Ford Y-Block Aluminum Heads?
Chris Eaton
For those of you who are aficionados of the Ford 292/312 Y-Block
engines or just looking at this engine as an alternative power source for
your street rod, then there’s a new aluminum head being designed just for
these engines. This development work is being spearheaded by Rick Smith of
SpeedSmith, Inc.. If you are not familiar with Rick, he was instrumental
in the development of the Twisted Wedge head design which has become one of
the heads of choice in the small block Ford market. If Rick can get enough
interest in mass producing an aluminum Y-Block performance head, then these
heads can be made available as a ready to bolt on unit or as a bare head
ready for your own hardware and port work. These heads are being designed
to use the existing Y-Block intake and exhaust manifolds but will also
accommodate some of the new intake offerings for this engine that are also
about to hit the market. If you think you could be interested, then let
Rick know by phoning him at SpeedSmith, Inc. at (330) 682-6167 or you can
email him at speed...@zoomnet.net
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Janet Moon
am not mistaken, these will fit all Y-blocks from 352-428ci. I don't know
about the 312 and I don't recall ever hearing of a 292 Y-block.
Later,
Moon
"Chris Eaton" <chr...@austintx.net> wrote in message
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Johnny Johnson
> Ededlbrock already makes some nice aluminum heads for the Ford Y-block. If I
> am not mistaken, these will fit all Y-blocks from 352-428ci. I don't know
> about the 312 and I don't recall ever hearing of a 292 Y-block.
While the 332-428 "FE" line is indeed a "deep skirt" design, the
"Y-Block" line is the 239, 256, 272, 292 and 312 engines from 1954
through 1964:
Backyard Mechanic
ago.
Goes to show you, there's something for everyone.. I cant imagine going back
to that old stuff, though, aluminum or not, do they make a port-fuel
injection manifold for them too?
I assume the Y-Block top-oiling problem is solved by now.
:)
"Johnny Johnson" <johnj...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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Johnny Johnson
> What Johnny said! I thought there was something odd.. that was a long time
> ago.
>
> Goes to show you, there's something for everyone.. I cant imagine going back
> to that old stuff, though, aluminum or not, do they make a port-fuel
> injection manifold for them too?
Spend some time on the Y-Block site shown below; it's interesting the
development on this old iron. <g>
> I assume the Y-Block top-oiling problem is solved by now. :)
The top oiling problem was usually caused by sludge plugging up the
block and/or head oil passages to the rocker system. Modern oils and
proper maintenance schedules handles this problem.
Falcoon
Chris Eaton
> Backyard Mechanic wrote:
>
>> What Johnny said! I thought there was something odd.. that was a long
>> time ago.
>>
>> Goes to show you, there's something for everyone.. I cant imagine
>> going back to that old stuff, though, aluminum or not, do they make a
>> port-fuel injection manifold for them too?
>
> Spend some time on the Y-Block site shown below; it's interesting the
> development on this old iron. <g>
>
>> I assume the Y-Block top-oiling problem is solved by now. :)
>
> The top oiling problem was usually caused by sludge plugging up the
> block and/or head oil passages to the rocker system. Modern oils and
> proper maintenance schedules handles this problem.
>
I can show you a few Y-Blocks that will move some metal :) . We are using
them to run in the 9's in a drag car. My father Ted Eaton did very well in
the Y-Block shootout up in Ohio last year. There are quite a few tricks
that can be done to make them run better. It would be fun to take all the
knowledge of 50 years of tinkering with them back in time.
ce