I don't hear much about the 225 /6 or the Chevy 292. I'm just curious how they compare to the Ford 300.

Thanks

 

The chevy 292 was everybit as powerfull and reliable as the 'ole 300. THe 225 had some electrical gremlins but was a good motor as well.. Dad knew a guy that had one in a dart that would run 14 seconds in the 1/4 mile.

 

I still think the 300 six is the best motor ever put in a truck. Bar none. I know of one fellow who put 500,000 on one an no overhaul up to that point. It was in production longer then the 292.

 

I know of one 292 running around here that in 600k miles all that's been done is a valve job. The truck sat for about 3 years after my grandfather retired, and it was never given a proper lube job before we started to use it again.. So about a year after we did it developed a miss. So they sent the head out and had it gone through. Then it ran like a top... I think the kid that bought it may still have it.

 

I guess we agree on one thing. A 6 will outlast a V-8. Oh Pfogle I know off one that has a million miles. Now top that. JK man. You win.

 

Phoa, that is impressive, one million miles.
I hopped in a Taxi the other day, and noticed the odometer, was sitting at 320,000kms, I said to the driver that is a little low, given the duty cylce of taxis and the age of the vehicle.
He said yes, the odo had already been around once!!!
This was in a 1998 Ford Falcon, equipped with a 4.0l inline 6 running on the more volitile LPG.

 

I gotta props to the Slant Six. In a truck it's little under-powered, in a car. It's great realible, slow engine. I had one in a 73 Dart. I ran that out of coolent twice. Changed the oil once a year, dang thing just running.

Just a great slow motor.

 

I've owned and run the 300 and 225. The 300 is stronger but they were both trouble free. My father ran several 225's (a dodge man) in work trucks hauling banking tools around south TX. Never a problem with his.
My 300 was a 5sp truck and I liked it better than the 302 (I've driven both).
I like inlines.

 

all 3 companys built a great inline 6, how many remember the old 235 blue flame from chevy it also powered a lot of pick ups . theres a impass here. those old inlines where barn pullers when geared right. cared for they can run forever. maybe thats why gm brought them back in some of the suv's. come on ford bring it back.

 

I had three slant-sixes: '78 Dodge D-150, 2wd, 727 auto; '78 W-150, 4wd, NP435; '86 W-100, 4wd, NP435. All had 3.5 gears. They'd pull anything you hooked them up to, or spin the tires trying. But, as someone already mentioned, there wasn't much top-end. The 2wd would cruise at 60-65mph, but you didn't pass anyone, and you didn't want to have to slow down either. The two 4x4s could run 60 too but not as easily. The '86 had a lot of electrical problems--not the engine, but everything else. The '78s were as reliable as anything I've ever owned and I still wish I'd kept them.

 

These are all three very reliable torquey engines. They all have great reputations. But the 300 Ford was the best IMHO. I used to have a 4x4 pickup from the mid '70's with one of those engines coupled to a manual four speed "toploader" T-18 transmission. It was the combo that was so incredible. The tranny had a 6.32:1 first gear. With that torquer motor, the tranny in first gear and the transfer case in low range, it would pull a plow. Seriously. Like a farm tractor. Awesome low end grunt. I miss that truck.

 

The inline six is inherently balanced and smooth running. Too bad BMW (3-series) and GM (Envoy/Trailblazer) are the only ones still making them (not counting diesels). The main problem is packaging, a V-6 is much more compact.

Jim

 

The 300 and 292 were great in pickups (and many were used in medium duty trucks, too). The 225 slant six was very reliable, but a bit underpowered. As good as the 300 was, the best 6 cylinder ever put in a pickup truck was the old GMC 305 V-6. That engine was so overbuilt you couldn't believe it.

 

I have to say that every company had a great Inline, My father had an ond dodge (somwhere in the 60s) with a 225 that would eat 327s, then his buddy had an identical truck, same gears and all, and was SLOW!. I wouldn't be pushing ford to bring back the 300 though, you all know that just like some other companys are doing, they will find a way to ruin it with a redesign, then the unreliability sets in.

 

For the most part I have nothing bad to say about any of the 3 inline sixes. I currently have an 84 F150 with the 300 in it I love it. I wouldn't even concider dropping a V8 in the place of it, it does everything I ask of it and some! The Chevy 292 I have heard nothing but good about, I don't see too many of them on the road anymore. It's a shame when some idiot who doesn't know anything pulls a perfectly good running 292 I6 and plops a 350 in it's place...what a waste. I would like to hook bumpers just for fun to see how a Ford 300 pulls against a Chevy 292. It's a shame, you hardly see em anymore, they were a damn good motor. The ole Dodge slant six, they were a tough little horse. I knew a couple kids in high school who ran those motors. One was in a 64 2dr Plymouth Valiant with a 3 speed on the column, that little car was pretty quick. The other was in a 74 3/4 ton 2wd pickup, an old wood hauler. He had a 2bbl super six from a Volare in there not a lot of power, but it ran great for a lot of years before he parked it behind the barn. I have even seen a couple slant sixes in farm tractors too, that was cool! They are one of my favorite motors from Dodge... the slant six and the 318 small block. I sure wouldn't mind seeing more of these cast iron torque monsters running around, unfortunatly they just aren't up to today's technology. I sure do appreciate the strength, reliability, and simplicity of these old designs from all of the big 3!