Posted by rickyracer (IP: 208.51.233.208) on August 04, 2000 at 16:25:21:
In Reply to: Here is an excellent HiPo link:::::::::: posted by Charlie on August 04, 2000 at 12:46:32:
HiPo was from 63 to 67, went into everything, but trucks & vans. "K" was used across the board for everything and it meant only one thing,HiPo 289. Ford,Mercury & Lincoln all have used and still use the same coding system on everything. Henry Ford wanted it Standardized that way.
They even put 427/425 & 390/335 into the Comets. Ford even put the Boss 429 into two Cougars & Torinos. There even was a Twister Torino that most people don't know about.
The only time a engine code is used for another engine is when that engine is discontinued and not available in "any" models.
Gee wonder what they put the HiPos inbefore the Stang, Falcons, Comets, Fairlanes, etc.
: About the HiPo in Mercurys. It was available in the Falcon-based Comet in 1965.
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: : First off true hipo 289s 271hp (K-code) were only in Mustangs and Fairlanes. They had solid lifters and 4 barrel autolite carbs. The harmonic balancer was thicker and it had hipo exhaust manifolds also a mechanical advance dual point distributor. Some of the most noticable differences. The Comet had a 289 4barrel(also called a K-code) with 220hp with none of the hipo stuff. Also I think this was only availible in a Comet Cyclone. Most were T-10 4sps. Mercury and Ford were two different divisions hense the K-codes being different. Bill