At the Engine Masters Challenge, the Y is taken seriously.  This year, a 289 Ford showed up and really put up some good numbers.  That small block Ford at 296 cubic inches was only seven points from the first place finisher (400 cubic inches) which means just a few degrees in water temperature on either engine would have done a flip flop on who the winner would have been.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

EngineMasters Rule?

9319-HEADERS: Passenger car chassis style headers required. Header must be manufactured and cataloged to fit a specific passenger car application OEM equipped with the engine type claimed. Manufacturer’s part number must be stamped into the header (Editorial comment "better selection for scrubs"?)

Hi Ted,
Is this the only header rule?  If so where did the Stude guys come up a set of headers?



Doug T

The Highlands, Louisville, Ky.

Lot of hot rods ran  Stude engines back in the day, Maybe for them.



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

As with any EMC rules, exceptions could be asked for and if reasonable, granted.  The Studebaker headers was one of those exceptions.  Likewise the intake manifold on the Studebaker engine was special and allowed an exception.
 
Here’s a picture of the Studebaker engine on the dyno.
 

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

good luck ted looking forward to read about it