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[1795]

Go with what you can afford and makes you happy. Good 289 blocks are getting harder to find while 302's are much more plentiful. Slap a 289 sticker on the air cleaner and nobody will know the difference.

Jim

[Mark IV]

Originally Posted by 1795

Go with what you can afford and makes you happy. Good 289 blocks are getting harder to find while 302's are much more plentiful. Slap a 289 sticker on the air cleaner and nobody will know the difference.

Jim

What Jim said. You can "dress" a 302 to replicate a 289 (dimensionally the same) so that most people can't tell without looking at casting numbers. Plus you can run a roller cam do away with valve adjustments (unless you WANT to) as well as have easy, non-stressed horsepower. My slab has a 302 and I have had numerous people at shows comment about "so that's what a real 289 looks like!"

[1985 CCX]

I agree with Jim and Rick.

It’s harder and more costly for replication details on old block.
That said, I replicated.
Glad I did but time factor was way longer.

[crendonman427sc]

Originally Posted by 1985 CCX

I agree with Jim and Rick.

It’s harder and more costly for replication details on old block.
That said, I replicated.
Glad I did but time factor was way longer.

Thanks Jeff,

I am really torn between the two, (and only options), my heart tells me go for originality, my head tells me go similar , it may save some money!!

When was the last time my head ruled my heart?

[crendonman427sc]

Originally Posted by 1795

Go with what you can afford and makes you happy. Good 289 blocks are getting harder to find while 302's are much more plentiful. Slap a 289 sticker on the air cleaner and nobody will know the difference.

Jim

Good Point made Jim. Thanks