An unrecognized Y?


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By 46yblock - 18 Years Ago
I have been messing around with a couple Buick 215 all aluminum motors recently (61-63).  Tonight I looked at a 215 bare block setting on the bench and behold:  the block skirts come well below the crank centerline, in close proportionis to the Y. 

The Lincs, MELs, FEs, and now BOP 215s?

By Hoosier Hurricane - 18 Years Ago
I was at my machinist's last week to pick up my present block project, and there was a V6 block sitting on end, and the front looked very much like a Y.  Bill said it was a Buick Grand National block, which was basically a 350 Buick with two cylinders chopped off.  He asked if I ever saw a bare Buick 350, it is very much a copy of the Y block.  So the 350 was a cast iron upgrade of the old 215.  Also, Bill said the Mopar big blocks have a lot of the Y features.

John

By Canadian Hot Rodder - 18 Years Ago
John, you are correct on the Mopars, my buddy Gord is a Mopar nut and he confirmed that the 383 in his Charger is essentially a Y-Block. He stated that the Hemis were also a Y-Block configuration. Surprisingly enough, Gord works as a mechanic for Ford, I keep telling him that Mopar stands for "My Old Pig Ain't Running"!  Laugh
By Moz - 18 Years Ago
g'day guys

it is true about the hemi's down here in the bottom of oz (victoria where ford oz started in geelong).   there's a show on tv called a rodders life.   crap show.   the host doesn't like customlines & never shows them anyway.   they were showing a rebuild on a hemi for a drag car.   it was y configuration & the bottom end eternals looked similar.   also when i got my new crank ground the machinist asked me if it was for an early hemi too which i got upset & said no, its a bloody y-block.

By Unibodyguy - 18 Years Ago
Another one to look at the is truley a Yblock also, is a Studebaker V-8. Take a good look at one sometime.

                                            Michael

By speedpro56 - 18 Years Ago
Have you guys looked at the new ford modular blocks? Also take a look at the LS1s 4s etc from the gm camp and see what they copied. (Another testament to the Y-BLOCK ).BigGrin