Hi guys, I've been gone around these parts for too long seems like! This type of question has probably bee asked a lot, but I guess my situation is a little unique - I don't know.
Here we go: I have '66 with what I thought was a rebuilt 302 motor when I bought it. Over a year ago I decided to take the motor out and poke around. Turns out the block is a 289. Of course, when I found this out the entire motor was completely tore down. My initial plan at the time was to stroke my "302" and do the 331 thing....But since I have a 289 block...I was kinda put off that idea. Now I have a completely tore apart 289 with a smaller budget.
So my question is, should I rebuild the 289 or swap it out with something else? I have never rebuilt an engine before, and tbh I'm not confident enough to do that myself right now.
Crate motors are out of my price range right now unfortunately. So I thought a short block and go from there? Or would that price be the same in the end?
There are just so many options out there - I can't figure out what I should ultimately do.
This will just be a street car, so performance isn't a huge factor for me. I really just need to get it done on a budget.
Thanks for any help!
And sorry in advance if I have to ask n00b questions. Like I said, I have basically no engine rebuilding experience.
Here we go: I have '66 with what I thought was a rebuilt 302 motor when I bought it. Over a year ago I decided to take the motor out and poke around. Turns out the block is a 289. Of course, when I found this out the entire motor was completely tore down. My initial plan at the time was to stroke my "302" and do the 331 thing....But since I have a 289 block...I was kinda put off that idea. Now I have a completely tore apart 289 with a smaller budget.
So my question is, should I rebuild the 289 or swap it out with something else? I have never rebuilt an engine before, and tbh I'm not confident enough to do that myself right now.
Crate motors are out of my price range right now unfortunately. So I thought a short block and go from there? Or would that price be the same in the end?
There are just so many options out there - I can't figure out what I should ultimately do.
This will just be a street car, so performance isn't a huge factor for me. I really just need to get it done on a budget.
Thanks for any help!
And sorry in advance if I have to ask n00b questions. Like I said, I have basically no engine rebuilding experience.