Specs Ford 289 Engine Diagram
Mustang ford performance ready to run 340 hp 306 cubic inch crate engine 1965 1993.
Specs ford 289 engine diagram. The 289 can easily be viewed as one of ford s most successful engines ever thanks to an incredible performance history at lemans indianapolis sebring daytona and dozens of other racing venues around the world. A special indy 289 motor was developed by the ford engineers. Unless you want to embarrass yourself by admitting you wanted a 200 inline 6. 1964 shelby cobra 289 technical specifications and data.
Oddly this engine was introduced in 1963 as the only 289 engine available in the intermediate fairlanes. Small block motor with an all aluminum block and added some real special heads. The 302 differed little from the 289 with the exception of the stroke which measured 3 0 inches. All 221 260 and early 289 s had the 5 bolt later 289 and 302 s got the 6 bolt.
Ford first introduced the 289 v8 engine in 1963 and it was the third engine to appear in the popular windsor line. How we rebuilt a stock ford 289 v 8 to shelby gt350 like specs. It was also used in the ford falcon and some. Ford conceived the 289 in 1963 and increased bore size to 4 000 inches while staying with the small block s original 2 870 inch stroke.
They took a 255 cu. Mid 1965 ford changed the bellhousing from a 5 bolt to a larger 6 bolt. Engine horsepower torque dimensions and mechanical details for the 1964 shelby cobra 289. Ford s 289 cubic inch v 8 is the second engine in the 90 degree v 8 series of engines which began with the 221 cubic inch v 8 in 1962.
The 221 was followed by the 260 in 1963. 1 5 4 2 6 3 7 8 please check your particular engines firing order in owners manual or service manual. Timing the ford 289 engine mark lennon. Firing order animation of ford 289 and 302 v8.
The other engines in the 90 degree v 8 series are the 302 and 351w. A high performance version of the 289 engine was introduced late in the 1963 model year as a special order for ford fairlanes. The 289 was the most famous and highly desire engine used in the popular ford mustang built before 1968. The bore remained at 4 0 inches.
Ford increased the stroke of the 260 to 3 inches to make the 289 in 1964.