tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post556070195738045218..comments2023-09-24T03:55:04.046-07:00Comments on Another Day.....Another.....: Sad Mustang and Other Random StuffKeadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-24441072057546804042012-10-07T21:50:06.615-07:002012-10-07T21:50:06.615-07:00A 289 couldn't even use ONE 750, except maybe ...A 289 couldn't even use ONE 750, except maybe at some stratospherically high RPM.<br />Having the right sized carb on a small engine like that is critical!<br />My best buddy back in Illinois had a warmed over 327 Chevy in his 64 Corvette. He wondered why it ran so poorly with the 850 double-pumper he had on it. I went to the local speed shop, and bought a 650 double-pumper, and told him to try it, If he liked it, he could pay me, otherwise I'd take it back to my shop and store it.<br />That motor came ALIVE with the smaller carb! <br />Smoth idle, instantaneous throttle response, pulled like a locomotive to 6500 RPM, and got DOUBLE the gas mileage.<br />We didn't care too much about mileage back then, but it was nice to be able to stand next to the car and be able to breathe!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-50056743462715539862012-10-07T18:33:05.970-07:002012-10-07T18:33:05.970-07:00That wood looks great! And you need a pair of 750C...That wood looks great! And you need a pair of 750CFM Holley's sitting on a nice 'little' Edelbrock high Rise for the 'Stang!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-83814466872849266362012-10-07T17:07:14.193-07:002012-10-07T17:07:14.193-07:00I would never do that! It is cast iron and sports ...I would never do that! It is cast iron and sports the C50E-9425-a part number. Ports are 1.80" x .90" Correct for 4V FoMoCo in this year (well maybe). Things were crazy with the Mustang then. Assembly lines were scrounging anything and every thing to get them out the door! <br /><br />Amazing on what people would pass off on cars? How about shoe boxes with fiberglass to patch holes in floorboards? Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-33361398989331448852012-10-07T16:17:54.174-07:002012-10-07T16:17:54.174-07:00Gotcha!
I didn't think you were one of "...Gotcha!<br /><br />I didn't think you were one of "those" people who'd try and stick a 4-bbl on a 2-bbl intake with an adapter!<br /><br />Is the intake cast iron or aluminum? I'm guessing it's iron, as I don't ever recall seeing an aluminum one being painted.<br /><br />Except, of course, if you're trying to pass of an aluminum high-rise as a "stock" cast iron manifold. Some of my street racer buddies would do that, and it's amazing how oftern it worked.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-10181674071484749292012-10-07T15:17:21.857-07:002012-10-07T15:17:21.857-07:00It is currently 59 degrees here. It is currently 59 degrees here. Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-53286024229566704582012-10-07T15:16:43.091-07:002012-10-07T15:16:43.091-07:00Thanks Dann, I will take pics of the Enfield when ...Thanks Dann, I will take pics of the Enfield when I am done! Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-7942767676859423462012-10-07T15:16:17.649-07:002012-10-07T15:16:17.649-07:00Thanks Rev.! Both great power plants! Thanks Rev.! Both great power plants! Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-65041376300551153582012-10-07T15:15:27.220-07:002012-10-07T15:15:27.220-07:00Spacer plate that also provides PVC connection. In...Spacer plate that also provides PVC connection. Intake is original sporting a "C5XX-" part number. Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-9895113787107111942012-10-07T15:14:23.422-07:002012-10-07T15:14:23.422-07:00Thanks! I will take pics when I am done. Thanks! I will take pics when I am done. Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-25923885554935307662012-10-07T14:12:09.225-07:002012-10-07T14:12:09.225-07:00Looks like you have a lot of projects to keep you ...Looks like you have a lot of projects to keep you busy.<br /><br />Up here in the north we have more than shadows reminding us that winter is on its way. We fired up the pellet stove last night. Somehow the garden has not been hit yet by any of the hard frosts that have been predicted by the weather forecasters, but it is only a matter of time.Mrs. S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05303378310653171627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-26617034812043109232012-10-07T12:02:21.163-07:002012-10-07T12:02:21.163-07:00289's are great little V8s... glad the easy-of...289's are great little V8s... glad the easy-off worked, I've tried it several times with good results over the years... can't wait to see the4 refinish job...<br /><br />Dann in OhioGod, Gals, Guns, Grubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18289354729286002247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-35988064546015342352012-10-07T10:42:22.866-07:002012-10-07T10:42:22.866-07:00I guess it's a sign of my age that I looked at...I guess it's a sign of my age that I looked at the first pic & wondered where the carb was, before reading the accompanying text. Rebuilt my first carb while in high school, on my dad's Dodge with the 383. What it accomplished with brute force, your 289 will do with finesse. Like 'em both, in case you couldn't tell. Good luck - and congrats on having sunlight. We haven't seen any in days.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-50202637665327244642012-10-07T09:39:36.309-07:002012-10-07T09:39:36.309-07:00Is that a 4 barrel to two barrel adapter plate I s...Is that a 4 barrel to two barrel adapter plate I see hiding under the shop towel?<br /><br />Or just a spacer plate?<br /><br />Yeah, the 289 is definitely one of Henry's best! It's so <i>tiny</i> compared to a small-block Chevy.<br /><br />And you can fit them into quite a few cars that never had one in the first place.<br /><br />Like an AC, or a Miata......:-)drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-11198395763398015142012-10-07T07:37:41.149-07:002012-10-07T07:37:41.149-07:00Good looking wood!Good looking wood!MSgt Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00035771485514432736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-50744653007546549582012-10-06T23:46:29.132-07:002012-10-06T23:46:29.132-07:00Yes, carb rebuild.
Oh, most definitely yes, it i...Yes, carb rebuild. <br /><br />Oh, most definitely yes, it is a 289! Love this little motor. Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-62832196486830111502012-10-06T23:02:02.874-07:002012-10-06T23:02:02.874-07:00Carb rebuild?
And is that a 289?Carb rebuild?<br /><br />And is that a 289?drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.com