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Originally Posted by Jeff Lee
Somebody that loves their Fords needs to petition NHRA for a much smaller HP factor on the 289/271. I'm just shootin' from the hip but I'll bet 250 or so would be more appropriate as a starting point. It's basically a high compression larger cam & slightly better intake than the 289/225, right? Ports are the same and the screw in studs are not a bonus anymore. Neither is the solid lifter cam in todays world.
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Slightly more compression, better cam, bigger carb. Same intake. It would be hard to find the right iron heads but the aluminum replacements are available in SS.
Which leads me to a question, is anybody using the aluminum heads on a 289?