I do have the brakes to handle stopping from those speeds and with the recently added booster it really stops good now.


Butchering up everything I can get my hands on in Dayton Ohio

In 1957 Ford ran several stock sedans over 100 mph for 100,000 miles as an endurance stunt with no major problems. The drive trains will handle it ok. Tires and brakes are better now.

The interstate system was being built to support 80 mph speeds in the 1950s of which the cars were designed to do and the style of brakes were drum style well up into the 60s with power of the engines in excess of 400 hp. Coming off that kind of speed on a interstate slowing down to whatever speed you needed such 60, 50,etc was not a big deal. I did it all the time and still do with no issues at all. I will admit I feel I need an extra gear when driving the sunliner from being used to driving cars with overdrive transmissions. I bought my 56 crown factory 312 in Jan.1965 and started driving it in Dec. of 1965 so I've been Y-blocking a long time. Still have the car so it's no wonder I like these engines.


-Gary Burnette-

Here in Connecticut the top speed limit is 65 the cops give you 72 after that it gets real expensive real fast. Over the last 50 years all my Y block fords have been factory stock and I've never had a problem stopping with drum brakes.