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400hp SB, to go the 289 or 302 route?
Lately I have been thinking of doing a number on a SBF for street duty, but I wanna be in the 400fwhp range. As things are now I can either go with a 1986 302 to get the job done, or a 66' 289. For the most part all the internals will be stock, but in either case I will buy a set of forged pistons as both motors would need to be "freshened up". Here is where my choices get difficult - heads will most likely be TFS TW, AFR's are more than I want to spend... The exhaust on my car is up to the job, and on the intake side it will either be a weiand stealth/demon carb combo or Edelbrock Pro Flo EFI. My major difficulty is in displacement and cams. If I use the 302 I'll use a hydro roller and probably have a total displacement of 306cui, if I go the 289 route I'll do a 15 thou overbore, and go the way of a solid cam (roller, I think?). Any input is appreaciated, but as things are now I feel the 289 would really lack in the low end grunt to make the HP quotea - As I'm sure a few of us have 'been there, done that' I'm curious to hear your views.
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