Not sure I agree with Jimandmandy on the wear of a 300 or any 6 compared to a V8.

The angle of the pistons in V8's causes inherently more wear just because of gravity. Inlines do not have the angle and therfore there is less wear than a V8 or V6 for that matter. Technically speaking a 302 does produce more torque (depending upon the year it was built) however, anyone who has driven or owned both (I do) can tell you that the 300 will eat the 302 for lunch when it comes to towing or lugging. Specs on paper do not always equate to real life performance.

As far as big blocks are concerned they should produce more torque they have more cubes. The 460 is about as good of a pulling motor one can have. But inch for inch it is hard to beat the 300.

 

That's a sweet engine and represents what the 300 is capable of. Yes, you really can get 300+ horses and 400 or more pounds of torque out of the engine without sacrificing reliability. I do like Clifford and have had good results with their products. If you don't want to buy the parts and put it together yourself, they will sell you a fuel injected 300 long block (bored .060 over) rated at 325 bhp and a staggering 450 pounds of torque. It's pricey at $5,800, but for a race motor that ain't bad.

http://cliffordperformance.net/html_...fordfacts.html

So whether you have a particular preference for your brand of inline 6 performance parts, the point is that they can be made to be very potent, indeed.

 

In 1971 a friend bought a new 1 ton Chevy with the 292. I drove this truck quite a bit. I thought it did what it was suppose to and not much more. My dad and I owned the 300's in the 80's. I think it might have been the best LD truck engine Ford ever built. The exhaust manifold cracked on most of them but a great engine. It could have used more power. Good Luck!

 

Maybe it is just me, but one of the things that I really liked about the 300 Ford in the truck I owned was that it was mated to a Borg Warner T-18 "top loader" manual tranny. That tranny is stout. It even was used in some dump trucks.

It had 4 forward gears. First was not syncronized but it was a super low granny gear - 6.32:1 I believe. In a 4x4, you put that sucker in 4wd low range, put the tranny in first, let out on the clutch - wow! Only about 5 mph max, maybe less, but you could pull a plow with it. We did one time. I don't know how much torque was going to the axles with all that power at low rpm being multiplied by all the gears, but that was one awesome combo.

 

There are three types of people when it comes to transmissions. Those who are manual fans, those who are indifferent, and those who are Auto fans. I am definately an Auto fan. My 300 is hooked to a c6.
I joke to with my friends who Only drive manuals that I have a standard transmission. Since most vehicles on the road have an auto. Wouldn't that make it a standard?
"Is that a Manual or a standard?"

 

j41385a, What about Overdrive? What category does that fall in?

 

I am a die hard manual tranny guy but I can see where the people that prefer autos are comming from, unless they just don't know how to drive stick. The times I really hate a manual tranny are when I am in town, you just get to 3rd and your stopped again because of another light or an idiot that can't drive.

 

Some are auto and some are stick.

 

I owned all 3 300 I6, Chevy 250, and a 225 slant 6. Ford engine by far the best of the 3. The 225 slant 6 could actually forecast the weather. Even the slightest bit of dampness would cause all kinds of problems, I hated it! If it rained forget it!
But in all fairness, it was very old when I got it.
frank1

 

That 300 six never let me down.

 

Can you tell me more about your chevy? I am curious how the Ford was better. Or maybe...where was the chev lacking? I'm just trying to find out all I can about all of them.

 

Dude, I almost needed O2 from laughing so hard at that theory.

Using this flawed logic, the 225 slant 6 wears uneven on one side?

Flat or Boxer engines (Porsche, Subaru, older Volkswagons and current small aircraft motors) have oblong cylinders after a while?

No disrespect intended but I have never been impressed with you alls favorite LD truck motor. The one I drove had trouble pulling a couple Sea Doos at highway speeds up grades.

I could care less about so-called great "low-end torque" advantage. I drive/pull faster than pulling a hay wagon at 5 MPH.

Longevity? Sure, 7 mains and low engine speeds will do that for a motor.

 

Well that is your choice DOHC. But I have never been impressed with the High rpm power, and the ability to burn fuel like it's free that some v8's have.

 

You answered your own query in the 1st paragraph with the last line in the second paragraph.

It's all about the stroke baby!!!

Cylinder configuration does not dictate power characteristics....bore, stroke, rod ratio, runner length are the variables.

The V10 is simply a way to gain cubes/power by utilizing existing parts.

As fuel quality degrades and emissions get tighter it is more difficult to control flame travel(clean burn) with the big bore motors of old.

Note the power decrease of the 8.1 GM.

 

C'mon now............you KNOW you're not being 100% honest.


Maybe 50%...........and that 50% I will agree with you 100%. Does that make any sense?