289 into a bronco II

[91xlt]

i bought an 84 bronco II a couple years ago for $300 in dang good shape till some jack@zz totaled it so now im considering using it as a mud/huntin truck with a v8 4+" lift etc... ive got a 289 layin around and a 302 so which would be easier, ive been told the 289 would be more fun (considerin i have access to 4.56 gears) bcuz it revs higher but isnt more options performance options for 302?... any advice to help my decision is greatly appreciated

 

[kimcrwbr1]

If you plan on ratting it around the 289 will give you the better top end I guess it depends on the gear cases and how much adapting you need to do. I had a hypo 289 in a 1964 fairlane sport coup with a four speed and hurst competition plus shifter I couldnt blow up. Alot of california corn flakes in the back seat of that car back in high school.

 

[91xlt]

it would be a 289 with a freshly rebuilt c4, possibly a 9" rearend eventually but at first it would be the stock 7.5" my 289 is also be a hi-po from a fairlane but its a 67. my family has ALOT of fairlanes & torinos lol. the only reason im gettin that 289 is bcuz we are puttin a 390 in that car