Thanks tiipini and Dan.
Yes, I know the short stroke of the 289 will let it spin, that is one reason I am keeping this motor instead of going the stroker route. Seeing as this is a street motor however, I think a 6500, maybe 6800, rpm redline is sufficient, especially for the build I have in mind. The power I am looking for is in the 300-350HP range with as good of torque as I can produce at that HP level. Another restriction i must contend with is the VERY limited cooling the Tigers have. I think the heater core in my 66 7-LITRE Galaxie has more cooling ability than the Tiger sized radiator. At this time I do not want to deviate very far from stock appearances, or that of available dress up items when the car was new. This keeps my cooling options somewhat limited in size. There are a few alum radiators available, and I may use an
oil cooler, but they will end up looking as stock as possible. I also agree with the ARP fasteners. The extra cost of the ARP stuff is so far outweiged by a broken motor possibility if not used, that they are simply part of the build from the word go. I am starting my 289 build research here mostly because I have had little luck elsewhere. If I switched to a 302/351 based engine then all is fine, but the 289 is sorta the forgotten little brother these days. Thanks again for the help.