With the internet age and the flood of cars to Oz more G heads turn up on our shore. But before this the savvy folk had engine reconditioneres modify their Oz heads by fitting larger valves. The heads on my Ute are ECG D's from memory (have core plugs either end) but gave the biggest exhaust valves which would fit squeezed in. The ports were all match ported and polished. They have been fitted to a couple of engines over the years.
My old girl still gets along Okay even in these days of unleaded fuel, though it only gets out about once a month nowadays.
As a teenager (a long time ago), the hot mod for Holdens was fitting yblock valves in Holden heads along with porting and polishing.

Rick - West Australia
Do Y Blocks Downunder run upside down? Gravity Sucks!!

Hi Snowcone. Mine are ECG-D. Looks like that's probably what our 58 Star Models came out with.

Cheers, Woody

They based the Australian Star model on the Canadian Rideau but Ford reduced the size of the rediculously large Star in the grill to a smaller one just in the centre which looks really nice.

Woody - I checked my spare pair of heads and they are ECG

Gary - 1958 Star Customline and 1940 Ford Deluxe Hotrod

I see a lot of comments here that unless you have G heads, 113's or aftermarket alloy heads you wont make any real power. So what are you guys with Australian cars finding as far as making power with the cylinder heads on the Australian cars?



I'd imagine the alternative of importing heavy cylinder heads half way around the globe could get pretty expensive.

Very much so! thats where it came from, the rideau.

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

found info on casting #s for canada 256 and 272 ceby cast in canada
292ceck cast in canada
no info on which engines made in canada my block is c2ae my info does not show that# any info on that #would be great

Doesn't the 1955 Meteor look just like a '58 Australian Star model?

Mark

1956 Mercury M100
1955 Ford Fairlane Club Sedan
Delta, British Columbia

i have read thata #of industrial ys wher made in canada.a number of years ago i purchased a core from a lumber carrier being repowered with a 350 chev.the core had huge valves with large stems(sodeum) cooled.aperantlythe cranks wher forged.almost every large forklift and carrier was yblock powered on the west coast. replace due to the long nose that eventually broke due to the front pto that drove a hyd pump. i will look in some old info to try get some factual info. i wound up junking the engine that was beyond repair
presently building a 292 block cast in 1962 similer rods to 312s no markings of country it was castin.came from 3/4 ton pickup,was standerd bore.

The one good point is that I have a Star model and all you guys in the northern hemisphere missed out on arguably the best looking model that Ford put together.

Gary - 1958 Star Customline and 1940 Ford Deluxe Hotrod

To my knowledge most of the parts were exported from Canada to Australia.

Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa were all part of the British Commonwealth. These countries as part of the commonwealth had a preferred tax rate for trade between each other. I have been led to believe Ford used this as means to get their products into these countries using Ford of Canada as the conduit.

When Ford of Canada finished stamping the 56 Fords the dies were disassembled and shipped to Australia to make the Australian Star models.

I have never seen any Yblock heads that had been mfg in Canada. All the heads I have seen on Canadian cars were from the Dearborn Foundry and no ECZ heads mfg after May 57 so no posted ECZ heads either. If someone in Oz could check the heads on an original Oz car they likely to find the heads are Dearborn Foundry.

The Canadian manual transmissions have a nub cast on the housing which is not tapped whereas the USA transmissions do not have this nub. When the Australian Dazzle car was still in Canada I saw this nub tapped for a bolt to hold either the clutch linkage or shift linkage for RHD. Bill could correct me what this linkage is used for.

marv