The Y block truck motor was the 272.
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The Y block truck motor was the 272.
According to wiki, we are both right and both wrong because we didnt include the 239 or the 256.
According to wiki, we are both right and both wrong because we didnt include the 239 or the 256.
The 239 was a flathead was it not?
Couldn't say RRR. All I remember is my buddies t-bird had a 312 and my Dads truck had a 292 with that funky exhaust cross over in front of the engine and center bolt valve covers.
Once again, according to Wikii 239 y-block replaced the flathead 239 in 1954 with a bigger bore and shorter stroke than the flathead.
Yup. That was with the 272, 292 and 312. Those were OHV engines. Pretty positive the 239 was a flattie. I've always wanted to build one, too. I want the Lincoln V12 flathead, though. I can keep dreamin. LOL
I don't know man. You have to watch some of those wiki articles. A couple of their article on Mopar engines talk about stuff that never existed. Wouldn't surprise me about a 239 Y block though. That engine family is a bit before my time.
This time it's right though. Here's a good article from Engine Labs about the Y block. They were pretty cool engines. You even seen the head on one? The intake ports are rectangle, laid sideways and stacked on top of each other.
Historic Engines: Ford Y-Block V8
33IMP
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Got a 54 ford victoria in my back yard, with a 239 y-block in it. Still got 1954 plug wires on it .
Wouldnt pull a fat girl off a tricycle, even when it was running good as my daily driver, many years ago.
That motor was so weak, ford made it bigger every year for about five straight years.
Those tricked out flatheads are like jewelry.
....and here's what's sad. They were "pretty good" for their time. lol
33IMP
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Yep. My very first drive in my life in a car that would spin the tires was in a high school buddy's 57 fairlane with a 312 and a three speed stick.... with a J.C. Penney floorshift conversion.
Look what that started!
(Did you know Penney's sold cheater slicks? I had a pair on my 57 chevy)
Sorry to the o.p. for the detour. Back to your originally scheduled program.......
Unconventional
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'57 T-Birds had a supercharged 312 option. 340 horse worth of Y-Block
Bet that was an oil oozing mess. Ha.... heard of them. Have not seen one'57 T-Birds had a supercharged 312 option. 340 horse worth of Y-Block
33IMP
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Seen a couple in custom 300s too, and even one in a red and black 57 ranchero. Awesome truck!
pishta
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272-292-312
The big 3 all made a 400.
Chevy, Ford, Chrysler, Oldsmobile, Pontiac and Buick all had a 400. Chevy actually had two. The small block, and the 402 big block which was marketed as a 400 in the trucks. And if you want to split hairs, there was the AMC 401.
Easy boy. LOL
pishta
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Oops, ill follow you on that...I had one! 57 Fairlane 500 more-door, 4bbl Carter, solid cam 312, duals, 2 on the tree (it was a 3sp but you only had L and D...you put it in L and then shifted up, then pulled it back down to hold it in 2nd then shifted back up into 3rd) as quiet as a slant but would bark the tires easily on that big tank which was actually kinda light for its size. Power seats, windows, steering,brakes, Wonderbar seeking radio! ..no A/C though? Ended up putting a Cleveland in it with a 4bbl intake and a C4. Already had the good 9 inch with Equa-lok as I could lay 2 strips of thin rubber. The 312 wasnt a slouch but the Cleveland was about 100HP more. Ugliest set of healights on any car as they were supposed to be new for 57 quad headlights but DOT didnt approve the quads until after the car hit the market. The 58's had the quads with the same fenders and headlamp 'eyebrows', much better looking but then they F'd up the taillights in 58 and in '59 the whole thing went off the rails.
Engine sizes that I remember. V8s only.
215 Buick
221 Ford
241 Dodge Hemi
255 Ford
260 Olds
262 Chevy
265 Chevy
267 Chevy
273 Dodge/Ply
277 Ply Poly
283 Chevy
287 Dodge 4.7
290 AMC
301 Pontiac
302 Chevy, Ford
304 AMC
305 Chevy
307 Chevy
312 Ford
318 Mopar
326 Pontiac
327 Chevy
330 Olds
340 Mopar
343 AMC
348 Chevy
350 Mopar, Chevy, Buick, Olds, Pontiac
351 Ford
352 Ford
354 Chrysler Hemi
360 Mopar, Ford
361 Mopar
383 Mopar
389 Pontiac
390 Ford
392 Chrysler Hemi
396 Chevy
400 Mopar, Chevy, Ford, Pontiac
401 AMC
402 Chevy
403 Olds
406 Ford
413 Mopar
421 Pontiac
426 Mopar Wedge and Hemi
427 Chevy
428 Ford
429 Ford
430 Buick?
440 Mopar
454 Chevy
460 Ford
472 Cadillac
500 Cadillac.
215 Buick
221 Ford
241 Dodge Hemi
255 Ford
260 Olds
262 Chevy
265 Chevy
267 Chevy
273 Dodge/Ply
277 Ply Poly
283 Chevy
287 Dodge 4.7
290 AMC
301 Pontiac
302 Chevy, Ford
304 AMC
305 Chevy
307 Chevy
312 Ford
318 Mopar
326 Pontiac
327 Chevy
330 Olds
340 Mopar
343 AMC
348 Chevy
350 Mopar, Chevy, Buick, Olds, Pontiac
351 Ford
352 Ford
354 Chrysler Hemi
360 Mopar, Ford
361 Mopar
383 Mopar
389 Pontiac
390 Ford
392 Chrysler Hemi
396 Chevy
400 Mopar, Chevy, Ford, Pontiac
401 AMC
402 Chevy
403 Olds
406 Ford
413 Mopar
421 Pontiac
426 Mopar Wedge and Hemi
427 Chevy
428 Ford
429 Ford
430 Buick?
440 Mopar
454 Chevy
460 Ford
472 Cadillac
500 Cadillac.
Sorry. Throw the Pontiac in the garbage too. You see a boy around here ?
Sorry. Throw the Pontiac in the garbage too. You see a boy around here ?
lol
33IMP
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And....
347 pontiac
370 pontiac
371 olds
394 olds
400 buick and olds
409 chevy
425 olds
430 lincoln, as well as buick
455 bop
462 lincoln.
And all the y-block fords.
But i would have missed a bunch that made your list,
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Used by DeSoto Plymouth Dodge and DeSoto
Horsepower (gross) 280 305 305
Torque 380 370 400
Carburetor 2-barrel Dual 4-barrel 2-barrel
Used by DeSoto Plymouth Dodge and DeSoto
Horsepower (gross) 280 305 305
Torque 380 370 400
Carburetor 2-barrel Dual 4-barrel 2-barrel
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