Hey, we are thinking about doing something different here with a 1932 Ford pickup ( it will still be a Ford in a Ford of course). We want to put a 368 and hop it up! Any of you guys out there know where we can get some factory high performance parts?

 

I'm laughing out loud and loving your handle - obey_your_master. What a hoot.

I really don't think you need many hop-up parts to make a 368 powerful. I've thought about this engine and I once saw a rebuild 368 sell on ePay for something like $250. If it weren't on the East Coast, I would have bid on it. It's a completely awesome option for a mid-50's Ford truck.

But to answer your question, I'd think that truck ram's horns exhaust manifolds, a stock iron 4bbl intake and your choice of carb, together with a nice cam, and a y-block distributor would get it done. The cam might be the only iffy part. I don't know if cam grinders have blanks for Lincoln y-blocks. If they do, you're good to go.

I've read that the 368 can be built out to 425 cubic inches, but that probably uses a welded steel crankshaft.

I've seen some cool cast aluminum valve covers for the 368 on ePay.

 

If you search google for "Mercury Mermaid" you will link to a guy who built a tribute '57 Mercury replica of Bill Stroppe's Daytona Flying Mile unlimited speed dash car.

That Merc was powered with a bored and stroked 368 that put out somewhere north of 400 hp (!!) with a ported factory head.

Bad news is there just aren't a lot of speed parts floating in the universe for a Lincoln Y-block, especially on the intake side. But there is a kernel of good news in the above.

Because the Algon fuel injector system was out of production for 40 plus years, he scrounged a replacment from an early "Rocket" Olds (371-394) engine. By redrilling and tapping appropriately, the Olds injectors fit and worked perfectly on the Lincoln! And this was a mechanical rig well before the advent of DFI and wideband.

That tells me two things: Scratching up an injector for an Olds, which was a super popular gasser engine would not be very hard, and there are lots of left coast folks who specialize in DFI, so an injected Linkkin is a definite possiblity.

By extension (much harder to research and pull off) would be to compare deck heights and water distribution arrangements between the Lincoln and Olds, and see if or how an Olds manifold could be adapted to the Lincoln. Ports and most fasteners mate to the heads, only question is if there is a deck height within the allowable cut you could take from the meat of the flange and/or head. Dunno about dizzy location or valley covers, but at least you would have some carb options.

At worst, you could get a Lincoln intake gasket, whip up a couple of flanges in a CAD program and have someone with a waterjet cut them for you, then use them to adapt to an early Olds.

Be forewarned: 303-324 engines have a shorter deck than the 371-394 series, and I have no idea if the Lincoln is even close.

Good luck!

BOB

 

The Rams Horn manifolds that were used on Ford Y blocks will not fit the Lincoln Y's, which when installed in trucks, used their own version of the Rams Horn manifold.

Be aware that the 368 is a boat anchor of an engine...there's other choices. How about the original 331 cid Chrysler "Fire Power" Hemi of 1951, or ?

The first (1949) Olds Rocket V8 engine displaced 303 cubic inches. The 324 was introduced in 1954, the 371 in 1957, and the 394 in 1960.

 

We have found the appropriate intake and rams horn pieces for his engine. I like the idea of taking it out to a 425. Yeah these lincoln engines were not Y-blocks, but were they in fact the first overhead valve engine from the Ford camp?

 

Yes, I think they were the first Ford designed OHV engine for passenger cars. Ford bought Lincoln and picked up an OHV V8 engine when it did. Ford also had a OHV aluminum engine for tank in WWII.

 

Ford bought Lincoln in Bankrupcy Court in 1922, long before anyone offered a OHV V8. The 1921/1931 Lincoln Model L's used flathead V8's, designed and built by Lincoln's former owner, Henry Martyn Leland. This is a completely different engine than the 1932 Fords first offered. For one thing, the engine block is in two sections. The cast iron block was bolted to the aluminum crankcase.

From 1932 thru 1935, besides the flatty V8, a flathead V12 was also available. From 1936 thru 1948, all Lincolns used flathead V12's only (there were two distinct designs). 1949/51 Lincolns used the same 337 cid flathead V8 that was in F-7 and larger Ford trucks.

First OHV V8 = 1949 Cadillac.

The Lincoln Y of 1952 was the first FoMoCo OHV V8. It was designed and built in-house.

 

hi, the olds intake is real close but the mount face is on a different angle. i've looked at them very close and in belive it would be easer to make adapter plates and use a low deck big block chrysler, 383-400 intake, and make a seperate water crossover. also ford made a 2x4 intake for 57 merc.. both fenton and edmunds made 2x2 and 2x4 intakes, all are very rare. offy and edelbrock both made 6x2's, hilborn made fuel inj. engine is very heavy but very dependable. 56-57 368's had bigger ports and valves. ford FE bellhousing will work, but dowels don't match. 57 merc. had std. bellhousing and 335 HP with 2x4's stock. trucks used HD302 & 332 with forged steel cranks, same stroke as 368's. they also used a 12" clutch. 56-57's linc. used a aluminum bell for the cruise-o, might be able to use for an adapter like they do for the fords.