Engine Summary
- Manufacturer
- Ford Motor Company / Shelby American
- Family
- Ford small-block V8
- Displacement
- 289 cubic inches
Also Known As
1963 Cobra 260/289 engine range1963 Shelby Cobra engine range1963 Cobra small-block V8 range
Engine profile
1963 Shelby Cobra 260/289 engine range
Ford small-block V8 · 289 cubic inches · Ford Motor Company / Shelby American
Identification reference
Engine Details
Source-backed component numbers, codes, stampings, and application notes.
Street 289 four-barrel induction
- Value
- Single Holley four-barrel on an aluminum intake manifold
- Application
- Regular street 289 specification; racing induction is not generalized
- Type
- carburetor / specification
- Car pages
- 1963 Shelby Cobra
Sources: 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra CSX2147 , 1963 Shelby Cobra 289 road test
260-to-289 transition boundary
- Value
- Transition occurred during 1963 and includes special-order histories; no single public serial cutoff is applied
- Application
- Every individual 1963 Cobra requires Registry, invoice, component-date, and inspection evidence
- Type
- engine assembly / other
- Car pages
- 1963 Shelby Cobra
Sources: 1963 Cobra Roadster CSX2128 , 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra CSX2044 , Cobra Registry
289 Hi-Po street specification
- Value
- 289 cu in; 4.00 x 2.87-inch bore and stroke; 11.0:1 compression; 271 gross hp at 6,000 rpm; 312 lb-ft at 3,400 rpm
- Application
- Regular 289-powered 1963 street Cobra; competition tuning and individual cars vary
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1963 Shelby Cobra
Sources: 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra CSX2147 , 1963 Shelby Cobra 289 road test , AC Cobra 260/289 Group 6 specifications
Early 260-cubic-inch V8
- Value
- Ford 260 small-block V8 used by early Cobras; tune and later updates vary by chassis
- Application
- Early 1963 Cobra production and cars carried over from the initial 260 program
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1963 Shelby Cobra
Sources: 1963 Shelby 260 Cobra CSX2023 , 1963 Shelby Cobra CSX2034 , Carroll Shelby and the Cobra, 1963 , Cobras at Pebble Beach
Cars Using This Engine
1 linked car page.
Two-seat aluminum roadster
1963 Shelby Cobra
AC-supplied aluminum roadster developed and completed by Shelby American