drag

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Aug 29, 2001 | 09:06 PM

rayvin_

Thread Starter

Junior User

Joined: Feb 2001

Posts: 77

Likes: 0

drag

Has anyone every gone ***** out and extremely supped up their 300 ? I'm talking about custominzing it from air filter to tailpipe and all in between: FIPK, Performanc T/B, Spacer, Manifolds, Lifters, Rockers, Forged Pistons, Cam Shaft, Headers, Cat's, Flows, Cowl Induction hood, S/C or NOS, etc... Well maybe not that much but if you have done a lot to it to increase performace throw done what you did and what your engine is now producing (i.e. hp, torque, mpg, even top speed if applicable) I would like to know what this beast is capable of. I would just love it if it could go 0-60 in 5 sec. while towing a 20ft powerboat and getting 35 mpg.

Aug 30, 2001 | 11:57 AM

seebeew

Senior User

Joined: Jul 2001

Posts: 241

Likes: 0

From: Long Island, New York

drag

Awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have cold air induction and a LOUD pipe!
I only get about 14mpg though. I dont have a
20 foot boat either. Sorry.

-Chris

Big Red Ticking 92 F150

Tick,Tick,Tick,Tick,Tick,Tick,Tick,Tick

Aug 30, 2001 | 04:32 PM

DrFord

More Turbo

Joined: Jun 2001

Posts: 572

Likes: 1

drag

Don't get me wrong I love the 300 engine it is one of the best ford has ever made, but if you are wanting to drag race your truck this is not the engine you want. The 300 just has way too long of a stroke for this application. you are not able to turn it as hard as you could a 351. The fastest I have ever been brave enough to turn my 300 is about 4500. I know a racer that has a 351 and he has turned his 9,000 before. If you are wanting to fix up a drag racer, go with a 351. There are also a lot more performace parts out there for this engine.

Aug 31, 2001 | 01:47 PM

rayvin_

Thread Starter

Junior User

Joined: Feb 2001

Posts: 77

Likes: 0

drag

forsure, i would never think of trying to get my truck into drag mode, i was just looking to boost this bad boy up to more than 200 horses. I would love to get this cherried out and go to one of those ford shoes where they do "drag" and see what it could pull of with some nice mods made to it. I was just looking to see how far people have gone with their 300's, upgrades and whatnots, and what did they get out of it. I would love to be pumping around 250hp, instead of like 165.

Aug 31, 2001 | 09:44 PM

johnwb

Freshman User

Joined: Jul 2001

Posts: 37

Likes: 0

drag

rayvin,
I've also wondered how far people have turned up their 300's. I would love to work mine over. Right now my F100 needs a rebuild title to put it back on the road. Instead I just mess around with it and beat it up good. I've made that engine scream many of times with no concern about blowing it. Some time I'll throw a tach in it to see how far she goes. I'm thinking of finding a proper sized turbocharger for it and making up the manifold and intake to mount it. You could call it an experiment. Right now it's an idea though. Some day she might be have the works done to her. Just a good engine in a beat up truck right now. Hmmm, say bore it 60 over, put the quality internals in, turbocharge it, and is it possible to run nitro with a turbo? It would be one hell of an engine. Just a thought/dream.

89 F250HD SC 351W C6 4X4
82 F100 (Brown Beater) 300 1 bbl. 3sp w/OD 2WD: In 2 wrecks; Just Can't Kill It!

Sep 1, 2001 | 08:27 PM

Rwhistles

New User

Joined: May 2001

Posts: 15

Likes: 0

From: central florida

drag

So you wanna build a hot 300? Check out this website.

http://pub41.ezboard.com/bfordsixcylinderperformanceforum

Its amazeing what you can get out of a 300-6

Robert

Nov 6, 2001 | 04:47 PM

MustangGT221

Post Fiend

Joined: Nov 2001

Posts: 14,947

Likes: 6

From: Topsfield, MA

drag

I gotz my 300-6 to turn 5500 :-)

95 F-150 2wd Extended Cab Eddie Bauer
4" Superlift Suspension
Gibson Cat-back on 300ci I-6
Ram Air-MSD Ignition-32 BFGs

Top 10 Fords at 2026 Carlisle Ford Nationals

Joe Kucinski

3 Best / 3 Worst Parts of Modern Ford Ownership

Brett Foote

10 Amazing Upgrades That Solve Common Ford Truck Owner Headaches

Pouria Savadkouei

Every 2026 Ford Engine Explained

Brett Foote

10 Ugly Ford Trucks That We Still Kinda Love

Joe Kucinski

10 Things Every Truck Owner NEEDS (2026 Edition)

Michael S. Palmer

Rezvani's Latest Post-Apocalyptic Monster Is a Ford F-150 Raptor Underneath

Verdad Gallardo

Top 10 Most Expensive Ford Trucks Ever Sold on Bring a Trailer

Joe Kucinski

2027 Ford Super Duty Buyer's Guide (Every Model, Engine, & Package)

Brett Foote

Top 10 Ford Truck Tragedies

Joe Kucinski

Nov 6, 2001 | 07:41 PM

cw50must

Senior User

Joined: Nov 2001

Posts: 170

Likes: 0

From: Mesa

drag

Just for fun I ran my '84 4x4 down the 1/4 mile a while back. It was pretty funny, I managed a 21.0 @ 65. It was all stock.

Nov 7, 2001 | 07:49 AM

#10

kameleon

Senior User

Joined: Sep 2001

Posts: 172

Likes: 0

From: USA

drag

My 1980 300I-6 with only a new intake, carb, cam (272 degree), and headers will do @5250 rpm but I only get about 10mpg MAX. My tranny and rearend are killing me on gas (borg-warner T18 and a 3.25 rearend). But if I go beyond 4750 rpm it is like the clutch is slipping or sumpin just no pull. Oh well.

D. Brooks
kameleon25(No Email Addresses In Posts!)
1980 F-150 "Flare side" Custom
4.9L I6
Offenhauser DP 4bbl intake
Edelbrock 600cfm Elec choke carb
Dynomax standard series headers
Crane Cams PerformerMax 270H cam
Borg Warner T-18 (that will pull the titanic)
9" rearend 3.25 ratio
I Love My Truck!