Charlie, are you sure the engines still in there ?, i just cant see it! hah ha! Yes i can see where access to most things has to be allowed for as best as possible. Good luck in racing. bill.

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

Thanks, Bill, but it gets worse...............

Continuing the merge.

T-4 turbo flange with merge



and from the other side



A little more pipe



Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

Lotta work Eh? I'm afraid i won't get out there very often, I've quit the delivery thing. I'm playing Industrial engineer for a while.

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

Well, Frank (man with many hats), I guess we'll just have to come see you! Hopefully next summer. Yes, it is a lot of work, but it is fun to stand back and look at all the progress.

Finished merge pipes.







Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

Awesome work Charlie. I do wonder if you're going to use a mechanical secondary carb. The Vacuum Secondary thing won't work well in a pressurized setup. The higher than ambient press to the diaphragm blows the secondaries shut.

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

Good eye Frank, that carb on the engine has vacuum secondaries but was used for run-in purposes. Carb selection was just another learning curve that I had to get over. The carb for the turbo is a SS-650-BAN Quick Fuel blow thru unit. I talked to Rich at RDRacing and then with tech support at Quick Fuel and they both agreed that this was the carb given my application, size of engine and range of hp. Rich sent me the unit and has been very helpful in setting it up.

Last of the piping with Quick Fuel carb





Just for fun........



Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

If you don't have enough HP with this setup I dunno what would keep you happy. A blown Allison maybe!

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

No such thing as too much power!!! However, as many may know, it is not just the equipment, it is mainly in the tune. Too fat, no power, too lean, burn everything up. Too little advance, no power, too far advanced, detonation will destroy everything. Too much heat in the charge, low power and asking for detonation again. I'm starting with primary jets at 74 and secondaries at 84. Timing will start at 20* all in. The water-to -air intercooler with ice water and another heat exchanger to cool the water a little before returning to the tank is my best effort to cool the charge. The waste gate is set at 5psi to start, but I have a manual controller to take it a little higher. Something tells me 10 psi boost is all this little engine with off the shelf parts can take. I'm trying to cover all the bases, but this will be a learning curve to deal with.

Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

Here is the outside shell for the Y-Block.







Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

Looks real good Charlie! First time I've seen it all together and outside. Cool!

   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