by Jonathan » Thu Feb 23, 2006 1:37 pm
289 engine, had a Carter AFB 625cfm 4 barrel carb, Edelbrock intake. I ported and polished the heads, put Hooker headers on it with 2 chamber Flowmaster 40 series mufflers. Comp Cams 270H cam kit, Comp cams roller rockers, MSD distributor and coil. Upgraded the radiator to a 4 core copper brass, should have gone aluminum, though. Can't remember what kind of water pump I got for it to be honest. Mechanical fan on it, didn't come with a clutch fan b/c the car came with A/C stock. Wasn't the strongest motor I've ever built, but it was a good street car and could tach up pretty high. Should have gotten a mechanical cam.
Got a C-4 from a 70s Ford truck so I could built it while driving the car. Put a transgo shift kit and a B&M converter, think it was around a 2400 stall. Eventually put 3.73s in it.
If I do another one it would be a little more street friendly, probably a built fuel injected 5.0L and a T-5 transmission. It'll bolt into any Mustang you want it to. Could potentially get around 25mpg highway out of it, too.
Couldn't find any pics of the engine compartment, sorry. These are old pics I'm fishing through. I wish I would have taken some pictures of my 69 Cougar convertible.
289 engine, had a Carter AFB 625cfm 4 barrel carb, Edelbrock intake. I ported and polished the heads, put Hooker headers on it with 2 chamber Flowmaster 40 series mufflers. Comp Cams 270H cam kit, Comp cams roller rockers, MSD distributor and coil. Upgraded the radiator to a 4 core copper brass, should have gone aluminum, though. Can't remember what kind of water pump I got for it to be honest. Mechanical fan on it, didn't come with a clutch fan b/c the car came with A/C stock. Wasn't the strongest motor I've ever built, but it was a good street car and could tach up pretty high. Should have gotten a mechanical cam.
Got a C-4 from a 70s Ford truck so I could built it while driving the car. Put a transgo shift kit and a B&M converter, think it was around a 2400 stall. Eventually put 3.73s in it.
If I do another one it would be a little more street friendly, probably a built fuel injected 5.0L and a T-5 transmission. It'll bolt into any Mustang you want it to. Could potentially get around 25mpg highway out of it, too.
Couldn't find any pics of the engine compartment, sorry. These are old pics I'm fishing through. I wish I would have taken some pictures of my 69 Cougar convertible.