Both are carbed. My uncle has a 66 mustang with a 289 and an alumunum intake and around a 750 holley carb. The carb is way to much for his motor. He is willing to swap me his intake and carb for a stock 2 barrel intake and carb. I have a 302 intake on a 76 F-250. I think the intakes will swap but I just want to be sure.
yea, 289s and 302's actually use the same block and bore so everything should swap around besides the rods and crank
thanks I was 99% sure. He has a mechanic working on it for him and the mechanic said it wouldn't work. I just did't want to get his car apart and it not work
The problem with many of these mechanics today is that even though they may know their stuff regarding newer cars, they simply do not have the knowledge concerning our vintage technology. That is pretty sad considering that the 289, 302 and 5.0 share the same design and that engine has been around for a long, long time. Somebody in tech school must have been absent that day. I would go to a machine shop to get the rebuild done by someone who has experience with this issue. Let the mechanic install it if you have confidence in him.
im currently enrolled in an automotive technology program at the local tech college ang there are just so many things they dont even teach ive only done one enmester but i know things like carburators have been totally dropped
:16suspectCarburetors--------even hard to spell in addition to understanding and fixing em. You gotta remember, it's been about 17 years since the last production car left a U.S factory with a Carb, and those were special service Police cars.
actually 1990 oldsmobile 307's were the last production cars avaliabe to the public that could still federal emissions standards lol i think that included the olds B-body wagon and one of the caddy boats still avaliable that year
