John F did an article in YBM on how to put a SBC damper on a Y Does anybody recall in what number issue that article appeared

Don't know the article but we did it with the "Brick", not very hard just need a spacer made from an old Y damper, and hone out the scrub SFI one.  Charlie, do you know the damper part #?

   God Bless.   Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias

It is in May-June 1995 issue.


Tero from Nurmijarvi, Finland

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I'll jump in here just in case Ted does not see this post right away. He has a new y block damper that just became available and is very reasonable in price. I don't recall the name of the mfg, but they are SFI approved and use the four bolt Ford pulley.

Glen Henderson



Freedom is not Free

Letohatchee, AL

Royce.  Check your email.

 

Innovators West has just come on board as a supplier of SFI approved dampers for the Y.  It’s essentially half the price of the Y specific ATI damper and uses a four bolt SBF pulley pattern on the front of it.  These dampers are fully degreed at 5° increments around its perimeter and the 90° marks are of course larger than the rest.  Between the 30° and 50° marks, the marks are in 2° increments.  TDC mark itself is in the stock Y-Block position so the stock passenger car and pickup timing pointer will be in the right position.

 

I’ve just got these in and as such, haven’t had the opportunity to test mount one of these.  I’ll do that in the next couple of days.  I’ll post a picture later this week.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

Here’s pics of a stock damper, the new Innovators West damper, and a ATI damper.

 

 

 

When a belt pulley is mounted on the front of the Innovators West damper, the fan pulley and alternator/generator pulleys must be spaced forward ~¾”.  Accessories must also be spaced forward when using a ATI damper, the belt alignment is also a problem so nothing new there.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

Ted,    What's the diameter of that new damper? Could a crank trigger(sm. block Ford 302) be mounted on there behind an alt. pulley?  M/O will be sent Thurs.   Barry L

The Innovators West harmonic damper is 6½” in diameter while the belt pulley is 5½” in overall diameter.  Although I haven’t got to that point yet, a crank trigger designed for a SBF is expected to bolt properly to the front of the I.W. damper.  To attach the belt pulley to the front of the crank trigger may require a sleeve depending upon the design of the crank trigger plate.  The same lip that's on the front of a factory SBF damper is on the front of the Innovators West damper.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

I visited their sites, but so far Y-block damper is not in their lists. What is the price for it?

 Seppo from Järvenpää, Finland
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Hi Ted,

Is there a TBird balancer in the planning stages? It doesn't look like that one will fit a Bird

Doug T

The Highlands, Louisville, Ky.