Just finished the "C" heads today and I have the first set of "Brick" heads (Unposted small letter Gs) set to go too.  Just need to finish the C1TE heads and I sould have them on there way by next Mon.

   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

Thanks Tim.  The ECZ-C cylinder heads from John F. and John M. arrived last week so this is adding up to be quite a test for the ECZ-C heads alone.  Charlie is also sending a set of COAE’s which I expect will arrive early next week.  There’s still some cleanup work and cc’ing that going to be done next week to some of the heads so there’s still some prep work to do.  Will be also testing a set of ported 471’s and another set of ported G heads so the head bolts are going to get a workout.  Have already stocked up on head gaskets and intake manifold gasket sets in preparation for this.

 

An additional thanks to those of you that sent funds to help cover the shipping costs and/or helped with the shipping costs of the heads they sent.

 

As an FYI, I’ll be at the Big Bend Open Road Race the rest of this week so I’ll be hard to contact.  I will be back in the shop next Monday morning bright and early though.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

This sounds like a neat deal, Ted. And the first time I'd heard of it. After looking over the website I'm interested. Are you thinking of campaigning a vintage yblock powered vicky or something?

It would be a cool thing to have have a vintage type class spring out of this. I can see it now- "Y block shoot out with curves". Ala pan American - Texas style! I better start ordering road race parts for the bird.

       A  L  A  N   F  R  A  K  E  S   ~  Tulsa, OK    

Shipping turned out to be a bit pricey but with the help of another member here I should have three sets of heads on there way next week.

   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

Heads are on there way!

   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

Tim.  Great crating job.  Looking forward to receiving the heads and giving them a workout.

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For the time being, the ‘G’ heads being used for the exhaust tests have been removed from the dyno mule and the first set of heads for the cylinder head tests have been installed.  Testing should start sometime next week.  Up to this point, there has already been six sets of heads tested on the dyno mule and that information will also be included in the final cylinder test summary.  All heads are being tested with the same set of headers, intake manifold, and carburetor combination so that specific differences between the heads can be determined without other variables being a factor.  For many of the heads, I’m actually testing with two sets of headers, a set of small tubes and a set of large tubes.  The results from that have thus far been interesting.

 

Much thanks goes to those of you that have helped towards the shipping costs as that seems to be the expensive part of this exercise.  Head and intake gasket sets appear to be inconsequential compared to the shipping costs.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

Those high shipping costs makes me wonder, how can the chinese buy our scrap steel, ship it to china, melt it down and process it into usable shapes, ship it back to us and sell it cheaper than we can make it here.  I also saw a report of a huge ship, leased to the chinese for such shipping, and it goes one way loaded and back EMPTY!

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

apparently child labor is cheap  Carl

And rice is nice !

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

Likely, some of the reasons they can operate so cheaply are; The government is a Communist dictatorship, but they allow the minions of industry to operate in a free market as long as they don't oppose the status quo. There are no trade unions. The labour pool is so large that they can effectively pay very low wages, & because of this, unskilled or semi skilled workers have little or no leverage to improve there wages, or working conditions. There are little or no environmental regulations. There is almost no labour safety regulations or workmans compensation. etc, etc.. and N. Americans wonder why we can't compete?.

Paul