[Tigers] Engine ID Update: 260 HP Version of the 260?

[Bill Waite]

Until seeing the "Engine ID Update" posting, I was not aware that Ford produced a 260 rated at "260 HP."  Is this engine the 260 equivalent of a hipo 271 HP 289 (e.g. solid lifters, cam etc)?  Anyone have details on the parts Ford used to build this one (heads, etc)?  I assume this was the 260 used in the earliest Cobras, as I do not believe (could be wrong) that Ford offered such an engine in any of the cars it produced with 260's.

Bill 

"newmexicobooks at bacavalley.com" <newmexicobooks at bacavalley.com> wrote: Engine size identification:

260-164 HP 62-63-64 bFb is the fifth digit of the ID number
260-260 HP 63        There is no displacement code
289-195 HP 63-64    bCb is fifth digit on patent plate or ID number
289-195 HP 68       bCb is fifth digit on patent plate or ID number
289-200 HP 65-67    bCb is the fifth digit on patent plate or ID number
289-210 HP 64       bAb is fifth digit (w/Prefix EGA) on warranty plate
289-225 HP 65-67    bAb is the fifth digit of ID number
289-271 HP 63-65    bAb is fifth digit (w/prefix EGA), warranty tag on 
coil bracket
289-271 HP 65-67    bKb is fifth digit of warranty number, tag on coil 
bracket
There are four Shelby 289s in the period but no ID code is listed by Ford

This information from Ford Performance Guide ISBN 0910390177 which is 
available from Amazon.com. 
     Listed are all Ford  High-Per original parts plus accurate 
interchange information for 129 Ford V8s.

            Cheers........Bill Carroll..........
You are subscribed as fordlandia at sbcglobal.net

Tigers at autox.team.net
http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/tigers

http://www.team.net/archive