No mention of the Ford 289 V-8?
No mention of the Ford 289 V-8?
Extremely worthy engine for every day of the week!
Any best engine list that does not have the 289 in it is worthless.
Indeed, this higher-compression version of the 302 preformed far better back in the carburated era. Mustangs wound up with 302/5L because of prevailing emission regulations, but the 289 was what made the the pony (originally envisioned as a casual 6-cylinder cruiser) into THE essential V8.
Very first car purchased was a '64 Galaxie 500 with that 289 in it. Good engine but what I remember most was that the engine compartment was the size of a bedroom in comparison to today. You could actually access every necessary area for repair/maintenance/replacement!
I was wondering that as well. A real sweet running engine.