I would say have everything balanced very well, get a set of nice pistons
and rods, good rod bolts, alloy heads, roller rockers, roller cam, good
igntion system and nice manifold.. now their will be many various mfg's and
combos you can use... but i like to stick to sets, things made to work
with each other.. so i'd say:
buy something like the edelbrock top end kit : alloy heads, cam manifold,
carb as a set.
use goof quality pistons and rods with ARP bolts
something liek a crane dizzy + contorl unit.. or MSD + control unit
you could just as easily substitue it for ford top end kit and pistins/rods
and then as discussed.. you can use your 289block and add a 302 crank...
On 4 February 2011 05:18, John Crawley <alittlemoreink@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All:
>
> With winter snow deep and crisp and temperatures too low to want to think
> about them it is time for a bit of arm chair mechanics.
> My TIGER engine has now clocked more than 50,000 miles and is in need of a
> refresh. It is a 5-bolt 289 with 302 heads, duel plane intake and Holly 600
> cfm vac secondary, stock exhaust, and a single point dizzy. I am presently
> running a 30% overdrive top-loader but will be changing to a wide-ratio
> 4-speed. When I built it I used Tom Monroe s How to build a Small Block
> Ford
> as a guide.
>
> My son is a mechanic with CASCAR experience and will build the engine for
> me
> so my expenses will be for machining and parts. He suggested that in
> planning
> the engine I start by asking what others have done for TIGERs as that is
> best
> way to avoid Bad Builds .
>
> I want to run long distances but have decent power (more that what I have
> now).
> Better fuel economy would be nice. Street-ability is a consideration as
> well.
> Since I am a retired guy on a limited budget I want the best
> Bang-for-my-Buck.
>
> So my questions:
> - What book do you recommend now as a guide to building a 289 considering
> that
> there has been considerable development since Tom s book was written in
> 1978?
> - What formula have you found successful building a street 289 for a
> TIGER?
> - Where would you spend your money?
>
> All help greatly appreciated.
>
> Go far, quickly and safely
> Jc
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