper 2xx HP range. I've kept the 8" and put in 3.55 gears and a tru-track. Just going for peppy and fun around town kind of cruising. Thinking of EFI conversion at some point.
So how does what I found fit into my plan? Should I just massage the E7 heads a bit now (or scrounge for some GT40's) and install some inexpensive Tri-Y's headers? I have a friend who will give me some GT40P heads but I've read about header problems.
Thanks!