yalincoln:

The only ratings I have heard of for the 2-4 motors are 230 and 260.  The 230 was a 292, 260 was 312.  There could have been other ratings, or the NASCAR boys could have painted any number on it they wanted, I suppose.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

hey John, wasn't the 56 ford with 2x4's 255 HP. the stock cars i've seen had 255 on the hood.

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

Here in WI, we simply made our roads out of salt instead of pavement. Saves us from having to buy all those dump trucks and stuff.

Freezing in WI

Oldmics:

Thanks for your offer.  I have the Ford sheet, and if the Merc is identical except for the heading, it would be of no benefit to me.

By the way, the Ford 260 setup on my Bird is running great.  Now if the weather would clear up so I can drive it more.  I have too many "fair weather" cars.  My F engined Ranchero is a year round car, and I have replaced the frame in it TWICE.  Whoever invented salt for winter roads anyway??

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

John

It does not list the H.P. ratings on the Merc sheet from Holley.

It does list the H.P. on the same style Holley information sheet for the Ford as 270 OR 285.That is Holley carb spec sheet ,Form No. F-136,Issue No.1 (1-57)

Remember these are carb spec sheets.Its Holley Form No. M-210,Issue #1 (1-57) 1957 Mercury,Maxium Duty Kit,8 Cylinder,Stand. & Auto. Transmissions (312 cubic inch engine).

Can send you a copy of either the Ford,the Merc,or both sheets if you like

As I previously said,its all of the same carburator specs and part numbers as for the "E" code Fords.

Oldmics

Oldmics:

I had never heard of 312 dual fours on '57 Mercs.  What was the horsepower rating, same as Ford?

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

Also from Merc availiable in 1957 was the same setup that the "E" code Fords used.

I have a Holly carb spec sheet that is dedicated to the Merc setup.Its the same spec sheet as for the Fords but with Mercury in the title.

Theres an interesting piece of trivia-What American auto manufactor offered two different dual quad equipted engines in 1957-Answer Mercury

Oldmics

Paul:

The M260 was '56.  The dual quad Merc for '57 was called M335, it was a 368 Lincoln engine.  Your statement about the '57 Ford engines agrees with what the consensus seems to be regarding the two engines.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

Oldmics:Got to thinking about the M260 engines. Are we talking 1956 or 57? Not sure, but in the Fords, it is my understanding that the regular 1957 E code engines used the standard "D" code cam, from the 245 H.P. rated engine. It was the race kit engine that was nominally rated at 285 H.P. that used a different cam. Years ago I remember it being referred to as an E2 cam, but I can't confirm it. Maybe you are asking the wrong questions?

Paul

Oldmics.  Have you tried contacting Verne Shumann or Gordon Payne?  Both of these ran these engines during their heyday and if they don’t know the answer, they can potentially gives names of others still around that might.

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