But that was not the end of the headaches that came with Y-block engines. Instead of installing cylinder head intake ports horizontally side by side, Ford had installed them vertically.

What is it about Ford's first overhead ... The most desirable Y-block heads for increased compression are the 1957 through early 1958 ECZ-G castings with intake valves sized at 1.927 inches ...

That being said, Ford's Y-block had a fair share of quirks that weren't all that common among the V8s of the 1950s. Unquestionably the most uncommon feature was its intake port configuration.

There are certainly some good big-block Ford heads on the market, but we wanted to raise the bar considerably and felt that by ditching the large-and-inefficient, factory, egg-shaped intake-port ...

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Ford Division ... 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 "stacked port" manifold ...

When Ford Performance Parts introduced their new “X2” aluminum cylinder heads for small-block Fords ... that feature better-flowing intake and exhaust ports, larger valves, ovate beehive ...

The successor of the Y-block engine started production ... thanks to Z2 cylinder heads. According to Ford, the Velocity Vane intake port design of the Z2 is worth 3 and 7 horsepower from 4,500 ...

Legend has it, Mr. Ford hated Chevrolet, so he refused to have anything to do with six-cylinder engines. With all of its 16 valves located in the V8’s block, the cylinder heads are flat as a ...

In 1958, Ford introduced its new FE series of V8 engines (short for Ford-Edsel) to replace the short-lived Y-block — itself ... put on a diet with an aluminum intake manifold, aluminum cylinder ...