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The y block engine is a family of overhead valve v8 automobile engines produced by ford motor company. The chevrolet small block engine is a series of v8 automobile engines used in normal production by the chevrolet division of general motors between 1954 and 2003, using the same basic engine block. Unleashing a boosted 347 small block ford engine power s2, e20 powernation. Rebuild smallblock ford engines hp89 by tom monroe. This book is an allnew color edition of a previous best seller. Surprisingly though, the manufacturing giant only offers a total of three applications for the ford small block v8 engines from the vintage ford 21 stud flathead v8 hey, thats a smallblock to 289302 wstyle engines.
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This engine makes 2030 more horsepower more than a gm or ford small block and it uses more air on the dyno than other engines weve built of the same cubicinch. Vehicle engine search vehicle engine search makemodel search make engine search. Its been used on everything from early fairlanes and mustangs to newer model. For someone like me who is undertaking their first engine rebuild id definitely suggest something more in depth. Does your 1967 mustang have a 289 block with a c8 numberits probably original. A guide to ford v8 engine block casting numbers, 19521996.
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