The things you have to do to afford to race a Y Block,



Some times you have to work on a scrub, this is a 5.7 (383 ci) that I just finished. It is the late vortec block with iron vortec heads, scat stroker crank, eagle rods, KB pistons, Comp Hyd roller cam, stainless valves, Comp valve train, 750 Holley vac sec. carb. Should make 450/475 hp on pump gas. The really sad thing is that this engine cost about half what my 337 y block cost.

Glen Henderson



Freedom is not Free

Letohatchee, AL

I can't take credit for my Y block other than gathering the parts, Ted built the engine, Lonnie did the machine work. You are right though, the only used parts in the scrub is the block and bare heads. Everything else is new either from Summit or the local parts store/machine shop.

Glen Henderson



Freedom is not Free

Letohatchee, AL

Just so someone gets the wrong idea and thinks I have gone over to the dark side



This is my current project, this one will stay in the family.

Glen Henderson



Freedom is not Free

Letohatchee, AL

Glen:

Are you comparing apples to apples? You say you built the scrub, but Ted built your Y. Did you include your labor in the price of the scrub? I assume you had to pay labor cost to Ted to build your Y. If your figure for the scrub didn't include labor, then you should add Ted's labor price to the scrub bill. Now does it still cost twice as much to build a Y? By the way, even though it's not a Y, you did a very nice job on that engine. The customer should be delighted.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

Echoing what Hoosier just said, but did you have to make it look so good?

Mark

1956 Mercury M100
1955 Ford Fairlane Club Sedan
Delta, British Columbia