Ford 289 Engine Building Tips

submit to reddit

Submit Your Tip

Ford 289 Engine Building Tips – This is a place for the community to provide tips and advice on Ford 289 Engine Building Tips. This topic was created by Jean Reilly and the tips are provided by the community. The tips you add here can be your own or referred from another site. The best tips are then ranked at the top when up-voted by members of the community.

Votes

Tips

1
- Vote
Tip 1
Engine Building Mistakes - Mustang & Fords Magazine More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by thunderchao | permalink
Vote
Find out how to avoid the biggest engine-building mistakes and learning from experience, brought to you by Mustang & Fords Magazine.
Tags: engine building,camshaft,ford small block,ford engine,v8,crankshaft,valvetrain,auto parts,engine parts,cylinder heads,Mustang & Fords Magazine,tech articles,tips,mistakes,cam,carburetor,valve,tuning,oil,intake,gaskets,piston,distributor,connecting rod,rocker arm

For further reading: http://www.mustangandfords.com/how-to/engine/mufp-0610-engine-building-mistakes/ ^[1]

1
- Vote
Tip 2
Modernizing 289 Engine - Mustang & Fords Magazine More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Kai Saeko | permalink
Vote
Find out what it takes to modernize a 15-year-old 289 powerplant, brought to you by Mustang & Fords Magazine.
Tags: ford,coupe gt,289,buildup,modernizing,1966 mustang,engine,air cleaner,camshaft,carburetor,cylinder head,exhaust,exhaust manifold,ignition,intake manifold,valves,valvetrain,mustang & fords magazine,tech articles,weiand stealth,hi-po

For further reading: http://www.mustangandfords.com/how-to/engine/5256-modernizing-289-engine/ ^[2]

1
- Vote
Tip 3
400 hp 302 Small-Block - Mustang & Fords Magazine More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by annemarie Schupfer | permalink
Vote
Check out this 302 small-block making 400 hp on pump gas, only on Mustang & Fords Magazine.
Tags: ford,mustang,performance engine,performance cars,engine,connecting rods,piston,intake manifold,cylinder head,carburetor,valves,valvetrain,mustang & fords magazine,tech articles,302,small-block,joe sherman

For further reading: http://www.mustangandfords.com/how-to/engine/28898-400-hp-302-small-block/ ^[3]

1
- Vote
Tip 4
Ford 289 Engine Building Tips | eHow More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Antu 00f 4nio da Cunha Cunha | permalink
Vote
Ford's 289 small-block engine uses a very simple design, but mistakes in the building process can still be made. Perhaps the most common mistakes when rebuilding a 289 include failing to ensure that the timing gears are aligned properly, and installing the pistons and connecting rods backwards. Finally, the importance of properly lubricating the...

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/way_5519079_ford-engine-building-tips.html ^[4]

About Author

More by Jean Reilly

No more topics...

About This Topic

Category: Fun | 9 years, 3 month(s) ago

2k+ Reads

4 Tips

4 Votes

0 Likes

0 Saved

Contributors

Antu 00f 4nio da Cunha Cunha, annemarie Schupfer, thunderchao, Kai Saeko

References & Citations

1. http://www.mustangandfords.com/how-to/engine/mufp-0610-engine-building-mistakes/

2. http://www.mustangandfords.com/how-to/engine/5256-modernizing-289-engine/

3. http://www.mustangandfords.com/how-to/engine/28898-400-hp-302-small-block/

4. http://www.ehow.com/way_5519079_ford-engine-building-tips.html