Pick My New Engine - '89 Formula 350
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Car: 1989-92 FORMULA350 305 92 Hawkclone
Engine: 4++,350 & 305 CIs
Transmission: 700R4 4800 vig 18th700R4 t56 ZF6 T5
Axle/Gears: 3.70 9"ford alum chunk,dana44,9bolt
Re: Pick My New Engine - '89 Formula 350
That will be the cheapest and easiest route. I have been down the road many times for customers.
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Car: 91' Firebird SOLD
Engine: 350 TPI +bolt-ons
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: 3:42
Re: Pick My New Engine - '89 Formula 350
Go with the truck shortblock (i get them lots cheaper than 2k) and put your heads/intake/cam on it. Done deal.
Or do the truck longblock, grab a SDPC vortec lower, decent cam and be done.
Not hard to keep it cheapish and add a lil power, if you want.
(i still have that intake) hes doing 350 shipped now.
Or do the truck longblock, grab a SDPC vortec lower, decent cam and be done.
Not hard to keep it cheapish and add a lil power, if you want.
(i still have that intake) hes doing 350 shipped now.
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From: Knoxville, TN
Car: '89 Formula
Engine: L98 350
Transmission: 700R4
Re: Pick My New Engine - '89 Formula 350
It's been a long time coming, but finally got the bird back on the road yesterday. Ended up rebuilding the L98, bored .040 over, all new internals, mild Comp cam. She is running and sounding like a champ.
Wanted to close the loop on this thread (it's about time). Now have a lot of little things to do so will be searching and posting frequently.
Chris
Wanted to close the loop on this thread (it's about time). Now have a lot of little things to do so will be searching and posting frequently.
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Car: 1967 Camaro, 91 z28
Engine: Lb9
Transmission: M20
Axle/Gears: J65 pbr on stock posi 10bolt
Re: Pick My New Engine - '89 Formula 350
Glad to hear your back on the road 
Dis you end up keeping the tpi ?
Dis you end up keeping the tpi ? Thread Starter
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From: Knoxville, TN
Car: '89 Formula
Engine: L98 350
Transmission: 700R4
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 16,754
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From: Mile High Country !!!
Car: 1967 Camaro, 91 z28
Engine: Lb9
Transmission: M20
Axle/Gears: J65 pbr on stock posi 10bolt
Re: Pick My New Engine - '89 Formula 350
Sweet, thank you for saving the life of another tpi
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