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Re: [Tigers] 5 bolt 289's

To: "A. C. Tynes" <v8tracker@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] 5 bolt 289's
From: Larry Mayfield <drmayf@mayfco.com>
Date: Fri, 06 May 2011 22:26:17 -0700
The next motor for the race car will be a true 289.  I have purchased a 
mexican block which is supposed to be stronger, and I have found forged 
4340  289 crank, rods and some good pistons.  WIll reuse my expensive 
race parts, i.e., heads, cam, lifters, rockers, etc. Am gooing to try 
and get a real intake manifold though unless it is too tall.  A 
Profesional Products unit with injector bungs in the right place.  The 
record for that engine size is 222 so maybe I can attack that. If not, 
then that motor will replace the 260 in my real Tiger for putting around 
town. Gonna try and get 650 hp out of it.  Lots of boost. If Jerry P can 
do it, maybe I can too!

drmayf
Worlds Fastest Sunbeam, period.
204.913 mph flying mile
210.779 mph exit speed


On 5/6/2011 8:14 PM, A. C. Tynes wrote:
> Dr. Mayf,
>
> Same 2.87" stroke with a 3.50" bore. With the same stroke, they used the same
> crankshaft as the 260 and 289 and had the same deck height. They were all
> five-bolt blocks.
>
> The original heads are said to have "very small ports and closed 43.5cc
> combustion chambers", but they do use the same size valves as the original 
>260.
>
>
> I would think that any 260/289 heads would physically bolt on, subject to the
> valve and combustion chamber sizes not being too big for the bore size.
>
> It could be an interesting engine with forced induction. Let us know if you
> decide to build one.
>
> A. C. Tynes
> New Orleans
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Larry Mayfield
> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 6:09 PM
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] 5 bolt 289's
>
> Hey, yeah!  I remember those!
>
> But I cannot remember what the bore and stroke was.... anybody know?
> Stroke same as the 260/289 or?  Might be a good time trials motor for
> the salt...   with a big turbo of course...
>
>
> drmayf
> Worlds Fastest Sunbeam, period.
> 204.913 mph flying mile
> 210.779 mph exit speed
>
>
> On 5/6/2011 2:42 PM, R wrote:
>> Not to mention those 221 hipo s!
>> Best,
>> R
>>
>> bLife is tough.  It's even tougher if you' re stupid."
>> -John Wayne
>>
>> allanballard@att.net wrote:
>>
>>> I believe the 5 bolt 289 hipo motors are scarce. I'd think the 260 hipo's
> are
>>> even more scarce.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On May 5, 2011, at 7:58 PM, Peter MacDonald<macdonald49@shaw.ca>   wrote:
>>>
>>>> A little while back, some folks were looking for 5 bolt 289's. I made a
> note
>>> of some for sale at Portland.
>>>> 5 bolt HiPo, correct 1965 no's, freshly rebuilt (not used), complete
> w/stock
>>> cast iron 4 bbl manifold, less carb&   distributor. Asking $4800, would
>>> probably take $4500 (US).
>>>> Also has enough parts to build a no's correct 1966 HiPo.
>>>>
>>>> Bill Troop 541 - 660 - 9146
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 5 bolt block (no price)
>>>>
>>>> Rob  541 - 377 - 8928
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Harland Lippold at Horseheaven Mustang - www.horseheavenmustang.com
>>>>
>>>> horseheavn@aol.com  or (509) 627 - 8264
>>>>
>>>> Peter
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