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IMO, the 289 was the best small block ford ever made. not trying to start a flame war here, just one mans opinion.
the 320hp goal is very realistic if u rebuild it from the ground up. see, what ford did was they built a great engine and put the worst rods/heads EVER. so be sure to replace the rods and get atleast some old 351W heads for it. the only reason why they stoped making the 289s is because in 68 they introduced the 302 into the mustangs, and back then everyone wanted the "new" engine. so the 302 sales sky-rocketed, and the 289 balanced it out by becoming a flop.
anyway, the 289 is my favorite engine for to many reasons to list, not saying that the 302 is a bad engine, hell, theres a reason why it lasted this long. so i say keep the 289. btw, is the toploader(tranny) a 25spline, 28spline or 31spline?
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