289 to 390 swap..

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1967Comet
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Re: 289 to 390 swap..

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I'm doing a similar deal with a 410 Mercury FE in place of my 302 that was put in place of a 6cyl .. I'm still missing a z-bar; headers (looking for used; new is just out of my budget) and hoping the tri-power fits under the stock hood (it's a stock tri-power so I'm assuming it'll fit under there).

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Re: 289 to 390 swap..

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If yours is a 66 it should handle a BB easier than a 65 and earlier. Still can be trying though.
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Re: 289 to 390 swap..

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What type of 4 speed would y'all recommend to hook up to a 390 that's gonna have work done to it?

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Re: 289 to 390 swap..

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Ryanp wrote:What type of 4 speed would y'all recommend to hook up to a 390 that's gonna have work done to it?
I don't have one in a Comet yet but I have a toploader in my '66 Fairlane/390. It has about 450hp. The toploader is a '67 RUG-M2 (390 Mustang). I changed it over to all 1-3/8 in/out/main shafts and a rebuild with all new parts. I have drag raced this on occasion going 12.22/113 nailing each gear about 6300. The tranny just lives on. Buying a cheap core and rebuilding it can be relatively inexpensive and have an awesome trans to boot. When you start asking "I need a toploader" that is just a call out for everyone thinking every toploader is worth $1200 and they want to sell it to you. I have $875 wrapped up in my toploader. All new internals, used core and I rebuilt it. I never built a tranny until this one. A buddy of mine owns Toploader Heaven and has a still picture CD to help anyone rebuild a Toploader.
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