![]() They all had dual exhaust, so they all came with the extra reinforcement required for the driver's side exhaust. They actually sold very few K codes in 66 with an automatic. In 66 you could get a C4 automatic which was different from the C4s used on other 289s, but nobody wanted that. Until the end of the 65 model year the 4-speed manual was a mandatory option, meaning that they all came with it, but you still had to pay for it :gringreen, but the top loader is a very durable transmission. They all came with 9 inch rear ends, the Special Handling Package, which included a bigger sway bar, quicker steering, different load ratings for the springs, etc. That mindset was also applied to the rest of the car. Recessed seats for the valve springs instead of flat pedestals, screw-in rocker studs instead of the pressed in variety the other 289s had, beefier main bearing caps with bigger bolts, beefier connecting rods with bigger bolts, heavier balancer, extra counterweight on the crank, that sort of stuff. The thing that really set the K codes apart was the way that Ford took a motor that was already pretty much bullet proof and made it a whole lot harder to break. This 1965 Ford Hipo 289 K code Mustang Vin no5R09K174889 has a DSO of 75 (Phoenix. ![]() Absolutely no belt driven accessories of any sort were put on any 65/66 K code by Ford. We have 84 cars for sale listed as 1965 mustang hipo, from just 9400. At some point, someone could jump in with that tired old bromide about how if you paid them for it, they would do it, but, that is not true in this case. ![]() All 65/66 K codes only had one belt, the one that ran the alternator and water pump. Ford would not put A/C or power steering on them. It is true that P ratings were taken back then without any accessories, but, in fairness to the K code, you couldn't get any belt driven accessories on them. HiPo unique water pump ( 6 vanes ) Alloy early, Iron late.Hello. 289 HIPO DUAL point distributor K code C50F-12127-E Mustang, Cougra, Fairlane GT - 412.73. Orange paint daub.Įxtra hatchet counterweight to front of crank. New NOS Ford dual points DP-5 364181563955. Thick main caps.Ĭon rods are HiPo unique using 3/8" bolts instead of 5/16", orange paint daub.Ĭrank is std 289 cast using higher nodular iron with polished rear counterweight to enable inspection. I think double springs - cant remember.īlock is std 289 cast using higher nodular iron. Heads will have cast in spring retaining seats. Heads under the rocker covers will be cast 289 and TWO DOTS. The flywheel ( if visible and OEM ) will be HiPo unique, marked with an orange paint daub and be part of the HiPo unique external balancing of 30.4 oz imbalance. The headers, if Mustang and OEM will be HiPo castings. The fuel pump if still fitted and OEM will be a button top 3939S. The block and intake colour if '65 or earlier will be black. The air cleaner lid if OEM will be chrome. The distributor if still present will be a unique to HiPo FoMoCo or Motorcraft ( later ) NON vac advance unit, dual point. The carb if still present will be a unique to HiPo Autolite 1.12 manual choke 4 bbl. The intake will be a regular cast iron 4 bbl intake. The block should have the VIN of the car STAMPED on the RH side near the front just above the oil pan join, (Mustang) The crank damper is way thicker front to back than a regular 289. The 289 HiPo engine was used in a modified form by Carroll Shelby for the 1965-1967 Shelby GT350, increasing power output to 306 bhp (228 kW) at 6,000 rpm and torque to 446 Nm at 4,200 rpm, through the use of special exhaust manifolds, an aluminium intake manifold and a larger Holley 715 CFM four-barrel carburettor. The heads do have 19, 29 or 21 cast on the corners just outside the rocker cover gasket line on the corner (s) I owned a K code Mustang for a number of years, so I know how to spot a HiPo 289.
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