Problem is that the Y-block V-8 valve covers will not bolt to a late-model Ford V-8 as they both have different mounting systems. Leave it to the Hot Rod Garage to come up with a fix for that ...

Ford Division's first overhead valve V-8, the Y-Block, remains one of the sexiest V-8 engines ever with its perfect symmetry, finned and studded Thunderbird Special valve covers, dual-plane ...

You can spot a Y-Block Ford by the offset rear distributor and unique twin-bolt valve covers. Due to early non-detergent oils, which could clog things up, the engines used an external oil tube to ...

As Ford's first-ever overhead valve (OHV) engine, the Y-block attracted a ... of bolts holding the valve covers through the top. Compared to Chevy's 350 small-block V8 that entered the market ...

The finned aluminum Thunderbird valve covers are mounted not with bolts but with studs midcover. A balanced and blueprinted 292-inch Ford Y-block with a 0.030-inch overbore keeps JP Performance ...

Though not designed for high performance, Ford's first overhead-valve (OHV) V8 was a solid engine. These days, when it's equipped with modern tech, the Y-Block can make some respectable output ...

Under the long hood is a 1957 Ford F-Code Paxton 312 cubic-inch Y-Block engine topped with a ... including on the intake, valve covers, timing cover, throttle bodies, water pump, valley pan ...

While Lincolns began getting modern overhead-valve V8 ... their Ford-badged brethren had to make do with the antiquated ...