Well I guess ol' Vic has been blowing wind up our arses!!Went to the Temecula Rod Run out here in sunny SoCal and the Edelbrock trailer display was there so I asked the Rep where the hell the manifold was(after 3yrs. of B.S.).he replied that it was still in developement!!! I told him that John had brought aluminum heads for the Y-Block to the market in less time and were being cast at the Edelbrock foundry as we speak!He looks around and then does a slashing movement across his throat and says there're a dead item,that Vic didn't see a profit in them and pull the plug.All written mention of them will be removed and they'll let the interest wain.Apparently there's mor profit in Chevy 409's and Buick nailheads,I guess Ford didn't make enough Y-Blocks to make Vic a "profit!!!!!".I don't think I'll be buying Edelbrock s___(stuff) anymore,not that they make anything for Y-Blocks anyway(did I say Holley?). KID

That's too bad if it's true. I really want one.



I don't really buy it. They clearly thought it was a good enough idea to make ONE so they could take a picture for their catalog - or it's an excellent computer rendering. If he didn't think it would be profitable, why bother spending the money to cast even ONE. It's much cheaper to get a picture of the old one and say "Hey, we're planning to make this again. What do you think?"



I do see more W motors than Ys but nailheads are probably more rare.


Lawrenceville, GA

Let’s not try to knock Edelbrock too badly on this.  While putting the three deuce intake in their catalogues without actually having them is misleading, I can recognize that someone in the back ground has come up with the conclusion that casting the manifold is cost prohibitive versus the anticipated sales.  Unfortunately, there is a multitude of used 3X2 intakes for sale at any given time and that by itself is a new intake market killer.  It was also passed on to me that the old molds were no longer compatible with the new casting processes and it would take a complete new mold to make the new manifold happen.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

 

Ted, as usual you make sense, and i have said before, soon as edelbrock 3x2 price was released and may well be  too expensive for most then everyone would be hunting up old ones and edelbrock would have little return for their product outlay

 

P.S its evident the world economy is certainly effecting the living standards of the average guy and very apparent here that a lot of members, with respect, are looking for low buck fix and purchases , so most probably would not be rushing into edelbrock manifolds if available. I know i have to think twice these days of what i can buy. Plus i like the original weathered look of the old intakes. I actually just sold a few things laying around i,m never going to  use and 3x2 97 carbs, new weiand 430 6/71 blower intake, my hunting knives and gunbelts from my teenage days and this will let me put it to something i am going to use.

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

Hey bill, with hunting knives and gun belts you should have plenty of money. Just remember to pull your head back at the bank before the shutters come down.

Seriously though, with the current price hikes - fuel $1.53/liter ( about $7.30 gallon Aussie dollar) and everything else you have to think twice.

Regards

Rick - West Australia
Do Y Blocks Downunder run upside down? Gravity Sucks!!

I think that part of what happened was troubles with the re-popping of the Holley 94's. I think that initially Edelbrock wanted to re-pop a lot of old multicarb manifolds to help sell the new 94's. But there have been supply problems with the 94's so that made the manifolds less inviting.

I agree with Ted. There must be 1000's of old 3-2 intakes floating around. You don't have to wait long to find one on epay. Could Vic sell new ones for $400+?



I was told they scrapped all their old patterns and even if they did have them they would not work on their new automatic cope and drag machines. We are moving our intake production to Edelbrock with the demise of our previous foundry. It is requiring a complete re-do of our pattern but supply problems should be over when they get it converted. They can make 60-100 manifolds an hour. It took 10 months to get 100 out of the old foundry.

http://ford-y-block.com 

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

Yes john ,thats pretty much how i saw the edelbrock scenerio, i was only thinking about asking you what the supply situation with heads and intakes and you have given us a bit of an idea, coincidently a customer is heading over to you soon hoping to pickup a pr of heads and i made it clear for him to call you to avoid problems, i showed him my set and asked a few questions. Remaking parts is just a raft of frustration in todays scene, it was easier years ago with more simpler systems, slower but got done. Looking forward to the intakes.

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

if edelbrock is going to make your manifolds, how much work would it take to make a modification to your intake to accept 3 2300 holleys, like they are doing for the small block chevy's. no problem with carb demand and it would flow so much better. it would look kool also, probably sell better than a 50 yr. old design, set-up and tune easier also. OH, i forgot, it's for a y-block, GM won't let edelbrock make it?

 lincoln/merc. y-blocks &mel's                                                               bucyrus, ohio.

yalincoln: The manifold they will cast for us is the single 4bbl intake, not a 3-2.

I talked to them today and it sounds like the other vintage multi-carb manifolds are still a go, only the Y-Block has been dropped. Who knows what they will do in future?

http://ford-y-block.com 

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

And that's a bad thing!!?

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart)