Hi everone I ended up with a 1955 ford sedan racecar needs work HaHa! the track down the road from me is a 1/4 mile dirt track medium bank. rules for a factory stock are as follows, stock block,stock heads, stock exhaust and intake manifold can use 4-barrel intake with 2-barrel stock carburetor, engine 360 cubic inch or smaller, stock transmission either manual or auto. cams no roller also no porting allowed. can run 9'' ford rearend, my question is do you think a 292 .060 over can be built with these specs to compete or am I wasting my time. But it sure would be fun to drive by em' with a Y !!! thanks I will try and get pictures soon, I think the 55' makes a cool racecar. And no I don't beileive in hacking these cars up for racing, It is an original racecar.

Todd Watertown S.D.

                Boy, you sure don't have much faith in a Y?

Todd Watertown S.D.

TNT Y-Guy          Man, I say go for it. Tell'um it an't real fast, no brakes either!

          "Don't get in my way down in the first turn, it don't turn real good"

                         Jokes aside, Do it and have fun, you will have the biggest crowd

           around your "Y" and you can spread the word..... Put a YBM sticker and

           Y-Blocks Forever site listing also.

                          Need some support? let "us" know.

                                                Bill

Bill

Pelham,Al

             Thanks Bill, for the support!  No I'm not missing my front teeth and sponsored by the local piggly-wiggly, but 60 cubic inch would be alot to overcome thats why I'm on here wondering what I could really get out of it for horse, keep in mind it's a short track so torque would matter off the corners. P.S. where can I get a big Y sticker for the hood?

Todd Watertown S.D.

Listen, depending on the gear ratios you choose, and assuming you can put a hi po cam in it (you said just no rollers right?), the y can be really good for torque coming out of those turns,,,and no one can deny the fact that it is a TOUGH motor - it can take a beating, no doubt. I say go for it too!

How about rocker ratios - can you use the hi ratio jobs?

Dan

Daniel Jessup

Lancaster, California

aka "The Hot Rod Reverend"
check out the 1955 Ford Fairlane build at www.hotrodreverend.com

                   Thanks for the support Dan, Yes I can use the 1.54:1 ratio arms and the cam there is no lift rule but no rollers. As far as the aftermarket higher ratio roller rockers, No. By the looks of things behind you in the picture looks like you have a project going on, How is it going? Thanks,Todd

Todd Watertown S.D.

As good as can be expected - have you seen my post in the This and That section of the forums? It is under the title "Call me crazy, but a 1900 mile trip..."

Check it out - its great!

Daniel Jessup

Lancaster, California

aka "The Hot Rod Reverend"
check out the 1955 Ford Fairlane build at www.hotrodreverend.com

I ran y-blocks on 1/4 mile dirt in the late 60's and early 70's both 292's and 312's,we finished 2nd in points in a '57 300 Sedan 292 running "G' heads but we were permitted 4 barrels,setting the suspension so you could run the bottom was what worked best for us,the y-blocks would out pull the Chevys off the corners easily.In your case work on handling first,probably you could run a 500 CFM Holley 2bbl also setting up the distributor with a proper curve will help,I wish I could help there but too many years have passed.Let us know how you do!

I say give it a try.  If anything, you'll have fun.

You will also be competeing with advances in technology of the small block Ford, Chevy, and Mopar motors.  The stock head on any of these motors could be way out of the league of the best Y-block offering.

What exactly does stock mean, anyway?  Is it that the parts had to have been produced by the manufacturer at some point in time.  Or is it that the parts must have been available from the factory for the vehicle being raced when it was new?  I wouldn't call a 57 chevy with factory heads from the 80s stock.

Lawrenceville, GA

Todd: Charlie makes a point. What does stock mean in the rules? Obviously, the 360" rule isn't in your favor. ( sounds like the rules favor the 350 sbc, but what else is new?!) But here's something to encourage you. Micheal Henaults in CA runs in vintage races with a Y-Blk powered "T" coupe. He has submitted follow up stories to Y-Block Magazine in issues #81 & #82 of 2007. He has been quite successful, even winning a main event from the last starting position. He is also running against a field of largely 350 SBC's. He is also in the Y-Blk parts business, and might be helpful if contacted. e mail, henaults@jps.net or ph #209-852-2476, Calif time... Further,when our local short track was running in the late 60s, the stock car points championship was won one year, by a 292-57 Ford custom, much to the chagrin of the Chevy crowd..

Paul