That is amazing...I was an y-Block builder back in the late 60's and early 70's...I am very impressed with your heads and intake and your performance all around. Many times I had Ford guys and some small block Chevy guys tell me there was not way I was a y-Block...life was good and going great for you guys. BTW, it was in a 56 T-Bird I converted to a 4 speed, with a 3.91 rear end.
Appreciate you guys giving the Y block some positive press! Other well known TH-cam channels tend to downplay the potential and throw out all kinds of misinformation. What is really unfortunate is that today's racing world does not know the RECORD of the Y Block on the strip or in NASCAR back in the 50's. It wasn't just competitive, there are plenty of trophies to prove its performance among its peers.
I have really good memories about my 292 and 312 Y Blocks . Had 55 Ford Coup 292, 4 speed mod a little bit. 56 Monarch 312 put 12:1 pistons and a ground cam , 650 Holley dual pumper, 393 rear end , the car looked plain and not fast but I got 13.98 in the quarter at 96 MPH. Sure fooled a lot of chevies that were supposed to be unbeatable. Great memories of these reliable Y Blocks that never let me down.
Ellis Arnold had a 55 Crown Vic with a Y block in 1964 that was a beast. He also had a 53 for a street car that was fast enough to handle street duty. An eleven second car was fast for the street at the time.
I'm 76 and been around a while, had a couple Y's in the past one had the twin tea pots w/air cleaner. Bought a SS396 Chevelle and the that was that, still have the Chevelle and a 70 Monte Carlo, both run mid 5s in bracket trim. Close friend and his pals ran dirt track stockers in the early 70's to quote: We spent heavy bread on a couple 312s and the junk yard 327s would kick our ass's. "chuckle'.
Sounds like the car is only about 2400 lbs for that et at 600hp. The fibre pieces do that much? Seems like there must be more lightening. Is the whole original frame deleted?
"Stock replacement heads" with side-by-side intake ports instead of over-and-hunder. And there's no way the valvetrain is "stock replacement". Overall that "Ford Thunderbird" with "Ford Power" is probably all of 10% actual Ford "content". And 50% the "mass" of an actual Thunderbird if it were really "built" into a "drag car" and kept "all steel". Which is how you gotta "build" a "Ford" to try to "compete" with those so-called "rivals" with the Bowties.
Love the killer underdog. Y- blocks historically significant.
That is amazing...I was an y-Block builder back in the late 60's and early 70's...I am very impressed with your heads and intake and your performance all around. Many times I had Ford guys and some small block Chevy guys tell me there was not way I was a y-Block...life was good and going great for you guys. BTW, it was in a 56 T-Bird I converted to a 4 speed, with a 3.91 rear end.
Appreciate you guys giving the Y block some positive press! Other well known TH-cam channels tend to downplay the potential and throw out all kinds of misinformation. What is really unfortunate is that today's racing world does not know the RECORD of the Y Block on the strip or in NASCAR back in the 50's. It wasn't just competitive, there are plenty of trophies to prove its performance among its peers.
Gotta love the old school Ford Y-Block V8s mate and the 56 Ford Thunderbird looks badass as well.
Joe, your t-bird looks and runs fantastic. Keep up the great work with Y-Blocks!
Jon Kaase built one for an Engine Masters Challenge too
I have really good memories about my 292 and 312 Y Blocks . Had 55 Ford Coup 292, 4 speed mod a little bit. 56 Monarch 312 put 12:1 pistons and a ground cam , 650 Holley dual pumper, 393 rear end , the car looked plain and not fast but I got 13.98 in the quarter at 96 MPH. Sure fooled a lot of chevies that were supposed to be unbeatable. Great memories of these reliable Y Blocks that never let me down.
Lots of talent went into that awesome car. Great video guys!
THUNDER BIRD my favorite car and Yblock power makes it even better
I raced my '57 Bird on Friday nights when I was a kid. I surprised many SBC owners :)
Ellis Arnold had a 55 Crown Vic with a Y block in 1964 that was a beast. He also had a 53 for a street car that was fast enough to handle street duty. An eleven second car was fast for the street at the time.
So cool
I think I’ve seen that car before!! Solid work!
Very nice love old school
not a FE a Y block
Great video about the Y Block and the T Bird
Great stuff. You will not see another one at the track.
Beautiful Car Y BLOCK POWER 😊 BLUE OVAL 💙 LOVE 🏁
I'm 76 and been around a while, had a couple Y's in the past one had the twin tea pots w/air cleaner. Bought a SS396 Chevelle and the that was that, still have the Chevelle and a 70 Monte Carlo, both run mid 5s in bracket trim. Close friend and his pals ran dirt track stockers in the early 70's to quote: We spent heavy bread on a couple 312s and the junk yard 327s would kick our ass's. "chuckle'.
Mumfords Y-block offerings can help you build a killer egine, at a price of course !
The Ford Y block - A heavy, long-stroke, low-RPM, stacked-port, main-leaking, rocker-squeaking piece of low-horsepower junk.
@@daryllect6659you're talking about a 283. Haha
I'd like to see how you got those weird intake ports to flow!
very nice love it
This is cool
Is that a factory forged crank?
It's got a billet Crower 3.8" stroker crank Hod Rod Magazine August '23.
sick i love it
Ford don't PLAY 💯
what was the mph @ 5.95 ET????
This T Bird, sound like 80s Nascar Car
Sounds like the car is only about 2400 lbs for that et at 600hp. The fibre pieces do that much? Seems like there must be more lightening. Is the whole original frame deleted?
I couldn’t hear what he said could someone tell me what kind of heads are they running?
Mummert.
Roll cage, good idea. The 265-283 Chevs breathed better with shorter strokes
All steel EXCEPT: doors, fenders and hood? 😗 But cool nonetheless!
Gotta' remember that's a 355ci stroker with
14.25 compression.
"Stock replacement heads" with side-by-side intake ports instead of over-and-hunder. And there's no way the valvetrain is "stock replacement".
Overall that "Ford Thunderbird" with "Ford Power" is probably all of 10% actual Ford "content". And 50% the "mass" of an actual Thunderbird if it were really "built" into a "drag car" and kept "all steel". Which is how you gotta "build" a "Ford" to try to "compete" with those so-called "rivals" with the Bowties.
Mummert heads are still stacked intake ports. Not sure what all the quotations are for though.
picture sure looks like stacked ports to me
Mummerts is truly an amazing company with some amazing parts for these engines.