289 V* information...

[Jared]

Hi all..with the recent additino to the grage of my old 65 mercury comet I'm in need of a decent forum or any useful sites in the rebuilding, set-up, tune-up, general maintenance of the ole 289 V-8n engine that I'm running in it..

[Brett_Henderson]

Now that brings back memories..

Do you remember the Mercury Capri, circa 1974 .. not a Mustang II knock-off..    it was made in Europe, I believe.. came with that nifty 2.3L OHC 4cyl (that was later to be the Engine that Formula Ford was built around)..

ANYWAY..  I had a friend who stuffed a 289 into one of those.. to battle his rival.. who had one of those Chevy Monza Mirages (came from the factory with a 305)..

He did magical things with that 289.. I'll see if I can get ahold of him..

[Mushroom_Farmer]

For less than $50 you can get a manual for both the engine and the car on CD.
Here: http://www.themotorbookstore.com/19cofashmaon2.html

For a bit more the actual manual can be had here: http://www.classicautomanuals.com/Merch ... ry_Code=ME

Here's some specs for you:
Bore and Stroke: 4.00" x 2.87"
Horsepower: 200 w/2bbl, 225 w/4bbl carburetor @4400 RPM
Compression: 9.3 to 1 w/2bbl, 10.0 to1 w/4bbl
Torque: 282@2400 RPM(2bbl) 305@3200(4bbl)
Oil Pressure: 35-55psi

Tune up specs:
Spark plug gap(type BF42): .034"
Ignition Breaker Points: .017"
Ignition Timing: 6 degrees BTDC
Dwell Angle: 26-31 degrees
Idle Speed: Auto trans.-475 RPM, Std. trans.-575 RPM

[Jared]

For less than $50 you can get a manual for both the engine and the car on CD.
Here: http://www.themotorbookstore.com/19cofashmaon2.html

For a bit more the actual manual can be had here: http://www.classicautomanuals.com/Merch ... ry_Code=ME

Here's some specs for you:
Bore and Stroke: 4.00" x 2.87"
Horsepower: 200 w/2bbl, 225 w/4bbl carburetor @4400 RPM
Compression: 9.3 to 1 w/2bbl, 10.0 to1 w/4bbl
Torque: 282@2400 RPM(2bbl) 305@3200(4bbl)
Oil Pressure: 35-55psi

Tune up specs:
Spark plug gap(type BF42): .034"
Ignition Breaker Points: .017"
Ignition Timing: 6 degrees BTDC
Dwell Angle: 26-31 degrees
Idle Speed: Auto trans.-475 RPM, Std. trans.-575 RPM

Thanks for the information! As for the links...I've got all the books already in original paper form

[RichieB16]

I would just for an online forum and see what anyone there has to say.  I'm sure there are a lot of guys out there running 289s because that was the V8 in early Mustangs.

You could try somewhere like here: http://www.fordforum.com/.

I haven't actually looked at much there (I feel kind of dirty looking at a Ford message board), but its a start.  

[Wing Nut]

Stangnet.com

Excellent Mustang source, so I'm sure they'll fill you in on 289's...