Third-gen Ford F-series trucks with 292 cu-in Y-block engines were famous for their distinctive exhaust note and decent low-end torque. The later versions of the Y-block came as 312 cu-in V8s ...

It isn't a high-tech, late-model overhead cam engine or a direct-injected ... two decades earlier in 1932. Ford quickly grew the Y-block to 272, 292, and finally 312 ci in most of the lineups ...

The most potent version was the K-Code high-performance engine that produced ... The Y-block 312 doesn't have the aftermarket support of some of Ford's more popular V8s, but the low center of ...

Its naturally slick surface places less drag on the crankshaft, allowing for detection of other "hang-ups" during the engine build. As the Ford 312 Y-block is a popular vintage engine, and it's ...

Barrett-Jackson Ford’s 312 ci V-8 engine makes about 245 hp, and was offered with either a three-speed manual or three-speed Ford-O-Matic automatic transmission, as equipped on this example.