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CDF292Y
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Hitting on all eight cylinders
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How were these old Y-Blocks in performance, were they pretty fast?
I have no idea since Ive never drove a Y on the road.
Thanks!
1955 Mercury Monterey
292 Y-Block
Merc-O-Matic
Walhalla, Michigan
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mctim64
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Read this. I think it is a favorite of everyone here.  http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=274604
 God Bless.  Tim http://yblockguy.com/
350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor
tim@yblockguy.com Visalia, California Just west of the Sequoias
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CDF292Y
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Hitting on all eight cylinders
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Wow, that is one cool story!
1955 Mercury Monterey
292 Y-Block
Merc-O-Matic
Walhalla, Michigan
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Poly318
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Fascinating! Ray Brock was one of my favorite automotive writers, right up there with Roger Huntington.
Freezing in WI
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pegleg
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This car has gone 11.40's  We have several cars in the nines, some in the 12's, My own pure stocker runs mid 13.'s
Frank/Rebop
Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 
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Don't forget about Randy's car. 8.15 and not enough traction. The motor is definitely capable of 7s.
Lawrenceville, GA
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Poly318
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We measured the 1/4-mile time for our 292-powered '62 Galaxie 500 in years...  I remember running the Galaxie through our impromptu "farmboy 1/4 mile" on the county road south of town one moonlit evening. I aged considerably before finally reaching the end of my trek. 'course, the 292 was the base V8 for the rather big & heavy '62 Fords, set up for regular gas and inhaling through a 2V carb. It actually did just fine for what it was meant to do. And it was durable.
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mctim64
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pegleg (3/4/2009)
This car has gone 11.40's We have several cars in the nines, some in the 12's, My own pure stocker runs mid 13.'s I just love that picture!
God Bless. Tim http://yblockguy.com/ 350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor
tim@yblockguy.com Visalia, California Just west of the Sequoias
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Ted
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And don’t forget Bob Lindsay from Oregon. He showed up at the Columbus event in 2006 running a string of high eight second times at 150+ mph and took a runner up finish in the Y shootout with his Y powered roadster. 
And this is just another reason the Columbus event is great for the Y'ers. Always surprises each year.
  Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)
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pegleg
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Ted goes 9's 
Frank/RebopBristol, In ( by Elkhart)
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