This year, Ted and I are bringing another Y Block to the EMC.  The rules are quite restrictive this time around, and it will be almost pure Ford Y block.  It is a 292 +.062 and the stroke is 3.310" with 113 iron heads at 10.45:1 compression, Mike Jones camshaft with .591", Mummert dual plane intake, BG 930 DP carb, FPA Thunderbird headers, MSD ignition, belt driven water pump, etc.  We have tried several combination of heads, valve sizes, valve springs, carbs, intakes, spacers, etc., and finally think we have a decent little Y for the challenge.  There will be two 327 scrubys, 2 BB scrubys, 2 FEs, 2 Ford 429/460, Stude, Olds, Buick, Pontiac, 413 Chrysler, 289 SBF. and a couple of others I can't recall.  We are scheduled to run 6th on Monday the 30th.  Any guesses for horsepower and torque?  

Joe-JDC
Joe D. Craine


JDC

The 1/2" diameter lifter bores on the Y pretty much keep roller camshafts from being used in this family of engines.  That's a real disadvantage at this years EMC.  Even the Studebaker engine had a roller camshaft in it.  The Studebaker engines have a 0.904" lifter bore so the Mopar roller lifters can work there.  The rest of the engines are pretty much mainstream with catalogue roller cams available for them.

The Y is still in fourth place but look for it to fall to fifth when the Jon Kaase BBC comes up later this morning.  In fact, Jon is looking to be the favorite right for moving into first place.

The 'Eaton Balancing / Joe Craine Porting' 303" Y-Block did not make the same power numbers here at the competition that it was making at the shop.  It's only 24 HP and 24 TQ down but that cost us over 150 points in the scoring.  The engine was making in excess of 450 HP at the shop but is down to 430 HP here in Ohio.

All for now.  Potentially another update in a day or so.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)