I'm going to visit a guy tomorrow who has parts for an R2 upgrade he wants to sell, including the Paxton supercharger I currently have a standard 289 in the machine shop waiting to be rebuilt, and am considering taking this opportunity to explore the R2 clone route. The 289 is from about 1963 and currently has a 2 barrel intake manifold. My question is this: What are the parts needed to turn a standard 289 engine into an R2 style supercharged engine? I'm not worried about purity in terms of perfect fidelity to the original R2, just a good running and powerful engine. Plus, what is needed in addition to the engine to complete this setup, such as carburetor, exhaust, etc?
The engine will be going into a 1964 Daytona.
What would be a fair price for the supercharger?
Time is a bit short as I'm seeing the guy tomorrow afternoon and would like to compare what he has for sale versus what I'd need to get the conversion done.
Thanks! RichB
The engine will be going into a 1964 Daytona.
What would be a fair price for the supercharger?
Time is a bit short as I'm seeing the guy tomorrow afternoon and would like to compare what he has for sale versus what I'd need to get the conversion done.
Thanks! RichB
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