Technical Yblock exhaust

I’ve searched and not found the information I’m looking for. I have a yblock in my A coupe and it’s still running the stock exhaust setup with the crossover pipe. I’m wondering if there will be any interference with the dipstick if I try to run the rams horn style manifolds?

 

http://www.ford-y-block.com/Ramhorn.htm
Mentions here you might need a different dipstick to clearance the manifold. Don't know how similar yours might be.

 

I’ve only ever seen the available through speedway so this helps a lot. Thanks!

 

Do a search,sbc headers can fit a y block pretty easy.

 

This is from someone who did the measurements:
Originally Posted by 56f600
Ok boys. It ain't gonna work. At least not as a direct bolt on. The following are measurements taken from my dead 272 y-block and last years dead 350 SBC. Yes, I use them up!

Y-Block
7 Bolt holes
18" outside bolt hole to outside bolt hole
2 3/4 bolt spacing spanning each port
3 3/8 bolt spacing between outer ports and center ports

SBC
6 Bolt holes
17 1/2 outside bolt hole to outside bolt hole
2 1/4 bolt spacing spanning each port
4 1/2 bolt spacing between outer ports and center ports

I believe we can call this myth "busted"

 

Depending on the oil pan, you could run a Thunderbird dipstick it is in the front of the exhaust .

 

I believe it’s a truck 272. Has the truck oil pan at least.

 

How it’s done is to cut the SBC pipes flush at the flange and weld them to a Y-block flange. Cutting up the SBC flange up can be done but looks pretty hokie.

 

I have the ram horns on my 292 with the standard truck dipstick in the same location you show here. Works fine.

 

Any pictures of the ram horns on the 292 Y-block ?

 

Make them, zoomie open headers. make a statement and a presents.

 

292 y block

 

Lifted from J Mummerts site. If someone can post a measurement it would be useful. Clearing the frame might be a problem

http://www.ford-y-block.com/Ramhorn.htm

 

Are those the stock ones from the big trucks?

 

Yes came on a 272 in a 58 grain truck

 

When I comes to cars and coffee in San Jose, he has a portrait that I happen to walk by and saw the headers on it and I asked him. He said I don't know they were on there when he bought it. So we were looking at it and someone on the internet with saying if you split the metal pipes. 3/4 of a Inch I guess you put the other bullhole. Be really, really close.

 

If you google it it comes up about three years ago four years ago on hamb and I think i'm by block enthusiasts

 

Tru-Ram Manifolds
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Tru-Ram® Cast Iron Ford Y-Block V8 Exhaust Manifolds

 

Here’s my 292 in a 1932 pickup

 

Really pretty, very nicely done.

 

Roadwarrior, You have what looks like the truck dipstick. What Wanderlust posted looks more like the T-bird set up. The trucks, at least the larger trucks had a rear sump pan so the dipstick is on the right side center of the motor. The cars used a front sump and the dipstick would be on the right side of the motor up front. As you can see in Wanderlust's photos his dipstick looks a little more narrow and curves up close to the block/head closer, and is longer, yours has a more stiff "stick" that cannot take the curved tube so the tube is straight.
You may need to try to find a T-bird set up, but good luck with that. Or the car set up may work. I say may because the car uses the front sump pan and you have the truck rear sump pan. So the car stick may bottom out on the bottom. I think your best bet would be to see if you can make a dipstick that follows the block like Wanderlust's does.