Ted, I 'm not sure how many of the 'bird guy drive the car, but I'm one of them. I've been on the wait list for a a couple months now, and hopefully I'm in line for a set of the now available castings when John gets them out. I really appreciate all the work you've done, especially showing the bird headers, as that's tough info for the rest of us to come by. The heads are going on with new headers and a larger exhaust and probably a throttle body injection in place of the carb and the blower. The car will go on a chassis dyno during that, and hopefully I'll have some closed up numbers to offer. That will give me a printout of the torque, hp and fuel curves. I think we're also going to be able to set the ign. advance through the computer. Not as good without a baseline, but might tell you a little more that it will the rest of us.

miker
55 bird, 32 cabrio F code
Kent, WA
Tucson, AZ

New member, but been visiting the site for several years.  New question about heads being available.  Are there new heads being poured, and when will they be ready?  Is there an intake manifold available?  Do you have plans on a Victor style intake manifold or an 8V intake?  6V?  I have been impressed with the new aluminum heads and intakes, and would like to purchase a set for myself.  Thanks.

JDC

The new heads have been available for a year or so. There is a waiting list so you need to contact John Mummert at www.ford-y-blocks.com He is the one having them done. He also has single 4 manifolds, the earlier Blue Thunder and an improved of his own. John's intake does not have the heat passage under the carb. He is definately the "go to" guy for these parts. The heads show a 50hp gain on the dyno out of the box! So if its horsepower you want it seems to be the way to go. Have you seen the 500hp article on these forums? Ted Eaton seems to have found the right combination for a streetable 500hp Y-Block! Chuck

Almost forgot, where are you located? It helps to put city/state in your tag line.

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

Welcome Joe! While I do have head castings I have not been able to catch up with demand. Of course there are also other castings to machine.

Just finished a batch of valley covers, will start machining some aluminum timing covers tomorrow. Intake manifold castings should be here in about 3 weeks.

At the present time there are only dual plane single 4bbl intakes available for the Y-Block. There is a Minnesota effort to make a single plane but are those very difficult to make work on a Y-Block. Edelbrock's plans of redoing their 3-2 intake seem to be off again.

I have made some efforts on an unusual 2-4 intake but that is a future project.

Jump in and have some fun

http://ford-y-block.com 

20 miles east of San Diego, 20 miles north of Mexico

Woohoo! I'm on the list for one, can't wait!!

Brad
Odenville, AL

1955 Fairlane Victoria
1956 Ford F100 (Restoration Underway....slowly )
2006 F150 SuperCrew

Hi! A friend of mine sent this link along. I got into the Y Blocks with my '56 half-ton and its 272.



I read the bit about valve train oiling and the lack of a good solution for using stud mounted rockers.



Remember those old oilers that tapped into the oil pressure port and ran a copper tube up to a hollow rocker cover hold down that provided an alternate path for lube oil to the rocker shaft when a cam bearing moved or just crud from infrequent oil changes blocked the top end oiling.



My solution was a bit different. Back in '58, I built a manifold that fitted inside the rocker covers and used the original oil supply drilling in each head with the tubing fitted so that it was pressed into the now available feed port when you installed the covers, fitting like the 223 Fords. I used Chevy rockers and special push rods. The studs were mounted to a Blanchard ground plate that bolted to the original rocker pads and under longer head bolts. The 1/4" steel tubing for the distribution manifold was brazed to the rocker cover and had holes drilled to spray oil onto the rocker's pushrod end after I drilled a hole directly above the pushrod seat on the rocker. That made certain the pushrod end and socket had lube.



It worked, though it was funny to read about the then Sacramento based [font=Times New Roman][size=4][/size][/font]Capital Speed Shop's Chevy small block that ran an experimental shaft rocker system. It was called the Glass Slipper and had a fully enclosed cockpit. Jet black and gorgeous.



Seems hot rodders can't leave anything alone, unable to leave anything the way it was.

Thanks for the welcome, John.  Nice heads and intakes.  I am very familiar with  most ford products since I built my first 292 back in 1962, a '56 Fairlane Victoria 2 dr hardtop, blue and white, padded dash/visors, automatic, and it was the car I dated my wife of 46 years in.  Wish I had it back!  I am retired USAF, aircraft crew chief on fighters, and master instructor on aircraft maintenance.  After retiring, I went back to college and got another degree in Automotive Technology, and specialized in Ford engines, C-4/6 transmissions, and suspension/driveline.  That was so I could race my own '69 Mach I, and do the maintenance and engines/trans/differentials myself.  I started porting my own heads and intakes back in 1972, and worked with several major shops over the years porting for them.  I have my own SF-600, and porting booth, since 1994, and I am now retired.  Just help some old customers as needed, and time allows.  I am pleased with how your heads have performed for folks, and I hope to acquire a set soon.  Joe-JDC.

JDC

Joe: If you don't mind me asking are you the Head Porter mentioned in Y-Block Magazine a few issues back?. If I recall you volunteered to do a set experimentally for a subscriber, based on a discussion on the F.E. block forum? He was pleased with the results as I recall..

Paul

Guilty.  Been using JDC on my porting for 40 years.   Joe-JDC.

JDC

Welcome aboard Joe, update your profile if you don't mind or at least tell us where you are located. Thanks

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