Outlines how to remove, dissassemble, recondition, rebuild and replace a small-block engine?all in step-by-step clarity. Covers models: 262, 265, 283, 302, 305, 307, 327, 350 and 400 cid engines.

The Ford Y-block is a cast-iron American V-8 that can a lot of produce respectable horsepower and torque at the Engine Masters Challenge.

Ford introduced the 239ci Y-block in 1954 in Fords, and a 256ci version in Mercurys to replace its flathead V-8 introduced in 1932. The Y-Block swiftly grew to 272, 292, and finally 312 ci by 1956.