I've seen most guys with the Y blocks using a carb adapter to use a Edlelbrock performer or the "likes" to get rid of the Tea Kettle carb. They were "NOT the BEST" & I remember having to put a sheet metal screw in the secondary linkage to get the back barell's to kick in mechanically!!! Neighbours 56 Monarch has a newer style 2bbl on it, no choke & fires up stone cold with 1 pump!!! But has "EXTREME" blow by out the road tube!! He's thinking about 302!!!! Don't think the old trans. will hook up to newer block??? Not sure on that

Check out www.ford-y-block.com
Keep the Y block there's lot of stuff available and they're cool as hell

flatduck wrote:

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anyone knows if theres an aftermarket intake that fit on a 312 

 

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          would this work or is it the same as you have?

         http://www.ebay.com/itm/FORD-Y-BLOCK-272-292-312-INTAKE-MANIFOLD-/321010135629?hash=item4abdb1f24d&item=321010135629&pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr

 

BOLT SOME HORSEPOWER ON YOUR Y-BLOCK!

 Aluminum 4 barrel intake manifold for 272-292-312.

Fits all 1955-1964 heads. Includes gaskets, stainless hardware, carb studs.      399.00

Accepts Holley, Demon, Edelbrock and Carter carburetors.

ya that looks like the one i need thanks for all the research ...............now i only need to find how to get an electric wiper motor

Heres a link to get a wiper conversion kit for the Monarch.
http://www.parts123.com/0000051b/NE5556FM/CONCOURS-PARTS-AND-ACCESSORIES/MERCURY/All%20Models/1955_1956-mercury_electric_windshield_wiper_kit-ne5556fm.htm

Ii also have a sweet three deuce intake sitting here on my bench for a 312, there are tons of aftermarket options available... Gladly come and get that 312 out of your way if it doesn't stay in the hole.


-- Edited by Chris Stapley on Wednesday 7th of November 2012 09:41:10 PM

flatduck wrote:

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ya that looks like the one i need thanks for all the research ...............now i only need to find how to get an electric wiper motor

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        http://www.parts123.com/0000051b/NE5556FM/CONCOURS-PARTS-AND-ACCESSORIES/MERCURY/All%20Models/1955_1956-mercury_electric_windshield_wiper_kit-ne5556fm.htm

 

there a pic of one that look like he bolted a 2 barrel on the original intake , a 4 barrel .......and one of the triple deuce

-- Edited by flatduck on Thursday 8th of November 2012 10:29:56 AM

-- Edited by flatduck on Thursday 8th of November 2012 10:36:27 AM

The tri-power is reliable if set up properly, use a progressive linkage.
You basically only run on the center carb unless you get on the throttle hard.

Likely set up for Stromberg's [94's or 97's] Way "back when" I had a SBC with Tri-power, & manifold was set up for those, after trying them I re-drilled the mainfold for Rochester 2 bbl. & blocked off the idle circuits on end carbs, as those ones are hard too find, their diff.than the main carb. anyway it worked alot better than the ols Stromb.'s

Ya, it takes a small based carb. If you look carefully at the pic. you can see the adapt. under the carb.!!!! Think most of the early Y blk. intakes took the small carbs both 2bb. & 4 bbl. for some reason???

I don't remember saying that,ha,ha? I have a complete Edelbrock intake, Holley 94 carbs and linkage and Campbellford is 30ish miles from Belleville.

Not gonna lie to you,it would be expensive and more than likely finicky as hell... belongs to a friend who handed it over to me as an art piece, making

a stand for it right now along with the neat old chromed valve covers I bought from a member here last week. It's going to be a coffe table conversation

piece... Was destined to go on his kustom 59 Ranchero but he's since sold the car and didn't have the heart to cut a whopping big hole in the hood of the 55 TBird

that he brought with him from the 90210 part of California when he moved ..

Not exactly an answer to your question (you have a lot of good advice here already) but one thing to keep in mind is to make sure your fuel pressure is adjusted down to 4 or 5 PSI with the Edlebrock carb. They don't like anything much higher than that. I had it set at 4 psi on my old '60 ElCamino with a 355 and a Muncie 4 speed in it and it didn't seem to need more fuel until I hit well over 90MPH. 4.5 psi worked like a charm - anything over that would cause black smoke like crazy if I touched the gas pedal even very slightly at any speed.