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Ziegelsteinfaust · 05-25-2013, 08:09 PM

I read about turbo inline 6's when I was researching my F100 project.

If you hp goals are reasonable they do great, but they have a tendency to pull a bit like a diesel. So if your heart is set on it I sat go for it, but if your looking for cheap hp there are better ways.

The only thing I would seriously do different is to go with mpfi to better control the engines inherent flaws, and detonation. The manifold is rather long, and it can cause the outside cylinders to run lean with the inner ones running rich. To go with the mpfi I believe a V6 HEI from a Vortec can be adapted for spark control.

When I was bench racing my 300 I6 for my F100 project I was going to keep my psi below 10 so I could get away with out a inter-cooler. According to everything I read inter-coolers become necessary at the 12-14psi range depending on a few things. In the end I found a truck with a 352FE, but I will swap a 300 in when I have money for the rebuild.

05-25-2013, 08:09 PM	#3
Ziegelsteinfaust Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Temple City Posts: 3,565	Re: Pics/info on inline 6 with a turbo setup I read about turbo inline 6's when I was researching my F100 project. If you hp goals are reasonable they do great, but they have a tendency to pull a bit like a diesel. So if your heart is set on it I sat go for it, but if your looking for cheap hp there are better ways. The only thing I would seriously do different is to go with mpfi to better control the engines inherent flaws, and detonation. The manifold is rather long, and it can cause the outside cylinders to run lean with the inner ones running rich. To go with the mpfi I believe a V6 HEI from a Vortec can be adapted for spark control. When I was bench racing my 300 I6 for my F100 project I was going to keep my psi below 10 so I could get away with out a inter-cooler. According to everything I read inter-coolers become necessary at the 12-14psi range depending on a few things. In the end I found a truck with a 352FE, but I will swap a 300 in when I have money for the rebuild.