YOU have an inline six because...
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YOU have an inline six because...
I learned how to drive on a 78 F100 with the straight six and a 3-on-the-tree transmission. I bought my first new vehicle, a 95 F-150, and I got one with the straight six because I knew how dependable and powerful they were.
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From: Louisiana
YOU have an inline six because...
I bought mine from an older fella who couldn't drive anymore. Well I got a good deal and a I-6 to boot. After my in-laws looked at the truck, they both work at a Ford dealership, told me how the engine won't quit and that's all I here now. Father-in-law say's he routinly sees that engine with 250-300k miles on it. I am sold and drive it with lovingly toward those golden figures.
1993 F150 XL 4.9L with a series 50 Flowmaster. Plain and Simple. I Love it.
1993 F150 XL 4.9L with a series 50 Flowmaster. Plain and Simple. I Love it.
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From: Strathmore Canada
YOU have an inline six because...
Got my '79 F-100 from my dad when he passed away about 5 years ago. Used it up carting his stuff halfway across Canada without looking after it properly, finally started working on it this past spring.
Rebuilt the original engine and added a Crane cam and springs, Offy DP intake and Holley 390, and the later model split exhaust manifolds. Had to spend $350 at the muffler shop but everything is new right to the tip of the tailpipe. Now once that is all paid for I'll get after the body work.
I think that the I6 is one of the most popular engines here and at inliners.org and that high opinion is what led me to do the rebuild. I pull an 18.5 foot travel trailer with the truck and was concerned about power and driveability, now with 600 km's on the new engine, I don't regret any of it. Some things I'd do a little different, but I'm happy. The 300 rocks, IMHO.
Rebuilt the original engine and added a Crane cam and springs, Offy DP intake and Holley 390, and the later model split exhaust manifolds. Had to spend $350 at the muffler shop but everything is new right to the tip of the tailpipe. Now once that is all paid for I'll get after the body work.
I think that the I6 is one of the most popular engines here and at inliners.org and that high opinion is what led me to do the rebuild. I pull an 18.5 foot travel trailer with the truck and was concerned about power and driveability, now with 600 km's on the new engine, I don't regret any of it. Some things I'd do a little different, but I'm happy. The 300 rocks, IMHO.
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From: Lisbon, Ohio
YOU have an inline six because...
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 01-Aug-02 AT 10:33 AM (EST)]My grandfather bought my '78 F150 4x4 for me when I was 15 he said that it had a 300-6 in it. My dad and my grandfather were saying how tough an engine it is, and i thought, 6 cyl? Well it is the toughest engine made. My friend had a dune buggy he made out of a 77 chevy truck. Needless to say the great chevy died in a creek, the alternator shorted out. So he said hey do you have four wheel drive? I said yes so I went down to jump him. I had like 28 in summit radials in with about an 1\8 of tread. So i jumped him and my truck had water past my lockouts. He said i might need to pull you out you look stuck. I thought ain't no way a stinking chevy going to pull me out. I put it in 4 low and mud and water shot everywhere and i was sitting on the bank of the creek looking at my friend and he said i will never make fun of your truck again. The 300-6 with 4.11 and 140000 miles still is eating up chevys.
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From: Coal Region
YOU have an inline six because...
my dad has a 95 f-150 w/ a 300(which he highly praises and used a bit for hauling) and when i went to look for a truck i had a 300 in mind. i went to the dealership to look at a 95 f-150 302, but it was sold. but they had a newly traded 93 f-150(my truck now) and it had a 300. i thought about it overnight and came up with the conclusion, why do i want a v-8, bad gas milage and not very good low end torque which i needed for trial riding. i bought the 93 w/ the 300 and im pleased ever since. the old saying is "6 in a row cant go" well heres my version "6 in a row cant go, but sure in hell haul and tow". why wouldnt u want an engine that'll go 2-300,000 b4 a rebuild, pulls like a diesil, and gets good gas milage. all in all this is a TRUE truck engine, who needs peak torque at 3-4G like them v-8 counterparts. my truck has 77,000 miles and its not even broken in yet.
