Posted by Devin Wolfe-Callanta (IP: 216.190.133.23) on December 25, 1999 at 04:09:27:
In Reply to: I say combine the two posted by 74merc on December 25, 1999 at 02:31:28:
: 289 reciprocating assemblies run well in 302 blocks, the lower cylinder skirt adds a *little* more resilance... the pistons can't rock in the bore as much as they can in the 289 blocks. like he said above, find out which 289 you have, the heads may have smaller combustion chambers and the exhaust should be a little more open, no air injection holes, less crap cluttering the exhaust ports. even the C code 289 can kick ass, just needs a little work done to it, in my opinion, has more potential than the 76.
: 289s rev a little better than 302s, 302 has more low end torque. what do you want out of this engine?
When I only had the 302 I was planning on rebuilding it, putting in a bigger cam, multipoint fuel injection system, and twin turbos. But now that I picked up the 289 (for free) I was wondering how much you could "beef" them up, or would it just be a waste of a good 289? And how do you check to see what "code" it is?