Ford Windsor Engine - 289

289

The 289 cu in (4.7 L) Windsor was also introduced in 1963. Bore was expanded to 4.0 in (102 mm), becoming the standard bore for most factory Windsor engines. The 289 weighed 506 lb (230 kg).

In 1963 the 289 was available in two forms: with a two-barrel carburetor and 8.7:1 compression, (SAE gross) rated at 195 hp (145 kW) at 4,400 rpm and 258 lb·ft (350 N·m) at 2,200 rpm. The two-barrel 289 replaced the 260 as the base V8 for full-sized Fords. The second form was the K-code listed below, in 1963 it was available only in the Fairlane.

In 1964 with a four-barrel carburetor and 9.0:1 compression, rated at 210 hp (157 kW) at 4,400 rpm and 300 lb·ft (407 N·m) at 2,800 rpm was available in Mercury Comets.

1964 1/2 (Early 1965) Mustang 289 D-code 4V Engine - The D-code V8 Mustang engine with the Autolite four-barrel carburetor was a rare engine. It was only offered as an option in the 1964 1/2 (Early 1965) Mustangs dated March - September 1964. Some characteristics setting the rare engine apart from other earlier V8s include:

• The air cleaner decal was black, white and red in color (rather than black and orange). It read “289 cubic inch 4-V premium fuel”.
• The timing chain cover had three variations:
  1. an oil filler neck;
  2. a hole for an oil filler neck with a plug in it;
  3. no oil filler neck or oil filler hole.
• All D Code engines used an aluminum water pump.
• D Code 289’s used an Autolite 4100 4V 1.08 Venturi carburetor.
• D Code 289’s had 5 bolt holes for attaching the bell housing (later engines had 6 bolts).
• Early D Codes utilized a generator and later D Codes utilized an alternator.

Both 1963 and 1964 versions had a five-bolt bell housing pattern that was different from later six-bolt units (Mustangs switched bolt patterns around August 3, 1964).

For 1965 the compression ratio of the base 289 was raised to 9.3:1, increasing power and torque to 200 hp (149 kW) at 4,400 rpm and 282 lb·ft (382 N·m) at 2,400 rpm. The four-barrel version was increased to 10.0:1 compression, and was rated at 225 hp (168 kW) at 4,800 rpm and 305 lb·ft (414 N·m) at 3,200 rpm.

Engine specifications were unchanged for 1966 and 1967. In 1968 the four-barrel 225 hp (168 kW) engine was dropped, leaving only the two-barrel — now reduced back to 195 hp (145 kW).The HiPo 271 H.P. engine was also dropped, making room for the new for 1968 302 V-8. 1968 was the last year of production for the 289 in the U.S.

The 289 was also the engine for the first Australian Ford Falcon GT, the XR Falcon GT.