Hipo 289 pushrods

The same pushrod is used on both production solid and hydraulic lifter engines. They should be readily available from a large parts jobber or machine shop.

Have you considered hardened pushrods from sources such as Comp Cams or Crane?

Push rods for a 289 Hipo are supposed to be hardened due to the use of guide plates to locate the pushrod.

True HiPo heads did not come factory with guide plates, they had close tolerance push rod holes in the head like regular 289 heads. And they do use a regular 289 push rod.

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Possibly I can help. Hi-po's used standard Mustang pushrods that came through a slot, not a hole, in the HP head. The slot served as a guide. These were standard Mustang pushrods that were 6.825" long; with part number C2OZ-6565-B. There is however, at least one Ford parts manual that lists pushrods as "hardened." Strangely, there are others that do not. Moral of the story is, buy a hardened aftermarket 289 pushrod that is the correect length and you won't have any problems. Good luck.

Thanks for the help guys. I'm gonna run out and get a set now. I don't think I will need anything super expensive. I plan on only using this engine for maybe a season or two. I'm going to stroke my 351C one of these winters. I'd hate to blow this engine up so I'm going to wrap it up and put it in "the vault"

Thanks again!