289 Engine rebuild kits

[Xilard]

Hi guys,

In the not too distant future I'm looking to have the engine in the Mustang rebuilt by a friend who is a mechanic. I've found a few different full rebuild kits online but knowing little about this subject means they all pretty much look the same to me. Summit Racing seem to have several different kits as do a company called Enginetech although the latter seem to be thought of as a budget kit and obviously I'd like to put the best that I can afford in as its hopefully not going to be needed again for a while.

Are there any kits/places to buy from in particular that people can recommend? Or is it a case of it being a better bet to buy all the pieces individually? Hopefully there's one or two of you on here who have experience of this kind of thing.

As you can tell I'm not too clued up on mechanics!

Cheers guys,

Deniel.

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[whatsup62]

You are probably not going to get a lot of info in this forum because of the difference in platforms in the gen 1 motors and the Coyote .
Here is one I have used in the past that give you a lot of options. Hope it helps.
https://barnetthighperformance.com/289-302-power-kits/

 

[Avispa]

....from one of the few forum members that pre-dates 289s....lol....

Try one of these, depending on what size pistons you need and what size crank/rod bearings.

https://www.summitracing.com/search/department/engines-components/section/engine-kits-rotating-assemblies/part-type/engine-rebuild-kits/year/1966/make/ford/engine-size/4-7l-289/engine-family/ford-small-block-windsor/pistons-included/yes?SortBy=Default&SortOrder=Ascending&N=pistons-included:yes+piston-material:forged-aluminum

Hard to go wrong with Federal Mogul for a regular street driven motor. These all have forged flat top pistons.

Never should have let the ex keep the 64 1/2 coupe, dang it!

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