I have a 292 in my 64 F100 and want to know what kind of horsepower and torque you guys are getting out of them. I am planning on rebuilding it and want to put some high performance parts in it.
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[QUOTE=Whitecat]I have a 292 in my 64 F100 and want to know what kind of horsepower and torque you guys are getting out of them. I am planning on rebuilding it and want to put some high performance parts in it.
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Well my "1963 model" 3 on the tree 292 yblock unibody f100, is all stock stock stock with points, and it's a rubber burner, and ate a 2000 dodge with a V8 and ate a 97 ford pickup with that V8 overhead cam, 4.6. and thats a fact. I am running a simple motorcraft 2bbl carburetor that was for a late 70's ford 302 V8.....Janet

 

I can't give you numbers. But the y-block makes an amazing amount of power for the cubic inches. My f600 weighs in at 8000 lbs. empty. And she will run with traffic and even spin the tires if want to abuse her that much. I regularly pull a trailer and race car adding another 5000lbs. Pulls it fine. A little slow on hills, but always picks back up. I have been told that the y-block makes more torque per cubic inch compared to newer engines and I would believe it. Just remember, they are not a high revving engine, makes the power early nad everyhting else is just noise.

 

If you're trying to gage what sort of power you could expect from a Y Block installation, there are so many vaiables that i's difficlut to say. In street trim, you might be looking at around 300 hp with a 292 or 312 using stock heads.

Posters can give lots of good info by citing their setup.

Another way is to consider that ultimate power potential can be pretty accurately predicted as a function of how much air/fuel you can get into the motor, and this is then a function of intake flow in cfm.

This isn't to say that head flow ratings will replace dyno and track measurements. But, if your other systems: exhaust, intake manifold and carb, ignition, and cam/valvetrain are optimal, you can approach the estimates based on flow ratings.

I've spent a fair amount of time collecting flow tests of most US v8s and a few other oddballs, and using accepted formulas, predict what sort of pwer you can look for. Check out this info on my Y block page: m571.com/yblock, and look at the power potential link.

From this, you should be able to get some idea of what you can expect and what you can expect from the competition.

 

I forgot you wanted to know what the horsepower and torque on Yblocks, here is you a list of several sizes that has yours in it, but remember, as i always tell people, ratio issues makes all the difference.

Here's your figures though, you will see your Yblock in the list



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1958 292 2b 158 @4000 rpms/ torque 269 @ 2200 rpms
292 4b 160 @3600 rpms / torque270@ 2300 rpms
1959 same as 1958
1960 292 2b 146@3800 rpms/ torque270@2600 rpms
292 4b 155@3800 rpms/ torque274@2800 rpms
1961 292 2b 135@3800 rpms/ torque245@1800 rpms
292 4b 153@3800 rpm/ torque260@1800 rpms
1962 same as 1961
1963 same as 1961
1964 292 2b 160@4000 rpms/ torque270@1800 rpms"

But take into consideration, if an engine has a short stroke, it can whip the pants off of an engine with twice the horsepower at take off and low speeds. also take into consideration this as well, lets say a 70 oldsmobile highway car has 395 horses, you could easily from one red light to the other whip him bad!!! with an engine as small as a 260 V8 ford...People never think of this

Janet

 

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Love it Tim!! Good shot!