After a lot of seesawing back and forth between yblocks, clevelands, fe, and mod motors, I have gotten my act together, and have bought a 312. I will be building it and putting it and a toploader 4 speed into my 57 Custom. In the interim, I will be picking up running 292 to put in for now, so that hopefully, by Columbus 2012, I can come play. That is the current plan. I'll be upgrading driveline pieces as I go, hopefully ending up with a high 12-low 13 sec car...we'll see. Thanks for providing a wealth of y information on this site...

James Potter
`57 Fords International



`57 Custom Tudor

`57 Fords International National Director

Pass Christian, MS (near Gulfport/Biloxi)

Welcome back James, it was good talking to you the other day. You know where I am if you need anything.

Glen Henderson



Freedom is not Free

Letohatchee, AL

Glad to see you are back to the one great one that everybody is still copying to this day. even the scrub blocks are Y configured these days.

55 Vicky & customline

58 Rack Dump, 55 F350 yard truck, 57 F100

59 & 61 P 400's, 58 F100 custom cab, 69 F100, 79 F150, 82 F600 ramp truck, 90 mustang conv 7 up, 94 Mustang, Should I continue?

I can't wait to see your Y-Block build.   Lots of help from this site around here.  With your performance experience  you oughtto make one really go.

My 57 sedan with the 352 stroker-Y and the VR57 Blower is way more fun to drive than my 460 t-bird or wifes cj mach1.  Of course I have 5 times the money and 10 times the time invested the Y.    But I really love how it runs.  It makes me smile everytime I drive it.

Pat Fleischman

You can guarantee Pat, that I will be asking about some things...I know that engines are primarily a glorified air pump, but the y is its own beast, and I am still learning the stuff to use. I believe I can reach the goal I have set with it, pretty conservative I think. My 57 has a lot of Crites body parts plus an ancient set if AI glass fenders, so it should come in pretty light, I'm aiming for around 3300-3400 lbs or so, preferrably less, but I'm trying to be realistic. I want to be able to run low 13s with it, so about 300-325 hp should get me close, with a good set of slicks. My 57 should be in paint this summer some time, then I'll get it wired plumbed and fired up. I hope to get the upholstery done over the winter. Should be identical to Dunc's old 57Custom, Colonial white with gray inside. I had planned on red inside, and still may do that, but gray is just more simple, maybe easier to keep looking new too...

Plan to use around 10.5 or 11:1 compression...is that too much for non-posted G heads or should I just loom for some 113s? I plan to use probe pistons and the aftetmarket rods in the 312...the 292 will just be a temporary runner, mostly stock, maybe a cruiser (lumpy) cam, but the 312 I want to be a brute. I make no bones about how much Wally's 56 has impressed me...that car is awesome....

James Potter
`57 Fords International



`57 Custom Tudor

`57 Fords International National Director

Pass Christian, MS (near Gulfport/Biloxi)

James,

Have a look at John Mumert's alloy heads. At the bottom of this forum. there's more yet

cheers

Warren

Grizzly (Aussie Mainline)