Cant Kill a Y-Block....
- f100fordguy
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Cant Kill a Y-Block....
Pulled motor today and found out where my loss of compression was in the 292. Am very glad it stayed together during slickstock as my bad piston came out in pieces Took a pic for you guys to see how bad I killed it. Next slickstock she will be bigger and badder and might even be able to drive it there!
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Gotta love them y blocks
resurrect the old girl I say
resurrect the old girl I say
Turk build thread at:
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It does not matter what you think, it only matters what you do about it!
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It does not matter what you think, it only matters what you do about it!
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- ezernut9mm
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damn tim, i'd say that'd let some compression out.
always
"i believe i've achieved satisfaction".-bubbles
"should i be gettin" baked for this boys?"-bubbles
i could no longer keep "r.i.p.ing" all of our fallen brothers and sisters, so i say here, slick loads of love and much respect to all you beautiful people.
"i believe i've achieved satisfaction".-bubbles
"should i be gettin" baked for this boys?"-bubbles
i could no longer keep "r.i.p.ing" all of our fallen brothers and sisters, so i say here, slick loads of love and much respect to all you beautiful people.
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You beat me to it .
Lowell's correct! Remember it's a Y-Block not an FE. JB Weld it, put it back in and you should be good for another 100,000 miles.
Lowell's correct! Remember it's a Y-Block not an FE. JB Weld it, put it back in and you should be good for another 100,000 miles.
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LITTLE RED: 64 F100 Short Style
BIG RED: 62 F100 Long Uni
BIG “UN": 63 F250 Long Flare
BBW RED: 61 F100 CC BBW Long Uni
CRIMSON CREW: 63 F100 "Stageway" Long Flare Crew Cab
"RANGER": 66 F100 CC Long Flatbed
"AVA" 1963 Avion T-20 Travel Trailer
“Lucille” 1955 New Moon 44’ Travel Trailer
- charliemccraney
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f100fordguy wrote:as of right now its .060 over. unsure if it origionally was a 272 or 292 now but gunna go to at least a 312 std bore and get a isky cam and put big valve heads in it. Im still debating throwing msd in it, all depends on budget this winter but should be a really strong runner once i get done.
.060 0ver 292 is .010 0ver 312. At that size, sonic testing will be wise, even with a Y block, and particularly if it is a C2AE block.
A good alternative to MSD, if you plan to use a box, is to convert to a Duraspark trigger. It's basically what MSD uses anyway, and much cheaper. If it's not something you want to do yourself, Performance Distributors can provide a Durapark distributor, custom curved, to fit your engine. The biggest downside to the Duraspark route is that you must use a box, while the MSD does not require a box.
Lawrenceville, Ga
1961 F100 Unibody
318 Y-block (292 +.070 bore, +.170 stroke), FMS T5-Z w/Mustang 10.5" diaphragm clutch.
1961 F100 Unibody
318 Y-block (292 +.070 bore, +.170 stroke), FMS T5-Z w/Mustang 10.5" diaphragm clutch.
- charliemccraney
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kjvforme wrote:What about sleeving the block back down to 292?
Not cost effective. In my area, to sleeve 8 cylinders is about $1200. You can buy 4 or 5 engines for that and find a good one to rebuild easily.
Lawrenceville, Ga
1961 F100 Unibody
318 Y-block (292 +.070 bore, +.170 stroke), FMS T5-Z w/Mustang 10.5" diaphragm clutch.
1961 F100 Unibody
318 Y-block (292 +.070 bore, +.170 stroke), FMS T5-Z w/Mustang 10.5" diaphragm clutch.
One time I was doing a burnout, and suddenly the rear end blew up, and the 292 went straight to the moon. I saw the RPM needle rocket to 8k and drop back down!
It didn't even cough. It's a stock 200k motor that's the only thing on the truck that's never given me any trouble.
Yep, you can't kill a y-block.
It didn't even cough. It's a stock 200k motor that's the only thing on the truck that's never given me any trouble.
Yep, you can't kill a y-block.
Just driving my truck.
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