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    straight six horse power

     



    how much horse power would a stock EFI 1990 300ci straight six put out to the flywheel?

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    Considering the dearth of information you've supplied, the best answer I can give you is " not much ". And your other question about the 350 would get the answer " a bit more ".
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    OK, I can expand a little. I would estimate the HP rating on that engine to be in the 120-140(if your in good shape) range. Horse is not a I6 thing. Torque is why the made and kept the straight 6. That and the fact they dont like to die.
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    Originally posted by drg84
    That and the fact they dont like to die.
    You ain't kiddin' there brother. While I'm not much of a ford fan my Dad had a 300 inline six rigged for running on propane. 10:1 compression, and a header. It went 320 something thousand miles.......and then the odometer broke. Shortly after that my dad sold it to my uncle who ran it at least 100 miles a day for a couple of years and then my uncle just got sick of driving it and parked it.

    The thing never got rebuilt and never used any oil AT ALL. Always ran strong and always held good compression. What fine engine that thing was.

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    one reason that straight six ran so long is because it was burning propane. propane burns cleaner than gas.

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    300 straight 6 curiosity.

     



    I'm from lil' ol' New Zealand. What on earth is a 300ci 6. What sort of cars, trucks did they come out in.

    We had the Winds and Cleves and (Oz) locally made 200 and 250ci 6 pots.

    Just curious.

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    Im pretty sure hes talking about the 300ci ford 6 banger. They used them in everytthing from wagons to large trucks. My dads 69 ford f500 had one in it. It wasnt a fast truck but it got where it was supposed to. The 300 isnt related to the 144, 200 or 250ci ford sixes.
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    the staight 6 was a great motor i just got rid of one that someone did alot of work to we never could figure out what they did inside never pulled it apart but it had more brute power than my 400sb in my impalla so they can range a great deal the motor in the impalla is stock though lol
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    Inline sixes are a good engine, usually. However, whats with the Slant 6? I had one of these in a plymouth gran fury. Never gave me anything but problems.
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    well there is always a flip side dont know why they were shit but i heard that alot never even seen one myself.
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    Even in NZ

     



    We even had the slant 6 here in New Zealand in the Oz made Chryslers. I thought they just laid them over to get the lid shut.

    They dont really seem to be on the roads much here now, but the the GM and Fords of the same era are still about.

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    inline Ferds

     



    If ya take an inline Ferd six and wind it up til the cows come home ya might get lucky enough to pull a greased weenie outta a lard can...
    The cylinders have to be inline.!!!

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    Ah yes, but take the same I6 and hook it to a barn, and pull. For hours, with low oil. Then Drive home! Inlines are cool, because they're modern nostaliga more than anything. I was thinking of swapping a 360AMC in my eagle, but then thought "nah, who else has a I6 anymore?"
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    Im using a 200ci 6 banger and 3spd ( ala my 65 stang) in my model T bucket, its an all steel, all ford car. How weird to use a ford engine in a ford and a manual even!
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    drg84......AMC Eagle huh.??...... love the things...The 258L6 is probably one of the toughest engines ever made....Ya know.??...if ya take the distributer drive gear from an AMC V-8 and install it on a Chevy L6 distributer you can toss all that Ferd crap ...HEI if ya want..I'm going dual point ..not shot coil etc....Just because......Ok.Ok....their not tire screaming bad boys but they are fun to own and drive and reliable.....Got a wagon with a five speed....It's a kick..........
    The cylinders have to be inline.!!!

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