Biggest 6 cyl engine
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Biggest 6 cyl engine
Chevy is making a new I6 4.2L dual over head cam shouldent be long before ford thinks about the 300 coming back. GM also has a I5 and I4. Its in the January issue of Pererson's 4Wheel and Off-road.
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"The BeAsT"
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>Chevy is making a new I6
>4.2L dual over head cam
>shouldent be long before ford
>thinks about the 300 coming
>back. GM also has a
>I5 and I4. Its in
>the January issue of Pererson's
>4Wheel and Off-road.
>
>Curtis
>77_F150_4x4 aka
>"The BeAsT"
I wonder if Ford Motor Company has someone reading our articles. We all rant and rave how we love our 300 sixes. Maybe that's why Ford is thinking about bringing it back.
LeRoy Wolff, original owner of
1984 Ford F150
300 six 3 speed with overdrive
optional dual rusted out fenders
truck's nick name "Old Red"
>4.2L dual over head cam
>shouldent be long before ford
>thinks about the 300 coming
>back. GM also has a
>I5 and I4. Its in
>the January issue of Pererson's
>4Wheel and Off-road.
>
>Curtis
>77_F150_4x4 aka
>"The BeAsT"
I wonder if Ford Motor Company has someone reading our articles. We all rant and rave how we love our 300 sixes. Maybe that's why Ford is thinking about bringing it back.
LeRoy Wolff, original owner of
1984 Ford F150
300 six 3 speed with overdrive
optional dual rusted out fenders
truck's nick name "Old Red"
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Biggest 6 cyl engine
Here is a cool, fairly inexpensive idea for Ford (cheap, in fact, 'cause I'm giving the idea away!):
1. Ford has a precedent for this one: They converted their former 4.0L pushrod engine to 4.0L SOHC, which lives now in the Explorer (I think);
2. GM has recognized the values inherent in the I-6 architecture (if not packaging limitations), and updated it with modern electronics and airflow management;
3. Ford: Go do the same with the 4.9L as you've already done with the 4.0L, and then go abuse poor GM's sales some more!
Eddie
1. Ford has a precedent for this one: They converted their former 4.0L pushrod engine to 4.0L SOHC, which lives now in the Explorer (I think);
2. GM has recognized the values inherent in the I-6 architecture (if not packaging limitations), and updated it with modern electronics and airflow management;
3. Ford: Go do the same with the 4.9L as you've already done with the 4.0L, and then go abuse poor GM's sales some more!
Eddie
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Eddie: I think your right, though my dream is a 5.9 liter pushrod inline low-revving high torque six. I am afraid they will run an overhead camshaft with a rubber band.
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