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24.01.2022 Another Ybloke 4-71 supercharger intake nestling into a new home.
24.01.2022 It's been 7 years and 3 months since I started down this road, but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel now. All the primed parts and the body just need wet sanding now. I plan on using a roll-on bed liner on the inside of the fenders and the rear fender wells. Even put "mini-tubs" in the rear fender wells for some beefy tires. While waiting to get the car back in the body shop for paint I have made a lot of progress with the car in primer; It's all insulated except ...for the floor because I don't have the seats yet. I finally got the American Racing Torque Thrust rear wheels I have been waiting for. It took a month because they were special order because of the 5" backspace. The tires are Mickey Thompson 28x10" and they fit the "mini-tubbed" wheel wells really well. (Took A LOT of Measuring). Since the battery will be partitioned off I am running remote charging cables to the Optima battery which has both top and side terminals. The side terminals will be used to run cables along the frame to my kill switch on the dash and the starter relay. I'm hoping to get the car back in the body shop for paint end of October then final assembly this winter and off to the upholstery shop for the interior. See more
23.01.2022 Dean Markusons Grey Ghost doing what it does best! This video is of Dean and the Grey Ghost under Ford fe power...impressive to say the least... Dean has just completed the build of a 292+0.040 Ford Yblock which Dynod over 500 hp to replace the fe.... The full specs of the engine including a Ybloke 471 Supercharger Intake Manifold and Ybloke Balancer Coupling have been generously provided to the Yblock faithful (see post on this Facebook page timeline, last week) Thought it would be very special if possible to get this Before Yblock and another, down the track a bit further After Yblock installation, I hope this will be possible...
23.01.2022 This is what you see when you open the box from the Ybloke. Then, you want to share that feeling with a bunch of fellow minded enthusiasts by Instagram... And Kev from Perth (Greaser54) becomes another happy customer commenting on the quality of the Ybloke manifold..this time by Instagram
22.01.2022 Bob St Lawrence Interview 1999 https://youtu.be/_eji5TFWzQ4?t=72
22.01.2022 CLICK ON THIS LINK TO SEE YOUTUBE VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWDQzeAGlDw&t=32s G'day Lindsay, Kevin Pedrina ( manifold #035) here. ... I hope the photo attachments come through to you. I have finally been able to obtain the video a mate took of the initial start up. At this stage the engine is still in the purpose built stand, but the plan is to fit it in a 1940 Ford pickup I am building. The Yblock is a 1959 312, bored . 040" and Race Tech forged flat top pistons,with Hastings moly rings fitted. Standard (ECZ) 312 connecting rods are fitted with ARP bolts. Main cap bolts, and head bolts are also from ARP. All internals were fully balanced. The camshaft, valve springs and retainers are Iskendarian. The Isky cam part #S-934. The specs are 280 degrees advertised, 228 degrees @ 0.050", 111 degree lobe separation, 0.500 lift. A rollmaster timing chain kit is fitted, along with a Power Bond balancer, with extra holes drilled and tapped in six places for the Ybloke blower pulley adaptor. As I hope to run air-con and power steering in the pickup, I have fitted a BBC 2V belt pulley between the adaptor and the blower pulley. On the water pump is a two groove pulley from a short water pump SBC. For spark I have fitted an MSD ready to run billet distributor, with 8.5mm plug leads, while the fuel side is controlled by self learning MSD Atomic efi system. The Ybloke 471 Intake manifold #035 has been matched with a 4-71 blower, set up ready to run, obtained from a company in the USA, whose name escapes me. The blower snout, idler pulley and arm are BDS products. (I think!) The 471 supercharger is running 8mm pitch pulleys (48t and 52t), and the 2" wide belt are from Bob Fisher in Melton (Vic). The oil pan is a truck item, modified to take extra oil, as well as being internally baffeled. It is started by a Powermaster starter. Hopefully I have covered everything, however if there is something I have missed, don't hesitate to contact me. In the mean time I will try to locate the video from the initial start up. Just noticed I forgot to mention another important part of the engine. You probably noticed them in the photos. The Ybloke finned valve covers, and attaching alloy wing nuts, were purchased from you at a Ballarat swap many years ago and sat on the shelf in the shed until the 'right' project came along! Regards and best wishes, Kevin
22.01.2022 The eagle has landed, the new Premium Polished finish valve covers has arrived...CHECK THIS BLING OUT I will update the images in the price Album when I figure out how... ENJOY **************************************************************************... Valve Cover Orders? How to place an order with the Ybloke? Please do not use the ‘comments’ on Facebook posts to try and place an order... Comments are too hard to keep track of and are not private messages... Customers need to confirm (by email to [email protected] or by Ybloke Facebook message The message should say you want to place an order for a particular style of Ybloke valve cover...also what Country, State, zip are you from? Then we go on from there... *****************************************************************************
22.01.2022 Original 'Shifters' Hot Rod club member Roger Saker's well known 'C' Cab, built from the ground up around 1972 powered by a Ford fe 390 with twin fours to push it along smartly...
21.01.2022 It has been just under four years (Aug 2014) since the Ybloke Supercharged Mad Yblock was brought to life... Following around 18 months of design, prototypes, development and a healthy helping of pure grit...good advice and luck... The big day arrived... A day when all the effort and learning was put to the test and the now Ybloke Supercharged 'Mad Motor' fired first time, relishing every gulp of supercharged air it could swallow, idling without complaint and impatiently awa...iting the next throttle action... It doesn't take long to empty the vintage (gravity feed) one gallon JAP fuel tank, it takes a longer time to wipe the silly grin off the faces of any of the blokes who are there to whiteness one of the many 'test firing's' the engine has enjoyed. I still could not stop myself from regularly visiting the YouTube video posted at the time, it's addictive... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrj0S6jF40c&sns=em Now, I can actually load the Mad Supercharged Yblock on Facebook and have it as a feature video, where I had always imagined it should be... Why not become a Blown Yblock addict? Like me... IMPORTANT - PLEASE NOTE The email address at the end of the video [email protected] is not working, please use [email protected] or [email protected] You can improve the quality of the video you are watching by clicking the HD icon in the video player.
21.01.2022 What has the Ybloke been doing? After many requests for a Yblock supercharger 'kit' I have been busy with a bunch of sourcing and matching supercharger components to offer a 'kit'.... Almost there, here is a nearly complete Yblock supercharger 'kit' brought together by the Ybloke.. Still making arrangements with USA suppliers to establish a 'kit' offer that will be priced over the next few weeks...... Because of the limited availability of 4-71's in Australia I have been looking at the possibility of establishing a core charge for the 4-71 Supercharger (providing the unit is found to be without defect and rebuildable to an appropriate standard)
20.01.2022 Easy 312 crankshaft ID .. Previously published in YBM by Ybloke Easy 312 crank identification ( there is no need to count the dots)... Every so often I receive phone calls from all manner of people wanting to find out about y-blocks. Just last week I received a call from Jim who was calling from interstate (Victoria) he has got my number from a mate, Ray (in this age of the internet word of mouth, once in a while, still wins out.) Jim had just acquired a 1955 Sunliner which had undergone an engine replacement at some time in the past, he had some casting numbers from the block and heads, he wanted to know what he had, a 272, 292 or a 312. First thing I ask is: Do you have a computer? So I direct him to the John Mummert site Y-block.com where, in the Technical section there is a table of engine casting numbers with year of manufacture and capacities, also on another page there is a table of the head casting numbers. Whilst I was on the phone, I flashed up the computer and got into y-block.com. The block casting number EDB-6015-E returned: 1957 Dearborn block 292 cu in and the heads ECZ-C returned: 1956 Thunderbird heads with 1 7/8 intake valves. The inevitable question came next! How can I tell if it’s a 312? I once more direct him to the Mummert web site where a ‘dot’ on the crankshaft flange is described and a photograph provided. (To me, the untrained eye looking for a ‘dot’ always seemed to me to be less than a 100% reliable 312 Crankshaft identification method.) I asked him if he was planning to drop the sump (oil pan)? If so, I suggested the next step was to look for a casting number from a crankshaft counterweight, look for ECZ (but not always present) Another method of identification is to measure the mains. The 312 crankshaft has larger mains than a 272-292 (but this method alone is no longer reliable as there are many 312 cranks turned down to 292 main size). There is one failsafe method to identify the 312 Crank and as I began to describe it, I realised that I had not seen any literature or writings in respect to this (most obvious) identification method. I made calls to check with a couple of known y-block authorities, one in the US the other in Australia and I went about describing my observation and both of these y-blokes were unaware! You see, years ago, the local Hot Rod club came to visit my shed for a ‘sticky beak’ I have a y-block treasure or two and word got out. I decided to put on a display in the space usually occupied by my son Lee’s car. First I rolled out the ‘Mad Motor’ (292 y-block with 285 duration cam and quite a history of drag & salt lake racing ) it sat in front of the shed ready to be ‘flashed up’ when the club members arrived (to knock from flight any annoying insects with a 15486372 sound wave).
20.01.2022 Jake Harts Yblock all dressed up, shining like a silver dollar. Featuring a Ybloke 471 Supercharger Intake Manifold in an unblown configuration. Jakes Yblock is destined to become Supercharged and fitted to his F100, when it gets back in Wisconsin..
18.01.2022 The following story is a testimonial to the man, Bob St. Lawrence, who against all the odds, contrary to advice and criticism about the shortcomings of the Y Block, went about his business in the quest for speed. On the way he built a combination of strength and reliability that not only left all comers in its wake but can genuinely lay claim to the title; The Worlds Fastest Y Block. Proving beyond doubt: What the mind can conceive and believe it can achieve.
16.01.2022 Tim Paisleys blown yblock, running a Holley/Weiand 144? Pulsing on the throttle as it runs rich then lean, then rich then lean as the engine tosses up what recipe it likes best....muttering like a child told not to run in the house.. This car has a pedigree of being built by Randy Cummelt, who, in a competition prepared dragster broke the world record for a yblock powered car which was held by Bob St Lawrence of Perth Western Australia for more than 30 years at 9.1 sec 173 m...ph.. ( both Bob and Randy now run on the big strip in the heavenly sky, the car has moved on to Tim.) This 55 Ford is no grocery car, it has been built with attitude https://www.facebook.com/10002979871/posts/307932036876751/
16.01.2022 Hello out there The Ybloke calling for the Yfolk grapevine to help me out. I have 2 of the Fenton Cast Iron Headers, both are LHS like 1/2 of the pair in the images.. Has anyone out there got a RH Fenton Cast Iron Header or two RHs in their possession? Maybe we can work something out?
15.01.2022 Al Johnsons fuel injected 272 is a work of art. Highlighted by a lovely pair of Ybloke MERCURY aluminium Valve Covers. Inquire by Facebook: Ybloke or [email protected] Or email: [email protected]
14.01.2022 Jim Kerr and his well known race car Jindivik.. Jim and his crew had to travel vast distances to compete... To cover these interstate trips a tow car with an A frame was used... Checkout the tow car... For three years the Jindivik was undefeated in its class, man that requires Commitment with a capital C ..
14.01.2022 The 110 MPH Smiths Speedo belongs to a local 1958 Australian Star Model Ford
14.01.2022 Jake Hart at Tim McMasters facility starting up his new Yblock engine using the Ybloke 471 Supercharged Intake Manifold in an unblown configuration. The Ybloke manifold has unique additional mounting points on the manifold which allows the 471 carburettor adapter plate to be bolted to the Ybloke Intake without a supercharger, so an engine can be run unblown for initial start-up and run-in without concerns of possible supercharger impacts.. When the engine has been run-in an...d running as a new engine should. The carburettor and 471 adapter plate can then be removed and transferred to the top of the recod 471 supercharger (without disturbing Ybloke Intake Manifold). All that needs to be done is to reroute the fuel line and connections followed by: carburettor linkages to connect the carburettor, now significantly higher, mounted on top of a supercharger.
13.01.2022 Ted Eaton is once again flying the Yblock flag at the 2018 Engine Masters...once more the Yblock is wearing the beautiful Ybloke Big M Mercury valve covers https://www.hotrod.com//ted-eaton-brings-403-inch-y-block/
12.01.2022 Ron Lane, take a bow... Ron's Yblock sure is a tough looking, beautifully detailed example of what can be done... Soon to be run on a Dyno to put some high performance numbers next to the 10 out of 10 for the beautiful work done so far... Yes sir, the platform of this Supercharged beauty is a fully polished, Ybloke 4-71 Supercharger intake Manifold...
12.01.2022 Mike, from Los Angeles ca, yblock beginning to take form...and what a lovely sight it is, topped off with a highly polished Ybloke 471 Supercharger Intake Manifold.... getting ready to Rumble....
11.01.2022 Update from Jake Hart, see October 2018 post. Its coming to life soon! Its been a long time coming but worth it. Im just breaking it in unblown configuration then put the blower on.
11.01.2022 DYNO NEWS Markuson Yblock makes 502hp at 6,100 RPM And 450 Ft/lb of Torque at 5,000 RPM... The Dean Markuson Yblock engine specifications and story.. Dean Markuson Is a ford guy only, rebuilt first Y in 1966, (272 in 55 bird been drag racing Y's, FE's, & SBF's off and on ever since. He started planning this build when he first saw info on the Ybloke 471 Supercharger intake. Dean purchased the Ybloke intake and crank adapter. A rebuilt 4-71 and drive set-up from Dean's blowers out of Washington state was purchased and installed on a stock 292 to get the blower set up fit and running. The Markuson Dyno engine specs: Factory ECK 292 BLOCK, + .050 , cast in 1955, filled water jackets 3/4 Factory forged 292 hd truck crank, .020 main, .040 rods, stock stroke 3.30 Mummert forged connecting rods & push rods Diamond blower pistons w/total seal 1.5, 1.5, 3.0 blower ring pack, Clevite rod & main bearings, Ted Eaton special cam brg. Main bearing girdle/ scraper fabricated per Ted eaton blueprints Factory oil pump, pick-up, & truck pan Cam& lifters by Oregon cam grinding to Ken Heard specs Mummert aluminum cylinder heads modified to fit beehive springs & oversize ex.valves Harlan/sharpe 1.6 ratio roller rockers FPP double roller timing chain Rotating assy. balanced by Ten Eaton specialties Factory Y block distributor converted to dura spark, curved by Faron Rhodes Blower& drive assembly by Deans Blowers out of Washington state, old school blower Intake manifold & crank adaptor from Y-bloke enterprizes in Wagga Wagga Australia Carburettor is a 950 holley 3rl Blower is running 37/34 tooth combination (1/2 " pitch) to overdrive the blower, achieved 10.5 lb of boost at 6100 rpm. had topped out boost @ 8.9 lb of boost with 750 carb, boost (and power) jumped when 950 carb was installed. Blower is old school rebuilt for street use with no modern teflon coated internals. Power was still climbing @ 6100 but so was my blood pressure, stopped after reaching 500 hp target. Thanks for your interest! The engine is to be fitted to the 56 Ford Gasser Grey Ghost which will give up a Ford fe motor in favour of this purpose built (dragracing) 299 cubic inch Yblock More on the cam specs in another post
10.01.2022 Kevin Edwards from Perth Western Australia is currently building a fairly traditional (60s style) 1930 Model A tudor FED dragster. I've just acquired the motor, 292 Y-block out of a 63 f100. Kev stumbled across the Ybloke manifold in a forum on the HAMB and became very interested in running the Ybloke manifold with a 4/71
09.01.2022 A 21 second sampler of, Kevin Pedrinas blown yblock features a Ybloke 471 Supercharger Intake Manifold, Powerbond Harmonic Balancer, Ybloke Balancer Coupling together with an early set of Ybloke Valve Covers
09.01.2022 Ybloke cruising in fresh 55 Town Sedan at Narrandera annual Easter Hot Rod gathering, still 6volt positive to earth..
08.01.2022 Chris and Baz Hadgkiss have chosen to go with twin 94 carbies set-up on top of the 371, together with a set of eight organ pipes that exit somewhere in the atmosphere above both Chris and Bazs head singing a heavenly tune...or should I say a 15486372 Hymn... They have captured some of this song for our pleasure...see video May 2020
08.01.2022 Kym (Slightly Dangerous) White from Adelaide has the Outlaw's Yblock looking and sounding like it means business. Congratulations on bringing 'The Outlaw' back from the brink... Check out the Ybloke "Thunderbird" valve covers, shinning like a silver dollar...
08.01.2022 Ynuke It's not often that an engine has let go in such mammoth proportions.... Yes, in this instance, It is a Yblock... And no, I don't know anything else about it other than the photograph which was found on a Ford fe page on the Internet. ... I can only imagine the forces involved which resulted in causing this much damage to a Yblock, it has almost been blown in two...a catastrophic failure...caused by what? That's a rare Ford C1te forged steel crankshaft broken in two pieces A hint that the engine was likely to have been operating in an extreme HP application Can anybody out there provide any details?
08.01.2022 Latest batch of Ybloke valve covers fresh from the foundry. Various styles available. Now off for polishing. #ybloke #australianmade #yblock
07.01.2022 I first met Chris and Baz Hadgkiss at the Marrah moonshine, Riverina Old Iron gathering at Marrah back in 2018. I quietly made my way around catching up with familiar faces and warmth of a couple of well looked after fires
06.01.2022 Mike Lusters blown yblock was built from a Ybloke kit +/- its foundation is the Ybloke 4-71 supercharger intake manifold and the crank drive is courtesy of the Specially prepared Powerbond Harmonic Balancer in combination with the Ybloke Balancer Coupling. Its just gets better looking every time I see it
05.01.2022 YBLOKE VALVE COVER PRICE LIST US$ (valid from Sept 14th 2020) All Ybloke products are proudly made in Australia.. (Includes postage, tracking, signature on delivery and insurance from Australia to all States of USA... ( 'ITEM’ is a pair Ford Yblock Valve Covers for 272, 292, 312 V8 Engine) The images included in this post are current and older inventory...over the next few weeks all valve cover images will be updated to display the quality finish offered by the Ybloke ***************************************************************************** Valve Cover Orders? How to place an order with the Ybloke? Please do not use the ‘comments’ on Facebook posts to try and place an order... Comments are too hard to keep track of and are not private messages... Customers need to confirm (by email to [email protected]) or by Ybloke Facebook message The message should say you want to place an order for a particular style of Ybloke valve cover...also what Country, State, zip are you from? Then we go on from there... ****************************************************************************** Ybloke - POLISHED Valve Covers
04.01.2022 OK, here are the two LH Fentons in the flesh.. Hello out there The Ybloke calling for the Yfolk grapevine to help me out. I have 2 Left side Fenton Cast Iron Headers...... One is New Old Stock, the other is in very nice condition. Has anyone out there got a RH Fenton Cast Iron Header or two RHs in their possession? Maybe we can work something out? And yes, there are slight differences in the Fenton Exhaust manifolds... The Manifolds are sand cast from wooden patterns and core boxes... over time the wooden patterns and core boxes suffer wear and tear and various degrees of damage..each mark, nick or blemish on the wooden patterns is reflect over and over in the sand castings that are struck from them.. The patterns are refinished, periodically to eliminate the damage/scratches/bumps that occur in the foundry sand casting methods.. Occasionally patterns can warp, if not stored correctly in a humidity controlled manner...resulting in the print catching or cores fracturing, leading to defects.. Sometimes the pattern has a bit added or trimmed from it to make the patterns release better, or alternatively a change in the runners and vents can also cause minor differences. The Ybloke 471 Supercharger Intake Manifold #00001 is slightly different from manifold #00051 for various reasons as well as the reasons stated above.... they will gradually mutate over time...
04.01.2022 Chuck Clines Moonshadow features the Ybloke 471 Supercharger Intake Manifold. In this video Chuck is running a nostalgic twin Vbelt supercharger drive pulley rather than the toothed belt drive...On the street, the 471 blown yblock delivers all that is asked of it plus sum...
03.01.2022 Dean Markusons Grey Ghost doing what it does best! In this video the Grey Ghost is Ford fe powered... The Ghost is destined to receive the Dean Markusons fantastic 500 hp Yblock, which features a Ybloke Intake Manifold with a 471 Supercharger running 10lb of boost!... Ford Yblock engine was featured in these Ybloke Facebook pages (two posts ago on the timeline)
02.01.2022 YBloke F600 truck cruising at the Narrandera Rod Run 2018
02.01.2022 A 21 second sampler of, Kevin Pedrina’s blown yblock features a Ybloke 471 Supercharger Intake Manifold, Powerbond Harmonic Balancer, Ybloke Balancer Coupling together with an early set of Ybloke Valve Covers
02.01.2022 That Ford 292 with 4-71 Supercharger 'Mad Motor's' life as we know it. A Yblock that has a PAST, starting out in the 60's grafted into a Ford Model A named 'Shadow' this video traces 'The Mad Motor's journey. Click the HD icon, to greatly improve video quality, on the bottom of the right side of the video screen..... The video has been edited to sequentually fit a Yblock with a 4-71 supercharger'... The video is intended to assist those Customers, new to a 4-71 supercharged application, who need a little Do it Yourself help.
01.01.2022 Outlaw at Bairnsdale Vintage Drags Kym White puzzling over an elusive engine miss..
