When I built the 312 in my 54, I got most of my parts (pistons, bearings, cam, etc) from Mummert. There are a couple of sellers on ebay who advertise a lot of Y Block parts (valves,springs, rockers, shafts, etc) Two are Falcon Global and Engine Parts Mart. Falcon advertises some of Mummert's products plus Isky cams and hard to find 1.54 rockers (which I assume are Mummert's as he seems to be the only one who also sells them).



Any one know about these companies? Are the run of the mill replacement parts (basic cam, lifters, springs, valves, rocker shafts) good stuff (USA made) and not chinese junk?



Going to do a set of heads (not high performance)and later another Y Block (basically stock) and if the products are good may buy from them.



Thanks for any help.

54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

Y-Guy Paul:      The Falcon Parts use a 1.43 ratio part number for "Their"

               1.54 ratio rockers, so you need to be certain you're getting

               what you pay for!     Hope this helps

                                                 Bill

Bill

Pelham,Al

Unless you can see the casting #s on what they sell, I'd suggest going thru Mummert or maybe Rocker Arm Specialists. I think Schumann's Sales may have assemblies, but they may be 1.43s. ??

Paul

I bought a set of rod bearings for a 272 from Falcon about a year ago.They sent Clevite 77's.No problem with  the service,price or delivery.

 

Paul,

Boonville,MO

You might try (www.egge.com) they are suppliers for the Y-block, carry the Isky E-4 cam and a complete engine rebuild kit. Their located in Santa Fe Springs,Ca.--11707 Slauson Ave.  Kid

Rule of thumb is, buy name-brand parts from a well established supplier.  If you aren't building a race car, why wouldn't you stay with stock Ford parts?  Your rocker arms probably ran for 50 years with the original push rods and lifters.  If they look good, they will probably last another 50.  When you depart from stock and get into racing parts, lots of problems appear.  Instead of your valve springs pushing at 100 lbs, some racing springs compress at 400-500 lbs each.  Compound that with a higher ratio rocker arm and beefier pushrods, then hope your engine lasts another 100,000 miles (if you're lucky).

Cleveite bearings, Cloyes or Elgin timing sets, Hastings piston rings, Eggy, Kanter, TRW, Federal Mogul, Isky Cams, Fel-Pro or Best;  it doesn't matter who sells these parts because you know they are good.  EBay is a good source for buying name brand parts like ARP bolts, if you win them at a cheap price.  All Ford parts have numbers so they are easy to identify, and it doesn't matter who sells them, either.  Just know what you want and know what you are buying.

I see you live in NJ.  Find a good engine machine shop around you.  If you can't find one, I know Pennsylvania has lots of them.  Engine rebuild machine shops have a great source of engine parts suppliers.  Use their experience and resources.  Most shops will suggest the parts you need, or they will steer you clear if you're going in the wrong direction.  Nothing beats a LOCAL merchant who stands by his work and has a good business reputation.  Check out this machine shop's web site for an example:
http://www.dsengine.com/clientgallery/index.html

Hope this helps.  - Dave

Royal Oak, Michigan (Four miles north of Detroit, and 12 miles NORTH of Windsor, Canada).  That's right, we're north of Canada.

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I fear the days of "brand loyalty", when you could depend on a consistently high-quality "name" product merely because of positive previous experience are long gone. An exception might be family run companies of sterling reputation still privately owned (Isky?).

Quality producers simply can not compete with low priced, "good enough" asian manufacturers cranking out easily replicated items that do not require high-tech/skilled labor, and will eventually go under. I also believe most specialty parts are made in small lots that are reassigned to the lowest bidder when stocks get low. Thus the total lack of consistency from one lot to the next.



Since corporate buy-outs and resulting management/policy changes are almost never publicized, "buyer beware" should be printed along with "in god we trust" on any new US currency!

6 VOLTS/POS. GRD. NW INDIANA

Paul , I went into their website and they say , their parts are made offshore and some are  nos  made in the usa .......so its a gamble ......might be a little more dinero , but i would stick with  a well known y-block supplier ................Sam

56 victoria

Yep. Things just aren't made in the USA anymore. I'm almost willing to bet that many of the things you think are made in the USA are not. The next time you're at Home Depot, Lowes, Sears, and etc, have a look at the power tool boxes. See where probably 95% of it is made? That's right, even the quality, high end ones. Look at the appliances, clothing, etc. "American" companies but not American products. And they don't cost any less!



Now the way to make money in the USA is not to provide a quality product, and stand behind it. Instead, it is to form a company, go bankrupt, and have the government reward you with a nice comfortable sum of 30 billion or so of taxpayer money! It's fool proof! Anyone can do that!


Lawrenceville, GA

I would stick with a reputable LOCAL engine builder who stands behind his business.  If he orders a part that won't work, he will promptly return it and award afull refund.  That's how it always worked in the past.  Builders can't afford to stock useless parts.

My 292 Sealed Power (a Federal Mogul company) pistons were made in Mexico, while others are made in India.  Hastings rings are made in Hastings, MI.  ARP bolts are made here too.  We don't have any control over content, but we can demand quality.  I return junk for a full refund.

Classic Ford parts, especially castings, have foundry ID, and are easy to tell where they originated.

Royal Oak, Michigan (Four miles north of Detroit, and 12 miles NORTH of Windsor, Canada).  That's right, we're north of Canada.

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