Noodling on a 289 Kit

[Havranasty]

Seriously considering taking advantage of the spring sale and avoiding the pending price increase for a 289 kit:
1. IRS
2. front sway bar
3.Levy wilwood brakes
4. TKX
5. Breeze roll bar (if I can make it work with the cockpit petty bar?)
5. everything else is standard at this time.

Engine choice is all over the map from a built up 289 to a crate 363. It seems folks take lower performing engines out and replace them with higher HP versions. But has anyone gone the other way?

Anybody near Wichita?

Neil

[Dieter123]

I'm in Wichita. 135th and Maple

[Grubester]

Ordered my USRRC on Monday! Worked with Dave V. -- great!
IRS, "std brakes" because using the 15" Halibrands.
Probably going with a BluePrint engine: 347, carb, TKX 5-sp.
Live near Eugene, Oregon.

[SteveWorth]

In the middle of my 289 build. Went with a mild Blueprint 302 and going to install a Sniper 2 system. Transmission is a TKX with mid shift.
Engine dyno’d over 360 HP which should be enough for a street car for me!

[Grubester]

Good to hear about BluePrint Eng. I've had good conversations with them and believe I'll probably end up ordering a 347 -- but now you have me thinking again about a 302. Also, my conversations with Holley were good, in that they answered my F.I. questions sufficiently, but I was still wondering if the Sniper 2 is "fully sorted". I'm probably returning to the idea of a carburated BluePrint engine.
Oh, on the mid-shift, I talked with BluePrint about that too: they want $800 to switch it to mid-shift. I like that better, so will probably pay... did you get a similar price?

[Bguetter]

Great to see another 289 build! My build is just about at the rolling chassis mark and getting ready to install engine/trans. I went with a 302 with trick flow 11r top-end kit which is likely good for 350-400hp. Combined with a Modern Driveline midshift T5 transmission.

[SteveWorth]

I found my mid shift kit on eBay for around $450. It is a little scary taking apart a brand new $3k transmission to at the kit but it’s not difficult!
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