The EMC Y entry is currently sitting in fourth place.  There are still a rash of engines left to run and the engine that's scheduled to run early tomorrow morning is expected to go to first place which will knock the Y down to fifth place. I look for that particular Wednesday morning engine to being the high score overall.  It's just a wait and see right now to find out where the Y ultimately ends up in the field.  More details to come as they become available.  I can see now that the roller cammed entries have a definite advantage over our flat tappet entry.  Ted.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

Ted et all
I know you are busy but how about a blow by blow of the EMC? Hot Rod isn't posting anything yet. Chuck

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

I guess the one tomorrow is Jon Kaase?


Lawrenceville, GA

What engine fit the old iron rule and can use roller cams?



Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

Any of the mainstream engines will have aftermarket kits available.  None of them would have had it originally before 1968.  Definitely a big benefit for those engines.
I wonder if a Lincoln is close enough to use roller lifters from another engine without violating the rules.


Lawrenceville, GA

The 1/2" diameter lifter bores on the Y pretty much keep roller camshafts from being used in this family of engines.  That's a real disadvantage at this years EMC.  Even the Studebaker engine had a roller camshaft in it.  The Studebaker engines have a 0.904" lifter bore so the Mopar roller lifters can work there.  The rest of the engines are pretty much mainstream with catalogue roller cams available for them.

The Y is still in fourth place but look for it to fall to fifth when the Jon Kaase BBC comes up later this morning.  In fact, Jon is looking to be the favorite right for moving into first place.

The 'Eaton Balancing / Joe Craine Porting' 303" Y-Block did not make the same power numbers here at the competition that it was making at the shop.  It's only 24 HP and 24 TQ down but that cost us over 150 points in the scoring.  The engine was making in excess of 450 HP at the shop but is down to 430 HP here in Ohio.

All for now.  Potentially another update in a day or so.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

From the most recent video on Facebook, the Y did drop to 5th.  That's ahead of an FE, 1 BB Ford and 2 SB Ch evy, as well as a Pontiac and Studebaker.  There is only 1 more score to come if there are only 4 engines today, as there have been the past 2 days, which places the Y in the top 50%.  That's a great performance!


Lawrenceville, GA

The 303" Y dropped to sixth place during the final day of  running for the 'Early Iron' engine class.  Jon Kaase was favored to win overall but his engine was also down on power at this competition and he ultimately ended up in third place.  His placing third dropped the 303" Y to fifth place.  There were four SBC engines running Wednesday and three of those trailed the Y in points but one of them did manage to squeak by the Y which put the Y in sixth place.  As of today (Thursday), the final scores and placement of the engines are pretty much fixed.  The winning engine will be torn down today and assuming all is good with that, the remaining engines will not be required to be disassembled or torn down.

The placement of the top six engines are as follows:
390 Ford - Blair Patrick
289 Ford - Geoff and John Mummert
427 BBC - Jon Kaase
396 BBC - HInkel
327 SBC - Adney Brown
292 Ford - Ted Eaton and Joe Craine

While teardown takes place for the Early Iron class today, the LS engines will be running in their own class.  The Banquet will be later tonight.  Joe and I will be heading back to Texas early Friday morning.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

One thing I like is that, in the videos, the host makes it sound as if the other competitors, at least, take the Y seriously now.  Ted, has the perception changed since the very first appearance at Engine Masters?  I would not be surprised at all if people wondered who would waste time with a Y at the first competition it was in..


Lawrenceville, GA

it is pretty cool  to see  that there are 3 fords in the top 6 considering the way the rules are written to give scruby an advantage! 

the 1968 cut off date plays right into scrubys hand!  This keeps the  big port engine  from ford out of the  Competition.  
For a 289 to out score the  scrubys in this is great!