These cars came with highway gears.....unless you were "lucky" enough to have an original 4bbl car, you got 2.80 gears with all 2bbl 289's. Just a swap into the 3.25-3.55 range would make a world of difference. I currently have the 3.40 gears in mine, but will probably move up to the 3.80 range as I prefer a rather spirited driving experience. If accelleration isn't a major concern to you, then keep the 2.80's and spend your money elsewhere.
You are still slow to provide us with all the details, I'm thinking like Hearne.....you have too big a carb matched with stock gears and an auto trans.......sound right? A mostly stock 289 probably only needs a 450-500 cfm carb to be honest....they fall flat above 4000 rpm. Like he said, a 650 double pumper would be way too much on a stocker. Now with heads, cam......
You are still slow to provide us with all the details, I'm thinking like Hearne.....you have too big a carb matched with stock gears and an auto trans.......sound right? A mostly stock 289 probably only needs a 450-500 cfm carb to be honest....they fall flat above 4000 rpm. Like he said, a 650 double pumper would be way too much on a stocker. Now with heads, cam......
I grew up in Silicon Valley, I just got burned out by electronics. I got into these cars specifically BECAUSE they didn't have all that stuff on em. In fact, when the warrantee is up on my Harley, I will be taking its EFI off and putting a carby on. But that extends to pretty much all parts of my life...I do my schoolwork on a typewriter, I don't have an Ipod or a cell phone, etc.
