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Bigmacmclaughlin · 08-20-2021, 10:14 AM

I need to decide on a camshaft for my Y-Block that will work well with a 56 air cooled Ford-O-Matic transmission. Acceleration is important, but reliability is more important. Your experience is highly valued to me, any suggestions will be greatly appreciated, thank you.

MY DRIVING PLANS FOR THE Y-BLOCK ENGINE:
I would like to drive the car on public roads and freeways and still have good acceleration without having idling or starting problems. I won’t be using the car on hot days (over 100 degrees) or cold days (below 40 degrees). I will tune the engine for an altitude range near sea level, but I would still like to drive up into mountain areas up to (4,000 feet).

08-20-2021, 10:14 AM	#1
Bigmacmclaughlin Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2021 Posts: 17	What Y-Block camshafts work well with automatic transmissions? I need to decide on a camshaft for my Y-Block that will work well with a 56 air cooled Ford-O-Matic transmission. Acceleration is important, but reliability is more important. Your experience is highly valued to me, any suggestions will be greatly appreciated, thank you. MY DRIVING PLANS FOR THE Y-BLOCK ENGINE: I would like to drive the car on public roads and freeways and still have good acceleration without having idling or starting problems. I won’t be using the car on hot days (over 100 degrees) or cold days (below 40 degrees). I will tune the engine for an altitude range near sea level, but I would still like to drive up into mountain areas up to (4,000 feet).