Fit_Is_Slo wrote:By far is the Chrysler 265 hemi from it came in the awesome Chrysler Valiant Charger.
Damn Aussies. They get ALL the good stuff. 
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June 18, 2009 11:37 a.m. Jensenman MegaDork
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June 18, 2009 11:49 a.m. Shaun New Reader
NYG95GA wrote:
Tim Baxter wrote:
Triumphs's inline six was great despite its many faults.
And sounded GREAT!
I had a 71 mustard yellow TR-6, It did sound fantastic and the motor made nice power through the rev range. The SU's were fussy and inconsistent was the only downside. The car would get 26-28 mpg going 80 ish. I like the lines of the car still.
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June 18, 2009 3:48 p.m. slantvaliant Reader
Here's a Slant Six I'd like to play with:
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June 18, 2009 5:52 p.m. Greg55_99 New Reader
slantvaliant wrote:
Here's a Slant Six I'd like to play with:
Never saw that before. What is it?
Greg
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June 18, 2009 7:09 p.m. 11110000 New Reader
I may be partial, but the Volvo B30 was a sweet inline six. In the days before CAD, Volvo engineers built the first prototype with the block thinner than it needed to be. They ran it, took note of where it broke, then beefed up those areas. The result - a (relatively) light, strong motor.
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June 18, 2009 8:33 p.m. benzbaron Reader
I wonder if the B30 was the 6cyl cousin of the B20. All I know is my pops had a b20 in his 1970 p1800 and that engine was really cool. I think it was a pushrod engine that could rev to like 7800rpm and put out 140hp, those are modern numbers for a funky old car.
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June 18, 2009 8:46 p.m. ae86andkp61 Reader
I've always thought a Toyota 1G-GE would be nice to drop into something older, RWD, and fairly lightweight. It was developed around the same time as the infamous 4A-GE and has similar features and architecture, except being a 2-liter straight six instead of a 1.6-liter four. Toyota offered N/A, twin turbo, and supercharged variants, all of them EFI, DOHC and multivalve.
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June 18, 2009 9:04 p.m. erohslc New Reader
In reply to Shaun:
I believe a 71 TR-6 would have had Zenith-Stromberg carbs, not SU's.
SU's, once set, are not fussy at all.
Carter
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June 19, 2009 9:00 a.m. slantvaliant Reader
Greg55_99 wrote:
Never saw that before. What is it?
Someone experimented a with sectioned 3rd generation Hemi head mated to a slant six block.
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July 20, 2009 10:59 p.m. efi_diy None
In reply to Toyman01:
Well there are some parts available for the trailblazer/envoy votrec 4200...
Turbo manifold - www.steedspeed.com camshaft blanks - www.emtechmotorsports.com rear sump oil pan - emtechmotorsports.com
Kooks is working on a header for them.
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July 20, 2009 11:17 p.m. Shaun New Reader
erohslc wrote:
In reply to Shaun:
I believe a 71 TR-6 would have had Zenith-Stromberg carbs, not SU's.
SU's, once set, are not fussy at all.
Carter
right you are, I remember the name now. They were fussy- especially at and around idle.
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July 20, 2009 11:19 p.m. andrave Reader
already been voted but coolest inline 6 ever has to go to 2jz gte (supra)
My vote for second coolest goes to two way tie,3.2 L S54 (m3) and RB26dett (GTR)
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July 20, 2009 11:31 p.m. ReverendDexter HalfDork
ae86andkp61 wrote:
I've always thought a Toyota 1G-GE would be nice to drop into something older, RWD, and fairly lightweight. It was developed around the same time as the infamous 4A-GE and has similar features and architecture, except being a 2-liter straight six instead of a 1.6-liter four. Toyota offered N/A, twin turbo, and supercharged variants, all of them EFI, DOHC and multivalve.
Everywhere but the US, the 1G is a really popular swap into 1st-gen Celicas. From what I understand, the motor mounts are identical to the R-block, and it bolts right up to the tranny.
It's way too costly for what you get to import one, though.
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July 21, 2009 12:03 a.m. Strizzo SuperDork
Woody wrote:
Junkyard_Dog wrote:
Chevy 230, but I'm biased. My best friend's dad in high school had a 65 Nova wagon with a built 230 with dual carbs. I've never seen anyone shift a 3 on the tree so fast before or since.
I'm not sure if it was a great engine or not, but I had a '64 Chevy pickup with a 230 and three-on-the tree. I really loved shifting that thing.
But what I really wanted to swap in was the Chevy 292 "Hi-Torque", with the same three speed transmission.
friend of mine in high school had a 3/4 ton 56 chevy truck that was originally special ordered with the 292 (i think it was that one) that was normally only available in a dump truck or something. he bought it out of a field for like 300 bucks and rebuilt the motor, that thing was a beast
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July 21, 2009 6:23 a.m. 93celicaGT2 Dork
ae86andkp61 wrote:
I've always thought a Toyota 1G-GE would be nice to drop into something older, RWD, and fairly lightweight. It was developed around the same time as the infamous 4A-GE and has similar features and architecture, except being a 2-liter straight six instead of a 1.6-liter four. Toyota offered N/A, twin turbo, and supercharged variants, all of them EFI, DOHC and multivalve.
1GGTE is a halfway common swap into AE86s.... it's awesome.
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July 21, 2009 11:25 a.m. wlkelley3 HalfDork
No one's mentioned the Pontiac SOHC aluminum I-6? Cool with a 4-bbl and mated to a 4-speed like in the 69 Firebird Sprint. Still want one, especially after I seen a original owner one several years ago. Homologated for TransAm.
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July 21, 2009 2:17 p.m. Treb New Reader
The Jag inline sixes are just about the coolest motors ever.
Introduced in the XK-120 -- at the time, the fastest car in the world. (As Top Gear put it a few weeks ago, it was like buying a Bugatti Veyron for the cost of a 5-series) Stayed in production about 40 years, powering multiple LeMans winners, several contenders for the sexiest car ever made, and even a british army vehicle (personnel carrier, I think.)
Plus, it looks like this:
Game, set, match.
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July 21, 2009 2:48 p.m. dwafer
Just read about an SOHC Pontiac variant of the 230 L6 that seems cool. What I have seen so far is they were made from 65-69 and made from 160-200hp.
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July 21, 2009 2:51 p.m. RossD Reader
The older the inline six, the cooler. But twin cam with sidedraft carbs are even cooler.
Where are the old pre-war inline 6s? Or how about inline 8s?
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July 21, 2009 4:06 p.m. kreb Dork
IMO I-8s trump even V12s, but all the ones that I'm aware of are boat anchors. Great for a classic cruiser, but not something that you'd want to put in a fast car.
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July 21, 2009 4:15 p.m. Tim Baxter Online Editor
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July 21, 2009 4:17 p.m. Jensenman MegaDork
petegossett wrote:
I've always wanted to take a Supra turbo drivetrain & stick it in something like an old Cuda.
I can't link pix from work, but Google 'Toyomaro'. 1000 HP Supra inline 6 in a first gen Camaro.
Me, I have always had a soft spot for the old Pontiac OHC 6 cyl.
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July 21, 2009 6:15 p.m. ronbros New Reader
seems like an exercise in futility. most potential, easy Toy. 2Jz and big turbos, but most price. an unusual one , GM 4200, and cheap price, maybe cost to mod.properly tho super cheap gives a nod to Chevy 230- or 250.
i guess you would ask yourself, what do i want powerful,, unusual,, or cheap???
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July 21, 2009 6:19 p.m. ronbros New Reader
and that PONCHO, OHC was a Chevy block anyway,230. but performance mods to the head never really investigated,, MAYBE!
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July 21, 2009 6:45 p.m. irish44j New Reader
2L Triumph out of the GT6 :)
then again, maybe I'm a bit biased
It's cool because they just took a Spitfire 4banger and added 2 cylinders in front of the front axle, totally destroying the spitfire's great weight balance in the GT6. Makes for exciting handling!
Also cool because you can access the engine from absolutely any angle with the bonnet open...makes it easier to find those oil leaks!
Much cooler once the crap strombergs are replaced with SU 1.50's and a bored manifold :)
