lets see how many hamber,s run y-blocks in their rides since i blew up my old y-block and i,m doing a new one i need to see more to keep the y-block spirt up
You blew up a Yblock? I didn't think that was possible.I tried to blow one up but it floated the valves at 4500rpm and wouldn't break.I miss that old car.Got a Yblock in my garage waiting to go in my 34 truck later on.
yes i still can,t belive it the car was running great doing about 70 -75 and then bang a big cloud of smoke and the water temp went all the way over i pulled over and i think a rod cap broke because it started but had a rod knock i drove it another 56 miles till it finally stopped ! there was no warning before. I took the heads ,vally pan, and intake off as you can see in picture the only thing is the stuff marks in #5 cyc . this was the best running car i ever had that,s why i,m putting a y-block back in it thier not the fastest so say not the best motor ford made but i think that the are the best looking and the best sounding motor ford made i had sbc,s old.s and caddy motor,s run more miles last longer but none that i like as much has a y-block they have a sound all thiers
****, for what its worth, one time I revved my worn out stock 292 to 8000rpm accidentally. Was doing a burnout and snapped the cross pin in the rear end. It revved to the moon and back and didn't complain.
I was just flogging the piss out of the 239 in my '54 yesterday! The clutch is getting a little chattery but she's still strong!
I have a 312 in my '57 Ranchero and I love it. This is my first experience with a Y-block and I'm hooked. The engine has a balanced mild build; big valve heads, Isky E-4 cam, 4 barrel intake, etc.
I will be building a 292 for my 55 sunliner and have a 272 for a traditional hotrod build in the future.
This is awesome.......... One question what is up with the belts with cogs on the outside never seen those before?
One thing I can't understand is why some of you guys like to blow these motors up??? Why not just yank those out and rebuild them???
I have been running a Y block in 55 sedan since I bought the car as a stocker in 1996. It now has its second 312, the first is for sale as a short block, the new version is a wilder one for the one mile at Bonneville. The mild one went 118 one year, 120 with a bigger carb. The new one has the same valve sizes but bigger ports, a wilder cam, and the same 650 carb. The car is driven 1650 miles, raced, and driven home. This is more fun than a geezer should be allowed.
30 coupe, 56 292, bored .030, fyll race isky cam, 4 94's backed up with a top loader 4 speed, straight pipes, fun as hell!
I just acquired a 62 F100 with a 292 YBlock. There is a problem with the trans but my question is what are the main positive points about the Y Block? What are they known for? This one has the stock exhaust where the left manifold dumps out the front and the pipe wraps around the front to the p***enger side of the engine. Gaskets are leaking,ect so the engine does not sound that great. What exhaust is best for this truck? You can always tell when a SBF is coming down the road when the owner has put on some decent mufflers-is the YBlock the same? I am not a Ford guy-never had much luck with them but hey.i am willing to learn.
Ive got a complete 312 and a bare 292 block. I'll be using the 292 block with the 312 crank to put into my Model A one of these days.
put a set of duel exhaust manifolds a set of brockman steel or gl*** packson it,s one of the coolest motor,s you ever heard they are a good motor i ran the one in my 58 ford 162,000 miles was never apart after a while your know .YEA FORD MADE MOTOR,S AFTER THE Y-BLOCK BUT WHO REALLY CARES
The Jalopy Journal
