Lykins Motorsports Ford 289 GUESS THE HORSEPOWER

It's almost dyno time!

[lykinsmotorsports]

Hey guys, this engine was dyno'd months and months and months ago. No need to guess the horsepower anymore. :)

[javlynblue]

289 was a Work Horse. Found in Cab over Semi Tractors, Pickups, cars, Etc....
Loved them.

[fido]

289 was one of the best engines ever made.

[Airsally]

Hmmm that cam might be the key. I built a .030 over 289 when I was in high school. Chevy valves in home ported heads. 11.5 :1 compression accel distributor. With a custom solid lifter cam it rev'd to 8, 000+ ....blew the flywheel off of it.
My guess is 333 hp 300 ft lbs of torque.

[lykinsmotorsports]

I realized that when I made the video I did forget to include the compression ratio and cam specs. The compression ratio is 9.8:1. I don't give out full cam specs, but the .050" duration is 229/237 and the lift is almost hitting .600". LSA was what was needed to keep overlap in the range for this application. Intake lobe was a fairly aggressive hydraulic roller lobe. Exhaust lobe was equal in lobe aggression, but a different family of lobes altogether. Completely custom camshaft.

With these older engines and older cylinder head technology, there is a fine balance between keeping enough overlap to make horsepower and keeping it largely streetable.

[DanielLinden-bk]

The 289 hi-po had a mechanical dual point dist

[wfoguy]

There's enough head flow for 400 hp. I'm real sceptical of that. Anything above 320 would be surprising to me. It does have better oil management so depending on high it revs will have something to do with the outcome. I had a 64 Fairlane with an original hipo 289. That engine came with a single point vacuum advance distributor, the same cast iron 4 barrel intake as any 289 and a Autolite 4100 carb. It did have the hipo heads and exhaust manifolds. The cam was extremely mild compared to Brett's cam. So we have increased head and intake flow, way better cam, better oil management and probably a more honest comp. ratio. Plus, he will be using headers on the dyno. The effect of the rod length and the better ring pack is known but to how much it will add with the other parameters is a little unknown. However, because this is hanging from my childhood dreams, I will enjoy watching. Good, bad, or what ever, for those of us with a history of these engines, it will be fun. :)

[nickwilson]

412 hp based on how well the 306 did on the Dyno last time! Those custom cams you have are pretty sweet, might have to get me one of them.

[kyleburney]

Hey Brent, I’m gonna say 363 hp and maybe 290 foot pounds of torque somewhere around there I really enjoy your channel man learn a lot keep it up buddy Kyle Burney …Mountain Grove Missouri

[timr]

Mr Shelby chose that motor for a reason one of the most badass compact engine designs ever.... Horsepower to weight ratio... And of course the most horsepower You piss off Mr Shelby and he'll just reach for that 4:27 .... He does not lose

[peterfransson]

344hp Great build, good luck tomorrow.

[GAZRod]

Впускной коллектор отдельно течет выше чем ГБЦ, но если продувать головки блока цилиндров вместе с впускным коллектором, то он уронит расход головок блока цилиндров на 15-20cfm.
Удачи с замером.

[rbs]

What a lovely little engine. I'm guessing 345 hp.

[BillyJoBuck]

Factoring in the big valves with a roller cam at a 600 lift gonna go at 393

[fintubi]

Are these the Pertronix stock-look plug wires? Nice appearance without loud contrasting printing on the cable, etc.

[jimgould]

Man o man that little 289 Cobra🐍 is going to be a real ripper I'll say 395 hp

[mre]

390 HP! @ 6300rpm
Nice build Brent. Good luck tomorrow

[trailerparkcryptoking]

So is the bottleneck the cam or heads or both? Maybe that intake....

[brianhdueck]

I’m guessing mid 320’s horsepower and similar torque up to 6000 rpm. I believe with the parts you listed but increasing rpm to 6, 800 - 7, 000 rpm I’ll go 350 horse.

[jeffmays]

I was way low on your 310 mule. But I think 395.