62 Fairlane

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62 Fairlane

October 06, 2006, 11:05:58 PM

There is a guy at work that wants to race me. His brother in law has a 62 fairlane with a 289 with a automatic trans. I've never seen the car but he says that it has a cam and a little work done to the engine. From the sounds of it, it is a mildly built motor that was built several years ago. I do know they had problems with oil pressure when he first got the car.
My car is an 88 Sport(if you couldnt tell from my username) and i have a H.O. with bbk headers and 2 1/2" exhaust no cats.
I think it would be an interesting race but i dont really know much about the 289 or any other ford engine for that matter.

On a side note anybody know what redline is on the H.O.'s is it 5k like the SO or is it different?

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Reply #1 – October 07, 2006, 12:58:52 AM

First off go and smoke that big mouthed shag. I bet that fairlane out weighs your bird. Also the 289 is just a 302 with less cubes. you've got cubes and fuel injection. Wrap the snot out of your 302 and bang through the gears until you see him in the rearview. Then don't give him an inch just keep in it until you blow it if that is what it takes. I don't have a clue as to the redline of the HO but work that bird magic and keep him behind you. If that doesn't work you could always take a sledge to his car. LOL . Sorry I'm not myself today so this may seem out of my normal line of thought but things aren't going my way so make that guy pay for it. LOL

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Reply #2 – October 07, 2006, 01:12:09 AM

Quote from: ipsd;107284

I bet that fairlane out weighs your bird. Also the 289 is just a 302 with less cubes.

That would be incorrect.
1962 Ford Fairlane is bit lighter than T Bird and Cougar. 1962 Fairlane is unibody construction. Just like Fox chassis Mustang, T Bird and Cougar.
It is like 57 Chevy. You can see how bulky the car is but it is lighter than you actually think it is.

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you've got cubes and fuel injection.

Don't mean anything.
289 is one high reving engine. A properly built 289 with correct rear gear ratio will eat 302. On other hand a properly built 302 will also do the same thing .

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redline of the HO

it all depends on mileage of engine what was done to it.
stock 5.0 engine is done between 5800 - 6200 RPM.
Of course anybody can rev it higher but the power department aren't there.

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Reply #3 – October 07, 2006, 10:56:55 AM

Well as far as the redline goes i was just wondering cause i didnt know if the H.O. had a different stock redline than the S.O. stock redline of 5k. I guess theres really only one way to find out what the cars got.

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Reply #4 – October 07, 2006, 11:22:41 AM

Floor it 'til you feel the power start to level off and grab another gear. I never pay attention to the tach under hard acceleration, when it's ready, you'll feel it.

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Reply #5 – October 07, 2006, 11:51:37 AM

Quote from: 88sportcoupe;107322

Well as far as the redline goes i was just wondering cause i didnt know if the H.O. had a different stock redline than the S.O. stock redline of 5k. I guess theres really only one way to find out what the cars got.

6,250 is the rev limiter. ive seen a few cut off at 6,500+ due to incorrect tachometer readings.

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Reply #6 – October 07, 2006, 11:54:59 AM

Quote from: KwikFord;107288

That would be incorrect.
1962 Ford Fairlane is bit lighter than T Bird and Cougar. 1962 Fairlane is unibody construction. Just like Fox chassis Mustang, T Bird and Cougar..

yup a 2,900 ish curb weight for the fairlane. v.s 3,400-3,600 for a T-bird/cougar.

He better hope it doesnt have a 289 hi po :pbb:

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Reply #7 – October 07, 2006, 03:12:26 PM

Well did the fairlane come with the 289 hi po? I dont know much about older domestic cars(im more into classic toyotas). As far as i know its the stock engine and the guy that owned it before, who is the guy at works girfriends uncle or something, put in a "size 2 camshaft" thats what he told me when his brother in law got the car atleast. I was like wtf is a size 2 cam ive never heard them called that and never seen them called that. i assume he meant stage 2. I think its only got a 2bbl carb. and for some reason i am thinking it is a 4dr (if they made such a thing)

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Reply #8 – October 07, 2006, 03:29:30 PM

Fairlane can be had in 2 dr, 4 dr, or station wagon.

If it is 1962 Fairlane then it came with 6 cylinders or 221 V8 or 260 V8.

If it is 289 then it is not OEM engine.

either way a light weight car with small V8 is one peppy car.

Just don't under estimate the car.

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Reply #9 – October 07, 2006, 03:33:10 PM

^beat me to it. Yeah I thought the 289 didn't come out until like '63.

If it's got a 2 barrel carb, it's definately not the hipo 289. That standard 289 would be rated a little under 200hp stock. Even as said above it wouldn't be the original motor if he has a 289 in it. I think there were somewhere around 3 289s offered for Fairlanes and Comets. The 289 2 barrel, 289 4 barrel, and 289 hipo K code.

Take a look at the motor if you can. My '64 260 is ford blue in color while the 289s were originally orange. If the motor is blue, chances are it's the original 260. Thats given that it hasn't been yanked and repainted.

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Reply #10 – October 07, 2006, 04:15:13 PM

To amend 5.0willgo a bit. The motor should be a 221 or 260 windsor if it's stock. The block would be painted black as Ford didn't start painting engines blue untill 64. Oh and if it's a factory 289 HiPo it would be painted black with gold valve covers and a gold air cleaner.

Oh and 5.0willgo when did you get a '64 Fairlane? That's pretty cool.

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Reply #11 – October 07, 2006, 05:05:48 PM

Ahh, I didn't know they didn't start painting them blue until '64. Interesting, thanks for clarifying.

I got it in April of 2005. Fairlane 500 4-door.
My thread from when I got it.

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Reply #12 – October 07, 2006, 11:53:12 PM

Quote from: 88sportcoupe;107352

Well did the fairlane come with the 289 hi po? )

not in 62 but remeber bob and bubba may be trying to hustle ya a little.:beatyoass:

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Reply #13 – October 08, 2006, 02:28:57 PM

Quote from: 5.0willgo;107369

Ahh, I didn't know they didn't start painting them blue until '64. Interesting, thanks for clarifying.

I got it in April of 2005. Fairlane 500 4-door.
My thread from when I got it.

No engines were Ford blue(from the factory) till '66... Period... All engines thru '65 were black with different color valve covers and air cleaner depending on cu. in. and year.

A mild 289 in a '62 F'lane will stomp a FAT old Fox T'bird with a HO...

No 289s till '63, was a mid year entry... A handfull of the '63 F'lanes were built with the Hi-Po 289 and 4 speed(manditory tranny for the HI-PO)... I've seen ONE... Lots of '64 F'lanes got the Hi-Po, but most went into the Stangs...

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Reply #14 – October 08, 2006, 04:41:14 PM

a 289, though not original to 62, is a direct bolt in with the 5 bolt bellhousing. 62 221's were black with yellow, 260's were black with orange. Atleast that's how it is in the Mercury Meteors...the Merc's equivalent to the Ford Fairlane.