For all those in the comment section whining about the self imposed limiting, this engine is a mild daily driver. The owner will be thrilled with anything around 250 HP and 400 Ft Lbs of torque. And so would I. It's not going to the drags.
They got the torque they came for. That’s good enough. The components that are still oem in the block won’t be able to handle much more. It’s a cool old school Chevy, not a 2JZ.
I would love to see the potential HP/torque with a better lower end/rods/pistons and head/valve work. Full boost would be cool to see after all modifications, hammer it till it self destructs just to see the rating. ;o) By the way, I love seeing a strait 6 hopped up,,,,,,,v8's are boring after seeing this, thank's!
I love torque monster low revving engines. My daily has 150hp and 270ft lbs. But if I had $5+k into a little I-6 with a turbo, id expect to make alittle more then a healthy v-8...
My uncle ran a 292 in his modified sportsman stock car back in the late 60s early 70s. He made his own manifold. The car set track records. That engine is legendary.
It's 6 cyl, my heart beats faster! These 6 cyl engines are very reliable and great for preparation, here in Brazil, the GM 250 engines in our Opala gain absurd power !! I loved the video!!! Congratulations!!!!
Pois é! Os v8 Quase não existem no Brasil! Tem que quebrar um galho com 6 cyl no Brasil. Com uma opala da certo mesmo! Pega uma turbina de qual carro geralmente? Um s10? Diesel?
My dad was the OG straight sixer and had a 51 Chevy Club Cupe, 260 stroked with 292 crank and rods, Blue Flame cam, Powerglide head, Stromberg side draft carbs, and Packard synchro-mesh transmission. This was his work vehicle as he traveled all over Nebraska as a field technician for Burroughs Corporation in the late 50s. It was a true junkyard hot rod.
That is such a fantastic set of numbers. Holy cow! Would be a great truck to pull a trailer with to pick up that next project car. This has been so fun to watch! Happy to see people out there not afraid to be a little different!
@@sebastienceniceros3145 Neither is capable of 2500 HP on stock block, head and rotating assemblies. Chevy 6s, burning nitro, with turbos doing high 5 second passes in the 1/4.
Great job guys. I love inline sixes...the torque potential from small financial input is excellent. I agree with snakeboy256...the Ford 300 was awesome. My Dad had a 1977 F100 with the carbureted 300 and three on the tree. It was a real stump puller and gave us fantastic gas mileage. The truck being a typical 70's Ford was a rust bucket and had all kinds of weird problems including cracked piston skirts but I often wondered what kind of torque monster it could be with the right massaging.
Wow...first initial pull at 7.5 psi yielded 316 HP and 429 lb ft...that's an AWESOME result. Especially when you figure in the fact that it's running on a throttle body injection system and it's self-learning. I still remember the TBI setup on my 1991 S-10 with an Iron Duke, and that just shows exactly how far automotive technology has come in the past 30-40 years.
I had a '67 Nova 4-door that had a straight 6 & powerglide. Always wanted to turbo it & put a 5-speed manual in it. Flat black with red interior it was a cool little gangster car 😆
My buddy had a nova from the 60s. Idk what kind of engine, but it was a inline 6. We started that thing with some really old gas. That thing smoked like crazy. Heck we took it down the road put new gas in it. Ran good
What a beastly little engine!! I've always loved inline sixes. It's a shame Chevy did away with them. You can't beat the smoothness, fuel savings and torque curve. Great video guys!! 😀👌
Trailblazers & Envoys came w/4.2L inline 6. Thinking of grabbing one to throw into my daughter's 53 chevy truck we're going to start this year...but unfortunately they stopped making those too
@@kierancarter8369 I remember them. Shame they quit making them too. I never heard anything good or bad about them. I guess that's a good thing. They made a 2.8 ltr 4 and a 3.5 ltr 5 based on the same design also.
@@kierancarter8369 the 4.2l in the trailblazers are pretty garbage though. Make pretty pathetic power and have a ton of valve train issues. They lose oil pressure and wipeout bearings. I'd stay away from them if I were you the old stovebolt 6s are the way to go.
im a ford guy and like the 300 six more but its not a “real torque monster” compared to the 292... its literally the same output lol 160-170 hp and 280 ft lbs N/A for both engines and no real suprise since they are essentially the same displacement......
awesome numbers for that old 6. I'd like to see what the spark plugs look like on #1 and #6 cylinders, see if they are leaning out. port injection would probably be a nice next upgrade.
A friend of mine had a hunk of shyt 77 nova with this engine in it. It was the best part of that car and a few of us advised to keep it over the 307 he wanted to put in it
A buzzin half dozen. Those 292 I-6 engines were torque monsters. Long stroke, small bore. Worked on one out of a large (2 ton) truck that had steel inserts in the piston for the top ring groove, rotator valve spring retainers on the ex valves, & valve seat inserts on the ex valves. Built to take the punishment just couldn't handle much RPM. Truck drivers had a tough time switching from a V-8 to a I-6, they would try to rev the 6 up past the torque range & get frustrated. Just get it up to the mid part of the torque range then shift to the next gear & let the torque do the work. Enjoyed watching this build.
Wow,That is serious torque and horsepower. I have a 4.0 l6 in my jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo and would be very happy with those numbers.Great Job Guys Just Amazing!!
this is is the third or fourth time I've watched this,, and my little hairs stand up just like they did the first time from seeing that torque curve!!!!!! i need !!!!!!
Work of art come together. Wonderful work all involved! (Not sticking a clean rag into the exhaust port while scraping the old gasket off did make me a little woozy though.)
I've very happily owned several chevy trucks with the 292 I6. They are designed to be a torque monster at low RPM's. I bought one that was running bad. Did a tune up still not running great. Then I adjusted the hydraulic lifters... it was hard NOT to chirp the tires after that (100% stock engine) Very dependable too. These engines were even used in 2 1/2 ton trucks.
I'm glad you did a chevy inline everybody else does the other companies inline . inline 6s are great they make awesome torque and are great on gas. impressive numbers on stock parts.
I'm just so glad to watch a c10 getting something, anything other than a freaking LS Swap. 🤢. I'm so sick to death hearing that term parroted over and over and over like it's the best unique thing.
I just had a. 292 come my way because I mentioned I was looking for one. ! To do exactly you've done to this one. AND I also have 65 to put it in ! BUT mine is a c-30 dually.
At Last! The American inline sixes getting the kind of attention (complete modern technology) that should have happened long ago! I would love to see episodes of the Ford 300 six, the 4.0 AMC/Jeep, and the 225 slant six modified in exactly the same way! So much potential has been ignored for so long!!!!!
Hay check out TH-cam." Aussie ford Barra xr6 turbo in speedboat" sight name Sam tweetie 13 min long shows Australian engineered straight 6 cylinder going up Aussie outback country river travelling heaps of KMs miles in no time.great scenery and great driving skills.mad engine goes like a rocket it sings.enjoy watching American Bros from down Under.
That 500ftlbs of torque is like playing with fire when it comes to cast cranks and cast rods. Them boys should've spent the extra cash and put forged pieces in because they knew they were gonna run boost.
@@ThePaulv12 no, and it doesn't take one to know that stock parts are low quality and are meant for a certain power range. 500ftlbs of torque is really pushing the limits considering it barely made half that from the factory
@@Truckerdaddy Actually the stock 12 weight crank is good up to about 1000hp if you lighten them up a bit. There are people making over 1000hp with these engines though, the Mighty6 guys run 8.4s quarters with their 292 truck and it puts over 1000hp down at the wheels.
Great show.I hope to put a big block in my 1 ton GMC dually one day.The more I see folks use the Holley efi setup,the more inclined I am to use it.Thanks for all of the info.
I built this exact layout for a good friend of mine. He has a '52 chevy business coupe with a 292. I built the engine, forged everything, blueprinted and balanced crank, t66, holley terminator with their t body. I also fabricated a badass intake and exhaust manifold. I built the hot side unequal length with the hope of not sounding like something Japanese. It actually worked, with the cam hes running, 6 into 1, super 50 muffler with a cherry bomb as a resonator it's pretty throaty. She made 363 wheel on pump gas through a tremec tko with 3.73 final drive. But, torque, shes at 491. It hauls the mail for a big ol girl. I'd really like to see what we can do with some C16 in the lines. For the life of me I cant remember what head we used. I built it 3 years and about 200 shots to the head from fellow light heavyweights later.
This engine in brazil is the LS equivalent, its very popular with lots of spare and tuning parts, some well know L6s can make about 2200hp in drag trim.
@@baby-sharkgto4902 Look at those dimensions again, that's an undersquare engine. You're are correct that oversquare engines are better for revs, but the limiting factor is piston speeds, not the bore to stroke ratio. The longer the stroke, the higher the piston speeds at a given rpm.
I got a altered short block 292 sitting in the garage with concrete in the lower half of the short block and 4 heads never been run since it was built builder went another direction. Want to build the over 400 hp monster this would be the set-up for a fun drag machine if your interested.
A long-forgotten gem of an engine. In the shop I worked during the 80's and 90's, we built 230 and 250 circle track engines as well as truck engines. Upgrading the flywheel bolts to 1/2 20's is a good idea on these engines. They also need to put a large washer with a flat head screw to hold the cam gear on. With this level of cylinder pressure, they better find another crank and bearings. After 50,000 miles the bearings will be gone. If they didn't put hard seats in the exhaust by the time the bearings are done the worn exhaust seats will take up all the travel in the lifters. Been there done that. I ran a .060 over 250 with 11:1 compression and 3.73 gears 60 interstate miles to work every day in a 1970 pickup.
Do Ford inline 6 300 Turbocharged! Everyone wants to see that. Even more impressive would be as close to stock, how much can the i6 do compared to the Chevy 292.
@@hawkdsl Idk looks like the majority of the comments are not about the results of the 292 but the request to do a 300. We all know the Ford 6 already won the longevity test.
I have been wanting to do a turbo GM straight 6. Those numbers are perfect for a daily/fun truck that only weighs 3k lbs. If I did this I would probably try to build custom manifolds though. You are losing a bit of efficiency by going with that wrap around exhaust system over a turbo header. Building a more modern intake manifold with equal length runners, plenum and throttle body might also help as well.
Second go around because this is so cool... I'd like to see a follow up on how the real world drive ability is, and what kind of gas mileage it's getting. 500+ ft trq is insane.
I’d like to see a similar build out of a 300 Ford and also I’d like to see a build up of either a 351M or 400 Ford! Yes I know the latter two are looked down upon in some groups but they deserve to be remembered
I would like to see you build one from the ground up, Installing everything heavy duty, roller rockers, the works. With a supercharger. Do the same with a 300 six Ford. Love these shows!!!!
Extremely loved engine here in Brazilian drag racing scene. It was our "muscle car", as fuel is super expensive here, and V8s, unfortunately, rare and expensives. 1320 has a video showing what the guys do with what we have here. Nice to see you guys doing something with the GM 250.
I have the OHC engine but for now it's gonna go into a squarebody truck to test it. Starting with a buick T type turbo, we'll go from there. I have already done some testing with the pushrod chevy with good results. All draw through though, I prefer it. There are a couple videos on my channel of some pretty basic tests with the pushrod engine. I'm hoping to get started again on the project soon as I have just finally moved my shop
I'd think those would be just a little on the rare side now a days. Unlike the 292, 300, 225 & 4.0, they didn't build millions of them. Technology has finally caught up, as in semi- affordable, and made Turbos a legit option. We've always known they're the great equalizer. The means to control them was just so out of reach.
This engine would be a great swap for the 216 CI in my 1953 Chevy pickup with the 1986 S-10 T-5 transmission I installed last year. This transmission swap totally changed my truck, and this 292 would make it a real beast.
@@lukegale717 because buying American keeps Americans at work, it keeps money circulating in our country, it helps our economy and especially in times like this we need it
Now add a variable geometry turbine and see the torque to rise much faster. The turbine used was too large. In turbo sizing, you have both power and displacement variables. This example was under driven meaning very low exhaust drive pressure so the drive was mostly from dynamic pressure.
@ 13:26 Graph shows 425 ftlbs Then he and the screen caption claims over 509? @ 13.26 Graph says 330 HP Then he and the screen caption claims over 376?
o chato é os cara teimar em usar quadrijet, a distribuição de combustível fica ruim, tem que ser tripla weber, e tivemos o 292 também, usado nos caminhões canavieiros
Here in Argentina this motors are used in category "TC" límited to 183 cubic inch and 8500 RPM. Are naturally aspired and gives 380 hp. Argentinian enginners do magics
The turbo wouldn't have been able to sustain boost, seeing torque go down in the last pull. You might have gotten 400hp but thats maxing out the turbocharger with all risks comming with that. Nice power though.
In the 50's my neighbor and a couple of guys had a sprint car. The driver Jimmy Murphy picked up a GMC 6 that ran at the salt flats. The engine had a Herbert roller cam, three 97's, and steel main bearing blocks. The engine would turn 6000 rpm. One driver of a championship car asked Jimmy what engine he had. The guy was surprised as it pulled out of the turns like his Offy. The Chevy v8's had to wind up on the straight.
Mike Galley: "we are witnessing history on a daily basis". Is that like a Yogi Berra-ism? " it's like deja vu all over again", "nobody goes there anymore it's too crowded", "when you come to a fork in the road take it", "I want to thank you for making this day necessary", "you can observe a lot by watching".
Yea pops got mom's old 07 Jetta with the 5 , he said he's impressed with the low end. He came from a golf TDI before that so it's saying something ..haha they sound nice with a good exhaust too 😄
And I love that 300. I see alot of em often at work , mobile generator service. Worst problem I get is a leaky water pump from lack of cooling system maintenance,not it's fault.
Worked at a machining house from the eighties and build 292 intake and exhaust combos for UPS trucks. Remember machinery tag stating see oiling bulletin 9-12-1941. Thinking we built these until 1990's.
@@philtripe I'm more concerned about rods and pistons. That's a good point though. I don't know anything about this type of engine so I don't know what's available.
Nobody. GM made a forged crank for a short few years but it’s actually weaker than the cast crank as it only uses one counterweight per cylinder. The cast crank on these has been proven to hold up to over 1000hp with lightening, knife edging, and a supporting cross flow hybrid cylinder head.
Baby-Shark GTO I’d hardly call them weak. Out of the 7 250/292 engines I’ve dismantled not one had a broken piston or rod. One had a severely warped head, one had spun a bearing, one had a bad cam lobe, one had severely burnt exhaust valves on all 6 cylinders, one had a cracked head. Also the stock setup has a meager 8:1 compression, also why it could have probably taken A LOT more boost. If sticking with a stock design head, the earlier head (pre-1981 iirc) had much thicker castings and was much less prone to warp and crack, almost exactly opposite the early/late block, which had more nickel and thicker walls in the later years. But regardless of that, the stock head flows terribly.
Hey guys. The first combine I owned was a Massy Ferguson 410 with (get this) a Chevy 292 in-line 6 as power plant. It never wanted for power!! BUT it did like gasoline! I had a 48 gallon gas tank and I normally would put two tanks a day through it‼️ But it did the job………👍
For all those in the comment section whining about the self imposed limiting, this engine is a mild daily driver. The owner will be thrilled with anything around 250 HP and 400 Ft Lbs of torque. And so would I. It's not going to the drags.
warren hymes it did 219 naturally aspirated, with the turbo should be close to 300hp if not over...
They got the torque they came for. That’s good enough. The components that are still oem in the block won’t be able to handle much more. It’s a cool old school Chevy, not a 2JZ.
I would love to see the potential HP/torque with a better lower end/rods/pistons and head/valve work. Full boost would be cool to see after all modifications, hammer it till it self destructs just to see the rating. ;o) By the way, I love seeing a strait 6 hopped up,,,,,,,v8's are boring after seeing this, thank's!
mark jeffries agreed.
I love torque monster low revving engines. My daily has 150hp and 270ft lbs.
But if I had $5+k into a little I-6 with a turbo, id expect to make alittle more then a healthy v-8...
My uncle ran a 292 in his modified sportsman stock car back in the late 60s early 70s. He made his own manifold. The car set track records. That engine is legendary.
It's 6 cyl, my heart beats faster!
These 6 cyl engines are very reliable and great for preparation, here in Brazil, the GM 250 engines in our Opala gain absurd power !! I loved the video!!! Congratulations!!!!
Six in a row makes em go !
damn you guys in Brazil and Argentina really know your thing, I've seen how the opalas move a daaaaaamn they are fast like any promod in the USA
I wish we could get the FI 250 I lines here
Good to see one of these inline 6's on the boost! You guys rock!
Pois é! Os v8 Quase não existem no Brasil! Tem que quebrar um galho com 6 cyl no Brasil. Com uma opala da certo mesmo!
Pega uma turbina de qual carro geralmente? Um s10? Diesel?
My dad was the OG straight sixer and had a 51 Chevy Club Cupe, 260 stroked with 292 crank and rods, Blue Flame cam, Powerglide head, Stromberg side draft carbs, and Packard synchro-mesh transmission. This was his work vehicle as he traveled all over Nebraska as a field technician for Burroughs Corporation in the late 50s. It was a true junkyard hot rod.
I'd like to see a similar build with the 300 big 6 from ford. That's a real torque monster no question.
Some guys have been getting high 400 ftlbs at around 2200 rpm
I came here to say this
How about my 1970 gmc 250!
I had an 85 F-150 4x4 with the 300 and a 4-spd. I'm a chevy guy but I LOVED that little ford.
@@Shane-Singleton i miss my f150 300 6 w/5 speed.
I love the torque on that engine. It would be nice to see what it would do, while towing in the mountains, with mileage data too.
That is such a fantastic set of numbers. Holy cow! Would be a great truck to pull a trailer with to pick up that next project car. This has been so fun to watch! Happy to see people out there not afraid to be a little different!
How did i know you would have already seen this lol
@@EfurdGarage haha... well I have an image to uphold
These old I6 engines are so underrated today, it's really sad.
Cause we've got dohc 24 valve engine like the 1/2J, RB, and various BMW engines.
Just means there's plenty to be had!
@@sebastienceniceros3145 Neither is capable of 2500 HP on stock block, head and rotating assemblies.
Chevy 6s, burning nitro, with turbos doing high 5 second passes in the 1/4.
Yeah but the rebuild cost of a 8v isn't much of an increase and hard to justify
I grew up with my uncle building these and blowing others off the toad. The torque is a beast on them.
Straight sixes are torquey to begin with. This is incredible.
Are the numbers of pens in shirt pockets are equal as Military Rank Insignia?
Pat's almost General :)
Very good comrade
It's equal to motor building badassery
Half of them aren't pens. No machinists must watch this channel.
don't forget his tool belt
Perfect program for the sunday in the moning.😎
Haha yup, just like I used to watch these on TV.
Only thing that hasn't changed is I still sit there in my skivvies and watch 🤣
Sunday cartoons for big kids
Sunday night :)
here I am
Great job guys. I love inline sixes...the torque potential from small financial input is excellent. I agree with snakeboy256...the Ford 300 was awesome. My Dad had a 1977 F100 with the carbureted 300 and three on the tree. It was a real stump puller and gave us fantastic gas mileage. The truck being a typical 70's Ford was a rust bucket and had all kinds of weird problems including cracked piston skirts but I often wondered what kind of torque monster it could be with the right massaging.
Wow...first initial pull at 7.5 psi yielded 316 HP and 429 lb ft...that's an AWESOME result. Especially when you figure in the fact that it's running on a throttle body injection system and it's self-learning. I still remember the TBI setup on my 1991 S-10 with an Iron Duke, and that just shows exactly how far automotive technology has come in the past 30-40 years.
I had a '67 Nova 4-door that had a straight 6 & powerglide. Always wanted to turbo it & put a 5-speed manual in it. Flat black with red interior it was a cool little gangster car 😆
He said gangster
My buddy had a nova from the 60s. Idk what kind of engine, but it was a inline 6. We started that thing with some really old gas. That thing smoked like crazy. Heck we took it down the road put new gas in it. Ran good
Yeah guys...all the inline builds you wanna do...I'll watch em'!!!
What a beastly little engine!! I've always loved inline sixes. It's a shame Chevy did away with them. You can't beat the smoothness, fuel savings and torque curve. Great video guys!! 😀👌
Trailblazers & Envoys came w/4.2L inline 6. Thinking of grabbing one to throw into my daughter's 53 chevy truck we're going to start this year...but unfortunately they stopped making those too
@@kierancarter8369 I remember them. Shame they quit making them too. I never heard anything good or bad about them. I guess that's a good thing. They made a 2.8 ltr 4 and a 3.5 ltr 5 based on the same design also.
Chrysler is rumored to be considering a straight 6, for some cars and trucks. For the chevy purist, it might not help, but still a straight 6
@@kierancarter8369 the 4.2l in the trailblazers are pretty garbage though. Make pretty pathetic power and have a ton of valve train issues. They lose oil pressure and wipeout bearings. I'd stay away from them if I were you the old stovebolt 6s are the way to go.
@@konnerkramer329 true that...lets just forget about that boat anchor
im a ford guy and like the 300 six more but its not a “real torque monster” compared to the 292... its literally the same output lol 160-170 hp and 280 ft lbs N/A for both engines and no real suprise since they are essentially the same displacement......
awesome numbers for that old 6.
I'd like to see what the spark plugs look like on #1 and #6 cylinders, see if they are leaning out. port injection would probably be a nice next upgrade.
1 & 6 are always lean guaranteed. There's no way around that without port injection
ford should of kept the 300 I6 and turbo that
Look up Barra
The pickup 300 if you out a 6.5 diesel turbo in it you can easily hit 400hp stone reliably.
Perry2186 I had one in a F250 with a granny 4spd. Much better work truck than the small block V8s of that era.
@@robsorgdrager8477 True, but ford never offered them in the US. Would have scavenged sales from the mod motors...
We've got something far better than the 300 lol it's called a barra. And in ausi they don't LS swap lol the barra swap
I think it's awesome you guys are doing this with inline 6s. Just love it.
A friend of mine had a hunk of shyt 77 nova with this engine in it. It was the best part of that car and a few of us advised to keep it over the 307 he wanted to put in it
A buzzin half dozen. Those 292 I-6 engines were torque monsters. Long stroke, small bore. Worked on one out of a large (2 ton) truck that had steel inserts in the piston for the top ring groove, rotator valve spring retainers on the ex valves, & valve seat inserts on the ex valves. Built to take the punishment just couldn't handle much RPM. Truck drivers had a tough time switching from a V-8 to a I-6, they would try to rev the 6 up past the torque range & get frustrated. Just get it up to the mid part of the torque range then shift to the next gear & let the torque do the work. Enjoyed watching this build.
As someone from the UK.... WOOOOOOOO 6 BANGER!!!!
Wow,That is serious torque and horsepower. I have a 4.0 l6 in my jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo and would be very happy with those numbers.Great Job Guys Just Amazing!!
I've always been a huge fan of the 292, felt it had tons of potential.
My lil brother had a stock straight 6 in a 1977 Nova he beat 2 stock V8's. Those straight 6 pull hard in mid range! 🤜🏿🤛🏿😎
this is is the third or fourth time I've watched this,, and my little hairs stand up just like they did the first time from seeing that torque curve!!!!!! i need !!!!!!
I’d like to see a Slant 6 Chrysler engine.
Great engine but the head has valves facing different than other engines. Bad flow in head until about 4500rpm I've been told.
Not a mopar guy, but I'd like to see it as well, hemi gets waaaaay too much attention, wouldn't make huge numbers, but interesting
They already did one.
th-cam.com/video/Ok77bbi_WAw/w-d-xo.html
Pontiac?
Pat wanted more horsepower. I love how jittery and excited he gets. Love this show
The real secret to these big inline 6's is to lighten the crank!
Work of art come together. Wonderful work all involved! (Not sticking a clean rag into the exhaust port while scraping the old gasket off did make me a little woozy though.)
Right into the turbo charger that loves FOD (foreign object damage).
I'm building a naturally aspirated 250 for my 36 Plymouth. If you want real gains you chop out the intake bolt bosses and add "lump ports".
They did
I imagine they would have.
I've very happily owned several chevy trucks with the 292 I6. They are designed to be a torque monster at low RPM's. I bought one that was running bad. Did a tune up still not running great. Then I adjusted the hydraulic lifters... it was hard NOT to chirp the tires after that (100% stock engine) Very dependable too. These engines were even used in 2 1/2 ton trucks.
like the bit where he says it sounds like a skyline motor
I'm glad you did a chevy inline everybody else does the other companies inline . inline 6s are great they make awesome torque and are great on gas. impressive numbers on stock parts.
I'm just so glad to watch a c10 getting something, anything other than a freaking LS Swap. 🤢. I'm so sick to death hearing that term parroted over and over and over like it's the best unique thing.
I just had a. 292 come my way because I mentioned I was looking for one. ! To do exactly you've done to this one. AND I also have 65 to put it in ! BUT mine is a c-30 dually.
But is this application available in a kit. ?
general rule--little cubes should go int o little cars to really go fast
One of the best I-6 engines ever produced. Second is the I-6 Ford 300 inch five-liter. They are bulletproof and make tons of torque at a low RPM.
Yeah man, I love those old 292 - 6 bangers, had a few of them myself! And that’s a awesome one y’all built there!
At Last! The American inline sixes getting the kind of attention (complete modern technology) that should have happened long ago! I would love to see episodes of the Ford 300 six, the 4.0 AMC/Jeep, and the 225 slant six modified in exactly the same way!
So much potential has been ignored for so long!!!!!
Hay check out TH-cam." Aussie ford Barra xr6 turbo in speedboat" sight name Sam tweetie 13 min long shows Australian engineered straight 6 cylinder going up Aussie outback country river travelling heaps of KMs miles in no time.great scenery and great driving skills.mad engine goes like a rocket it sings.enjoy watching American Bros from down Under.
That 500ftlbs of torque is like playing with fire when it comes to cast cranks and cast rods. Them boys should've spent the extra cash and put forged pieces in because they knew they were gonna run boost.
Are you a mechanical engineer?
Stock rods aren’t cast. They’re a forging but are 1038 mild steel.
@@ThePaulv12 no, and it doesn't take one to know that stock parts are low quality and are meant for a certain power range. 500ftlbs of torque is really pushing the limits considering it barely made half that from the factory
@@Truckerdaddy that motor can handle 500ftlbs of torque without missing a beat they are bullet proof
@@Truckerdaddy Actually the stock 12 weight crank is good up to about 1000hp if you lighten them up a bit. There are people making over 1000hp with these engines though, the Mighty6 guys run 8.4s quarters with their 292 truck and it puts over 1000hp down at the wheels.
Not enough 292 build videos out there, love it!
They don’t fit into anything and are heavy...
@@shaadydog1 they arent that much taller than a 250
Watching from Brazil. I loved six in line my daddy have one, Opala the Brazilian Muscle car.
Some Brazilians make crazy numbers in those opalas definitely impressive for what they have
Is the Wayne head for the inline 6 still popular in Brazil ??
A great power adder just installing that type of head.
@@rogermarshall8991 no, its a very rare and expensive head, we ussualy use the factory one, just machining the intakes and exhaust runners
@@rogermarshall8991 i would say its arould 5 mounths of minimal wage to buy one...if you find one that is
That 292 is now Beast Material! NICE...it will make an awesome daily driver on that C-10!
American straight six on boost... now you got my attention.
Those are the exact same power numbers for a stock 472 cubic inch Cadillac. On a 6 banger. That's VERY impressive.
50hp per pen, that things a weapon :)
Finally, a build that is not common! This video is gold, makes me want to boost my 72 C10.
Finally I've been waiting for you to do a 292
Great show.I hope to put a big block in my 1 ton GMC dually one day.The more I see folks use the Holley efi setup,the more inclined I am to use it.Thanks for all of the info.
This engine (Torque) is perfect for offroading. What is the best way of getting more info about the parts used in this monster? Go 292
I built this exact layout for a good friend of mine. He has a '52 chevy business coupe with a 292. I built the engine, forged everything, blueprinted and balanced crank, t66, holley terminator with their t body. I also fabricated a badass intake and exhaust manifold. I built the hot side unequal length with the hope of not sounding like something Japanese. It actually worked, with the cam hes running, 6 into 1, super 50 muffler with a cherry bomb as a resonator it's pretty throaty. She made 363 wheel on pump gas through a tremec tko with 3.73 final drive. But, torque, shes at 491. It hauls the mail for a big ol girl. I'd really like to see what we can do with some C16 in the lines. For the life of me I cant remember what head we used. I built it 3 years and about 200 shots to the head from fellow light heavyweights later.
Forgot to tighten up the spark plug gap post turbo install
Only necessary when necessary
This engine in brazil is the LS equivalent, its very popular with lots of spare and tuning parts, some well know L6s can make about 2200hp in drag trim.
i insist that undersquare engines must be tuned for torque, they are not good for revving
Not only do you insist but so does science.
Eh. The 5.8 trinity used in the gt500 is under square by about half an inch (3.68 bore and 4.17 stroke) and it’ll rev to 7k all day.
@@nolanmcevoy2547 thats actually called oversquare and promotes high reving.
@@baby-sharkgto4902 is a V8 isnt? those can rev up ok, inline6 not much
@@baby-sharkgto4902 Look at those dimensions again, that's an undersquare engine. You're are correct that oversquare engines are better for revs, but the limiting factor is piston speeds, not the bore to stroke ratio. The longer the stroke, the higher the piston speeds at a given rpm.
I got a altered short block 292 sitting in the garage with concrete in the lower half of the short block and 4 heads never been run since it was built
builder went another direction. Want to build the over 400 hp monster this would be the set-up for a fun drag machine if your interested.
thought I saw it as a turbo inline 8 and i was like what cool! this is good too though.
thats not something that would really work... the inline 8 had block strength problems without any power adders
A long-forgotten gem of an engine. In the shop I worked during the 80's and 90's, we built 230 and 250 circle track engines as well as truck engines. Upgrading the flywheel bolts to 1/2 20's is a good idea on these engines. They also need to put a large washer with a flat head screw to hold the cam gear on. With this level of cylinder pressure, they better find another crank and bearings. After 50,000 miles the bearings will be gone. If they didn't put hard seats in the exhaust by the time the bearings are done the worn exhaust seats will take up all the travel in the lifters. Been there done that. I ran a .060 over 250 with 11:1 compression and 3.73 gears 60 interstate miles to work every day in a 1970 pickup.
Do Ford inline 6 300 Turbocharged! Everyone wants to see that. Even more impressive would be as close to stock, how much can the i6 do compared to the Chevy 292.
Nah supercharge the 300
Literally everyone with an I.Q. over 75 doesn't want to see, or hear, about Ford products. Please stop this talk! Think about your Mother!
@@hawkdsl lol
@@hawkdsl Idk looks like the majority of the comments are not about the results of the 292 but the request to do a 300. We all know the Ford 6 already won the longevity test.
@@johnhill7480 Drugs, fatty foods, the wrong woman even... Has made you so delusional, that there may be no hope for you. Good luck man.
I have been wanting to do a turbo GM straight 6. Those numbers are perfect for a daily/fun truck that only weighs 3k lbs. If I did this I would probably try to build custom manifolds though. You are losing a bit of efficiency by going with that wrap around exhaust system over a turbo header. Building a more modern intake manifold with equal length runners, plenum and throttle body might also help as well.
Fantastic! Does anybody know where I can order this boosted engine as a turn-key crate engine?
I highly doubt it tbh
Second go around because this is so cool... I'd like to see a follow up on how the real world drive ability is, and what kind of gas mileage it's getting. 500+ ft trq is insane.
best episode ever
Turbocharged Chevy straight sixes are very common in Brazil, we have plug n play turbo kits for them here.
One of my favorite engines.
Thank you for the video. Currently restoring my 1965 c10. I love this idea and I think i will do the same.
What??? Amish Mike not wanting to break 400hp, this years breeding season must have left him very fatigued!!!
I really enjoy watching all the details and build process you guys put in your videos. Hats off men, keep up the good work.
That dude looks like Mack from its always sunny 😂😂😂
I was thinking the same shit
I’d like to see a similar build out of a 300 Ford and also I’d like to see a build up of either a 351M or 400 Ford! Yes I know the latter two are looked down upon in some groups but they deserve to be remembered
Yes, I've been wondering how a 400 can run with 351C 4V heads, or the equivalent.
This thing has the power and torque curves of a turbo diesel. That graph is a little wonky. It only shows ~337 HP and ~440TQ not 376 and 510
Saw that too lol.
Great video! I was always impressed with the rare 302 GMC I-6 truck engine.
They should do a 50’s 327 straight 8 from a Packard!
I like inliners but they r short 2 holes The Buick
BB IL ran 55 to 6
.5 . Two blocks,10 thou.laps
Absolute monster! I love this dropped into a s-10
510 torque 😳
I would like to see you build one from the ground up, Installing everything heavy duty, roller rockers, the works. With a supercharger. Do the same with a 300 six Ford. Love these shows!!!!
In Brazil, with heavy preparation + turbo this motor make over 2.500 hps and 170 kgmf of torque. Search em YT for "Opala Celso Camargo" videos.
Extremely loved engine here in Brazilian drag racing scene. It was our "muscle car", as fuel is super expensive here, and V8s, unfortunately, rare and expensives. 1320 has a video showing what the guys do with what we have here. Nice to see you guys doing something with the GM 250.
I'd pay good money to see a Pontiac OHC I-6 build like this... Stick it in, say, an earty 70's base model Firebird with a six speed trans...
I have the OHC engine but for now it's gonna go into a squarebody truck to test it. Starting with a buick T type turbo, we'll go from there. I have already done some testing with the pushrod chevy with good results. All draw through though, I prefer it. There are a couple videos on my channel of some pretty basic tests with the pushrod engine. I'm hoping to get started again on the project soon as I have just finally moved my shop
I'd think those would be just a little on the rare side now a days. Unlike the 292, 300, 225 & 4.0, they didn't build millions of them. Technology has finally caught up, as in semi- affordable, and made Turbos a legit option. We've always known they're the great equalizer. The means to control them was just so out of reach.
This engine would be a great swap for the 216 CI in my 1953 Chevy pickup with the 1986 S-10 T-5 transmission I installed last year. This transmission swap totally changed my truck, and this 292 would make it a real beast.
this 194/292 family of sixes is longer than the old 216/261 series--look for hood bracing clearance problems with the front of the valve cover
Thank you for keeping it all USA made! It matters!
Whys that?
@@lukegale717 because buying American keeps Americans at work, it keeps money circulating in our country, it helps our economy and especially in times like this we need it
Now add a variable geometry turbine and see the torque to rise much faster. The turbine used was too large.
In turbo sizing, you have both power and displacement variables. This example was under driven meaning very low exhaust drive pressure so the drive was mostly from dynamic pressure.
Nice comment Keith, you clearly know your stuff. I was thinking just a smaller turbine housing as it's being tuned for torque anyway?
376HP and 510LB FT TQ nice.....
Is it me? I never saw anywhere near that on the graph. Still impressive as hell.
Truck probably for towing and hauling so they wanted a lot of torque.
This is mind blowing. I have a falcon I was going to v8 swap but this makes me want to build the inline 6.
@ 13:26 Graph shows 425 ftlbs
Then he and the screen caption claims over 509?
@ 13.26 Graph says 330 HP
Then he and the screen caption claims over 376?
I saw that too
Here in Brazil we have a similar engine from GM in the Opalas, was a 4.1 liter inline six
o chato é os cara teimar em usar quadrijet, a distribuição de combustível fica ruim, tem que ser tripla weber, e tivemos o 292 também, usado nos caminhões canavieiros
Do you have a video on the Ford 300?
Here in Argentina this motors are used in category "TC" límited to 183 cubic inch and 8500 RPM. Are naturally aspired and gives 380 hp.
Argentinian enginners do magics
The turbo wouldn't have been able to sustain boost, seeing torque go down in the last pull. You might have gotten 400hp but thats maxing out the turbocharger with all risks comming with that. Nice power though.
In the 50's my neighbor and a couple of guys had a sprint car. The driver Jimmy Murphy picked up a GMC 6 that ran at the salt flats. The engine had a Herbert roller cam, three 97's, and steel main bearing blocks. The engine would turn 6000 rpm. One driver of a championship car asked Jimmy what engine he had. The guy was surprised as it pulled out of the turns like his Offy. The Chevy v8's had to wind up on the straight.
That thing is making 5.9L Cummins Diesel power 💪
Hot Chrysler 440" V8 power!
Mike Galley: "we are witnessing history on a daily basis". Is that like a Yogi Berra-ism? " it's like deja vu all over again", "nobody goes there anymore it's too crowded", "when you come to a fork in the road take it", "I want to thank you for making this day necessary", "you can observe a lot by watching".
6:17 ... WAY too close to the turbine outlet.
@Dave Micolichek umm... Yes? Read any wideband sensor manufacturer recommendation on placement, and they definitely say to have it further away.
@Dave Micolichek I didn't say it wouldn't work.... but likely to not last as long.
But that is just a monitor with fancy display it's not actually signaling to adjust your A/F mixture just telling you what it is right ?
This is exactly what I wanted to see today :)
Love seeing an inline build!
Jezzzz pat. You got enough pens?
I've two 300 i6 fords and a 5 cylinder Volkswagen. The i6 and i5 were very torque happy.
Yea pops got mom's old 07 Jetta with the 5 , he said he's impressed with the low end.
He came from a golf TDI before that so it's saying something ..haha they sound nice with a good exhaust too 😄
And I love that 300.
I see alot of em often at work , mobile generator service.
Worst problem I get is a leaky water pump from lack of cooling system maintenance,not it's fault.
@@MrTheHillfolk very torquey indeed. Very easy to pass at highway speeds without downshifting. I had a manual. It was fun
@@MrTheHillfolk I live in Florida. They run the roads a lot down here
@@thejuiceisloose8703
Yea you guys have alot of nice iron ....I fixed a rust car here in the northeast , never again.
Will travel for no rust 😄
Teflon tape on the turbo oil feed XD
Worked at a machining house from the eighties and build 292 intake and exhaust combos for UPS trucks. Remember machinery tag stating see oiling bulletin 9-12-1941. Thinking we built these until 1990's.
Seen lots of UPS trucks all were Ford 300.s
Such a cool, different build. Why skimp with the weak rotating assembly tho? Makes no sense to me.
who makes a forged crank for a Chevy six?
@@philtripe I'm more concerned about rods and pistons. That's a good point though. I don't know anything about this type of engine so I don't know what's available.
Nobody. GM made a forged crank for a short few years but it’s actually weaker than the cast crank as it only uses one counterweight per cylinder. The cast crank on these has been proven to hold up to over 1000hp with lightening, knife edging, and a supporting cross flow hybrid cylinder head.
@@gallupcustomknives2293 ok we've covered that. Again, weak rods and pistons.
Baby-Shark GTO I’d hardly call them weak. Out of the 7 250/292 engines I’ve dismantled not one had a broken piston or rod. One had a severely warped head, one had spun a bearing, one had a bad cam lobe, one had severely burnt exhaust valves on all 6 cylinders, one had a cracked head. Also the stock setup has a meager 8:1 compression, also why it could have probably taken A LOT more boost. If sticking with a stock design head, the earlier head (pre-1981 iirc) had much thicker castings and was much less prone to warp and crack, almost exactly opposite the early/late block, which had more nickel and thicker walls in the later years. But regardless of that, the stock head flows terribly.
Hey guys. The first combine I owned was a Massy Ferguson 410 with (get this) a Chevy 292 in-line 6 as power plant. It never wanted for power!! BUT it did like gasoline! I had a 48 gallon gas tank and I normally would put two tanks a day through it‼️ But it did the job………👍