Thread: Wanting to upgrade a 289 in a 65 Galaxie

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Since the 289 is already in it the weakest link is the heads by the time you mess with the stockers you should consider the Flo-Teks mentioned here:Six Budget Ford Heads That Work - Car Craft Magazine The "thumper" cams won't be big on low end torque which you need to move a heavy car so to get you into those heads lets find some budget "bang for the buck" parts like this cam and lifters: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/lu...00lk/overview/ The new heads will have the correct springs for the cam,the Flo-Teks also have a 1.94 intake valve so no modification to the piston valve reliefs will be needed,grab this for an intake:http://www.summitracing.com/parts/su...view/make/ford and http://www.summitracing.com/parts/su...00vs/overview/ Headers would be a plus HEDMAN 88400's will fit your Ford.

Originally Posted by JeffB2

Since the 289 is already in it the weakest link is the heads by the time you mess with the stockers you should consider the Flo-Teks mentioned here:Six Budget Ford Heads That Work - Car Craft Magazine The "thumper" cams won't be big on low end torque which you need to move a heavy car so to get you into those heads lets find some budget "bang for the buck" parts like this cam and lifters: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/lu...00lk/overview/ The new heads will have the correct springs for the cam,the Flo-Teks also have a 1.94 intake valve so no modification to the piston valve reliefs will be needed,grab this for an intake:http://www.summitracing.com/parts/su...view/make/ford and http://www.summitracing.com/parts/su...00vs/overview/ Headers would be a plus HEDMAN 88400's will fit your Ford.

I like your ideas. Before I got kids I wanted power out of it. But now I rather take it slower and use her for a cruiser and someday if one of my boys wants to make it back into a beast then that can be their project. :P

Originally Posted by JeffB2

Since the 289 is already in it the weakest link is the heads by the time you mess with the stockers you should consider the Flo-Teks mentioned here:Six Budget Ford Heads That Work - Car Craft Magazine The "thumper" cams won't be big on low end torque which you need to move a heavy car so to get you into those heads lets find some budget "bang for the buck" parts like this cam and lifters: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/lu...00lk/overview/ The new heads will have the correct springs for the cam,the Flo-Teks also have a 1.94 intake valve so no modification to the piston valve reliefs will be needed,grab this for an intake:http://www.summitracing.com/parts/su...view/make/ford and http://www.summitracing.com/parts/su...00vs/overview/ Headers would be a plus HEDMAN 88400's will fit your Ford.

I like your ideas. I used to want a power house, then I got kids. So I figure a nice running cruiser would better fill my needs. Someday my son might want to make her into a beast but until then...



Here is a picture. She is solid, does need a paint job, and complete interior redone. I'm thinking hot rod black for paint and black interior. She does have potential.