The 300 6 is one of the best "working" engines manufactured. The Slant 6... an equal for a 400k mile reliable engine. "Maintenance maintenance maintenance". But a boosted 300 makes me allll... happy gearhead. Torque monster and reliable. But boooooost!!! Fun project!
Comparing this to a stinkin' Slant is ridiculous. Slant is a POS engine and I would know. So what if 10% of them go big miles. Most don't, they just die early.
Key word is manufactured. Past tense. Technology has moved along. You can get the same reliability with lower emissions, better mileage, and more power in smaller packages. It's a relic of the past.
@@bmstylee they still have they’re uses I still use a 292 Chevy in my work truck, it the only engine I know that will last at full throttle day after day pulling hills sure there’s better engines out there but you just can’t kill these 7 main bearing six’s
@@turkeyboyjh1 outside of a Cummins and heavy industrial applications no one uses an inline. Chevy and Ford use V engines for trucks and passenger cars outside of the i4. It's a dead architecture for passenger vehicles. If it was as great as you assert it would be on common production.
This is by far my favorite build for both teams. I’d love to see the same treatment given to a 235/261 in a ‘66 Chevrolet flatbed. Then do a straight up showdown. I love their excitement over an oddball build. Shows their inner geek. I love that.
Unfortunately the 235/261 is not a good engine for boost. 4 mains and huge heavy counterweights means that as soon as you make respectable power the crank removes itself from the block and walks out the door lol. A much better choice is the later 250/292 but they already did all that.
I'm a 72 model. And if I was given the choice to pick just one motor out all, without a doubt it would be the 300. Hands down the toughest motor Ford ever built.
I remember driving fully loaded 83 flatbeds trying to pass semi's at 70 MPH and as soon as I got cab to cab the wind coming off his truck would stop me cold and I would have to tuck back behind him. Sometimes I would get a trucker that took pity and he would let off for a moment and around I would go.
Back in the early 80’s, there was a “Super Six” class, dirt track race car that ran at East Bay with a NA, purpose built, 292+ Chevy I-6. He was so dominant in that class, that he’d often move up to run with the “Late Model” V-8’s and on some nights he’d win, but even on those he didn’t, he normally ran up front with the best teams. Even though I was a young kid then, I learned to respect the “underdogs” and gear heads that choose to be different ever since, especially those that succeed with “less” $$$ and sponsorship support.
Sounds like my bud that took 6.0 powerchokes to next level, i asked him once why he didnt just run Cummins when he was getting killed on the track, very competitive now..
Amazing! My 69 F-100 swb has a 300 6cyl. It's been a great motor , smooth and torqui. I've owned it for over 40 years. I'm the second owner. But until now l really didn't know how much potential it had. I now got the hee bee geebees to upgrade it. About 7 years ago l pulled it out and opened up the top and bottom, l was stunned by how clean it was inside. I've used Marvel Mystery oil on both the fuel and oil since the mid 70s. I'm not a MMO rep. Thanks PN. Your 300 vid. Is awsome. God bless.
There isn't actually. 61-66 are kind of a tight squeeze when it comes to doing work with a Straight 6. The only thing they can go is shove the engine back further, and turn the bench into buckets.
@@josefrobbins8781 It certainly could have fit lower, under the chin of the truck. It would have required more difficult charge pipes but it was more than do-able.
Wow guys, thanks for the quick follow up! Love everything about this project, and it actually makes sense to put it into that 1 ton. I can see that Pat was hoping for more rwhp, but that low end rear, and gearing in the trans is not helping. The only advice I can give is to run a bigger intercooler. Since you've got a flatbed, you can mount the radiator on the rear with a fan on the back of the cab. The only problem is you might have to run an auxiliary pump on account the stock pump might not be strong enough. I say this because recently ran into an old timer who turboe'd his GMC 302, and he had similar issues. Did great on the engine dyno, but made mediocre power on the wheel. Did the rad reverse and placed it on his headache rack, and went with an even bigger/better intercooler up front and turned his %50-60 power loss into more of a %25-30 loss.
I absolutely LOVE this build. It goes to show that a chassis dyno can be a real heart-breaker if you don’t know what to expect. A buddy of mine built a 472(460BBF) that was good for just over 575ish following a magazine build. Once it had a C6 behind it with a big tight converter, NP205, Dana 60 and 37” tires…it struggled to make like 330 at the wheels on the chassis dyno….BUT, at 55mph you could stomp it and that big girl(79 F250) would step out sideways. It was a sight to see!
When it first started it reminded me of an old diesel that had been setting for a few years. Lots of smoke Actually a 25 % Loss of power is about right for a truck transmission and drive axle. 500horsepower minus 25 % is 377. Sounds about right
I chose to stay with 3.55 gears with my T19 transmission since I run a 6.9 IDI that I put a turbo on from a '93 truck. With 35" tires it puts me around 1800-1900 rpm at highway speeds, which works great for the IDI. 4.10 seems like a lot for the highway and a 1.1 top gear. But that's just me. I had an EFI 300 in a 96 OBS and have always wanted to build a performance version. What a cool engine. Thanks guys!
I have to build an old Ford with this combo. Awesome sauce!!!!! This is what I want for a tow truck. F250 4x4 300 six with a turbo and setup for hauler of old steel muscle. Love the videos. Definitely please do more of these old ford builds. 60's and 70's f- series trucks rock!!!!
Just started working a deal on a Ford 300 for my own turbo build for my 2004 f150 heritage. This whole engine setup is way cooler than it has any right to be.
Big 6's have there down side when it comes to performance. But there is a lot of up side when it comes to affordable street ability. Lots of low end grunt and decent fuel economy. I built a Chevy 292 in a 67 short box C10. I had no problem lighting up 10x32x15's and got 18 mpg. It was also was a good reliable daily driver.
As a Kid, my Dad had I think a 292 I6 in his 64 or so Chevy 3/4 ton Pickup, We had an 8 and a 1/2ft. Over the Cab, Set-in, fully contained Camper in the Bed. The Only time I remember we ever having a problem was during a Camping trip to Yosemite early one Spring. We were going fishing I think. While we were climbing the Tioga Pass on the way to Yosemite in the Early 70's, It popped the Rear freeze plug in the Head. Overheated and Blew the Head Gasket. My Dad pulled off the road aways then He and I took the Head off on the side of the Friggin Highway. I helped as much as I could. Mostly getting him tools. Anyway, We Hitch-hiked to the closest town and Carried the head in to a little Mom and Pop Autoparts place. They re-surfaced it at a Bo-Dunk machine shop in the back and sold us a new freeze plug, Gasket set, Oil and a gallon of coolant. So with the Head, Freeze plug, Gaskets, Oil and a gallon of Antifreeze, We hitch-hiked back to our make shift Campsite on the Side of the road and put the Engine back together. A Bunch people back then stopped and offered to help. Even the Highway Patrol Officer offered to get dirty. But my Dad insisted that he could do it himself. I remember there were Patches of Snow on the ground and everything. We finished after dark that night. I remember him telling me to "Hold the Light Steady" all the time. It was colder than Hell after the Sun went down. He'd Cuss up a Storm if things weren't going well...lol. I also remember He just "Eye-balled" the Torque on the Head as we only had the Crudest of Tools. Basic Wrenches, Pliers, Sockets, hammer, screwdrivers, etc. We ended up resuming our Camping trip the next morning and Never had another problem. I think I was about 8 to 10 years old at the time...lol.
@@noduh736 Yup. I know that in the Big Dump Trucks sometimes they used to run 6.71 Roots-Style Superchargers on them from time to time. They used to bring them in for Service at my Dad's shop... They'd have a tendency to throw the belt if they backfired...or visa- versa....
The Ford 300c.i. 4.9L inline six is the best six cylinder engine ever produced. it even makes many V8s run away in fear. it's seven main bearing and it's timing gear instead of a timing chain. make it totally bulletproof. Ford produced a shitload of them, they were in everything from cars, to vans, to pickup trucks, and all the way up to seven ton dump trucks, and it was the engine of choice for all those big brown UPS trucks. and if that's not enough they were used extensively for industrial use..they have been used in all different forms of racing, even drag racing. there used to a company called Clifford Research. and their slogan was 6s for 8s. they had every kind of performance part imaginable for these engines. and they built some incredible 300 sixes. they are still around but they are not near the company they used to be. it's a funny thing Henry Ford didn't believe in six cylinder engines. he just didn't think they were good engines. that was the reason for the Ford flathead V8. it's sort of ironic that his company went on to build the best six cylinder engine ever produced. I have a 1981 Ford F 250 4x4 with a 300c.i. 4.9L six and a four speed. and it's the epitome of the word bulletproof. I added some performance parts to it like a offihouser four barrel intake manifold. and a header. and ported the head, mainly port matched it. which is about all a person can really do. and a 490 lift 240 duration camshaft. and topped it off with a Holly economaster 600 CFM carb. and a three inch exhaust system. I would eventually one day like to try a Holly projection EFI system on it. but as it is it's very dependable and runs really good. very impressive for a six cylinder engine.
It turned out as good as I was hoping it would be. Only thing I think you should do different: the intercooler is getting heat soaked above the radiator. Maybe add a shield to reduce the affect
@@josephmatuszak3855 I was thinking of something similar. If they had cold air coming in from just above the hood, that would reduce the affect the radiator was having
@@marshallwilliams4054 Hot air rises. No matter how they duct the air, the underside is still going to be exposed to all that heat. They need to mount it down behind the front bumper.
I feel like an air to water setup would have been perfect here in that the heat exchanger would have fit between the rad and the grill and had actual air flow unlike the air to air mounting used.
I'm curious about this too. I've worked in on highway and off highway diesel industries where we use air to raw (ocean) water in marine, air to coolant in mining heavy equipment, and air to air in highway trucks, but I've always wondered about the real effects. Stock marine DDC Series 60s could be 800 HP no problem (bigger turbo and bigger injectors, of couse). But I've always wondered about your cooling medium being coolant that is already at 200 degrees. Would be a neat comparison, apples to apples, if they could manage different intercooler setups
Air to water heat exchangers are great but more complex considering the second coolant system needed etc. They could have easily mounted the air to air heat exchanger in front of the rad. Someone commented that this build was for the show only and will likely never get any road time. I think that he is correct.
@@sheldonloyer3805 I design, sell, and install dry fuel irrigation power units. We spec fan/rad delate engine packages and use irrigation water through hear exchangers to cool the engines and 😭use air to water heat exchangers on all turbo charged engines. We can get the IAT's below ambient temperature easily which is especially helpful with propane and natural gas engines.
@@joesilvasr9733 that totally makes sense if you have a steady supply of cold water, much like my example of marine engines. The cooling that you get when you use water from a lake or ocean (or well/canal in your case) is amazing. The question I have is how much performance can you get out of an intercooler that uses engine coolant at 180-205 degrees in a closed loop system. How do you control corrosion in your irrigation set ups? Do you run zinc pucks or other sacrificial metal anodes?
I love the 300. That maybe why I have 5 of them. I would go with a 3.73 gear in the rear-end from personal experience. A 4.10 is still to low for the highway, especially since you don't have overdrive. Great job guys!
3.55 rear end for the highway and an overdrive gear for the high gear in the transmission. Then that truck will be able to walk the dogs out on the highway.
Sick mate ! , my father had one of these Ford trucks from new . Same engine , manual transmission , I remember it very well , I was very young. I can imagine having this sort of power with my father driving it . Cool guys keep up the good work. 🤗👍
What a cool build I love it. All except for the hood stack. If you have to keep the stack run it up between the cab ans flat bed. Hood stacks are for the unskilled in metal fabrication. It just screams I am too lazy to fab up an exhaust system.
Incoming cracked radiator. Not only is that thing going to heat soak like that's it's job and then get blasted with hot raiadtor air, Solid mounting it to two independently moving bases(engine/radiator) is going to stress those bungs until the welds crack or tank tears.
I'm running 2 300s. on in a 78 and one in a 77. both naturally aspirated.. might copy this for a third . a 78 f250 4x4 with a 59 body. with some improvements for sure.
Hard mounting that intercooler like that to the engine and radiator was a horrible idea. Love that this engine finally made it into a deserving truck. Looks like it’s going to be a blast to drive.
Are you planning on some fans for the inter cooler in that configuration? Behind the radiator is going to effect the cooling ability This would be a beast to drive.
want to talk old beater fords I owned at one time or another a 59,61,63,64,65 and 67 ford pick up's. all of them had either the original or a swapped in V8 and standard or auto transmission depending on the year . I love the old girls and you can't beat an old Ford for out living the engine , trans and the rear end. take my 59 when I finally sold it it had 950 thousand miles on the tach and I had rolled it over 5 times myself in the time I owned it. I went thru 3 engines 5 transmissions and had the agility to swap between a 2.90 , a 3.00 or a 4.11 rear gear just from searching the junk yards for center sections to fit the stock 9 in all in stock carriers from Ford . I may drag race a Dodge but I drive a Ford every day.
That beat the heck out of my 300 straight 6! My dad back in the day way back, raced Flathead Fords. Another time in life you would race and different class Chevy 6 cylinder 292 CID. I erased vets with the blue flame 235 you got the idea. I could simply rebuild the two barrel again my 300 but that offenhauser intake setup looks great.
Two words... forged internals. Ive seen several great turbo 300 builds over the years and the forged internals are need for higher boost. If you want to see how much power this engine can make on boost, you'll need a methanol injection system. None of these things are wildly expensive. With them, this engine could make a shocking amount of power. Please go ALL IN on this project.
"Y U NO" e85 on boosted applications. It's what just about everyone else is doing when they rebuild with forged pistons and add a turbo. Not just for increased power but for knock prevention and increased cooling effect.
@@ndog1234765 Here in the states, its becoming readily available and local for a lot of people. Im from the midwest and have no issue getting everything from e30, e50, all the way up to pump 110 octane for like 15$ a gallon.
@@oregonfordguy9812 Ethanol will allow for more fuel to be comsumed then gasoline for the same given power level, and with that offers a much greater power handling, faster spooling, and allow it to safely increase the timing and make more power per lb of boost, well beyond any pump gasoline. Then theres the inherent cooling effect of running the required 20-30% greater volume of fuel with ethanol and not only do combustion temps drop, but intake air temps in the manifold will be down tremendously which would be ideal on any street driven vehicle. Even with forged pistons, if it heats up the rings and the gaps close, it will crack ring lands. Ethanol is awesome with boosted engines and perfect for avoiding these types of failures, especially with the iron headed, large combustion chambers found on the 300ci.
I own a 1960 Ford f350 flatbed. Y block with t98 and original rear axle. I can't get gears for mine, but the Dana in that 64 can be regeared. Summit has ring and pinions for that axle. It would work if you don't planning to pull a lot of weight. Otherwise leave the rear alone and add an auxiliary overdrive to get better gearing and also keep pulling power.
I love the 300. I think In this build I would have stayed with a carb.a buddy and I put a holly sniper on a 300 build and had nothing but problems took it off and went back to a carb
I'd go even lower numerical ratio than 4.10:1. I've got 3.73's behind my V10 with OD and stock tires. Even though those don't make the low end torque of these 300's, it still jumps off the line hard. I think my 0-60 time is faster than when it had 4.30's in it because it doesn't have to do that 1-2 shift so quick and it has no problems with a 10k lb trailer behind it. My last F150 I ran a 300 with 3.05 rear gears on a 265/75/15 tire and it would still pull a house off its foundation. Starting with a heavy trailer was not the issue, stopping was. I was able to squeeze over 14 mpg out of that thing on the highway, which is great for a 300. Taller tires like this, 3.73 or something in that territory seems to be a sweet spot for torquey engines, especially if you have overdrive.
This is like when Towmater got the hot rod upgrade. I bet the old fella That owned this truck never could of imagined this would someday be done to his old workhorse.
such a cool rig. Id love to see you guys cut up a set of aluminum 351 heads to make a cross flow inline 6 one. There is so much more power potential in this engine with a better flowing head.
Hot air rises. So no matter how they try to get air to it. All the hot air from the radiator and front part of the engine bay is just going to cook it. It needs to go down behind the front bumper.
Now I have a 2013 F-150 with the first gen coyote motor in it and I love my truck she is four-wheel-drive and I'm going to lower her down to in in the front three in in the rear and is going to be really nice when I'm done with her
How do you guys plan on getting sufficient air flow over the after cooler? I can't see how it's going to get any air flow with it mounted where you have it.
This is a TV show. Most likely they have a plan for this chassis which doesn't include cutting up the grill. Putting the intercooler there was a pretty hack attempt, but at least they did include the intercooler so they could run some decent boost. My guess is that the 300/6 videos got so many views when they built the motor they decided to just stick it in whatever they had and put it on the dyno. If that's the case, they were able to get good dyno numbers by placing a fan on the intercooler. They aren't going to be driving this truck on the road anywhere, so the position of the IC doesn't matter to them.
Exactly what I was thinking. Especially given that it's a bar and plate which is gonna require a lot of airflow. Nothing is forcing the air through that core. At best they'll just get hot backwash from the radiator. It'll heatsoak in a matter of minutes.
Someone sat there with a straight face and said, "yeah. Put the intercooler directly over the radiator that's already engine temp and lay it flat on itself so it blocks its own airflow."
I loved it!! Ford 300 "Big 6" has a whole new meaning! Great engine & truck build guys. Great success! Thank you for giving the Ford 300 such love & tech it deserved😇! Do ya'll have a parts list we can read to duplicate this engine build? Paul, from S. Central Tx.
@@Pedrofitbulls Great! If this is your 1st turbo-system build, I strongly recommend a book: "Maximum Boost" by Corky Bell. That's the bible for DIY & professional turbo-system builds, real practical advise for the home builder, no BS, to help you get it right the 1st time. Good luck WAHU! 👍 Paul, from S. Central Tx.
Nice project y'all. Haven't figured out how the intercooler is getting any airflow through it. Hmm 🤔. Don't think y'all intend on leaving the box fan on the hood.
its hard to beat a straight 6 when it comes to all day work for decades.explains why i've seen them in industrial wood chippers, water pumps, even old generators & jack hammer air compressors.they'll run forever at 3k rpms.
BS. Engines run better the hotter they are, and even better the more consistently hot they are. The thermostat is there to regulate the engine's temperature.
@@coreybrenner who are you talking to? Because I never said ANYTHING about the temp a motor likes to run at... I was regarding uh stuck thermostat. Can't have a $20 part destroy your motor, if you don't have it in your motor. But I appreciate hearing a 101 basic understanding of a non essential component of a motor.
Watch the Flat Bed engine swap: th-cam.com/video/d4yAnPb-4cY/w-d-xo.html
The 300 6 is one of the best "working" engines manufactured. The Slant 6... an equal for a 400k mile reliable engine. "Maintenance maintenance maintenance". But a boosted 300 makes me allll... happy gearhead. Torque monster and reliable. But boooooost!!! Fun project!
Comparing this to a stinkin' Slant is ridiculous. Slant is a POS engine and I would know. So what if 10% of them go big miles. Most don't, they just die early.
I did have a stock straight 6
Key word is manufactured. Past tense. Technology has moved along. You can get the same reliability with lower emissions, better mileage, and more power in smaller packages. It's a relic of the past.
@@bmstylee they still have they’re uses I still use a 292 Chevy in my work truck, it the only engine I know that will last at full throttle day after day pulling hills sure there’s better engines out there but you just can’t kill these 7 main bearing six’s
@@turkeyboyjh1 outside of a Cummins and heavy industrial applications no one uses an inline. Chevy and Ford use V engines for trucks and passenger cars outside of the i4. It's a dead architecture for passenger vehicles. If it was as great as you assert it would be on common production.
One of the coolest builds I’ve seen. Even more interesting than putting a Coyote in it
Definitely
The chain will never slap in a 300-6 😊
This is by far my favorite build for both teams. I’d love to see the same treatment given to a 235/261 in a ‘66 Chevrolet flatbed. Then do a straight up showdown. I love their excitement over an oddball build. Shows their inner geek. I love that.
This!!!
Unfortunately the 235/261 is not a good engine for boost. 4 mains and huge heavy counterweights means that as soon as you make respectable power the crank removes itself from the block and walks out the door lol. A much better choice is the later 250/292 but they already did all that.
They did a boosted 292 six a few years ago.
Agreed. Would love to see what’s possible with the 261. I don’t think they were strong is the Ford 3 L though. But would be fun to see that
@@kbar150 I forgot about the best to 292. That would be a good combo for a Chevy 1 ton pick up.
I'm a 72 model. And if I was given the choice to pick just one motor out all, without a doubt it would be the 300. Hands down the toughest motor Ford ever built.
I'm preferential to FEs, the 300 is bulletproof but it leaves some power to be desired in stock form.
@@Terminxman in stock form yea. but this aint that.
mildly tuned ls7
I don't want a nose-heavy anchor
Idk my 390 fe is bulletproof too 😳
I remember driving fully loaded 83 flatbeds trying to pass semi's at 70 MPH and as soon as I got cab to cab the wind coming off his truck would stop me cold and I would have to tuck back behind him. Sometimes I would get a trucker that took pity and he would let off for a moment and around I would go.
deffinitely one of the most fun episodes ive seen. felt like a bunch of 20 yr olds that only kinda knew what they were doing. takes me back.
Back in the early 80’s, there was a “Super Six” class, dirt track race car that ran at East Bay with a NA, purpose built, 292+ Chevy I-6.
He was so dominant in that class, that he’d often move up to run with the “Late Model” V-8’s and on some nights he’d win, but even on those he didn’t, he normally ran up front with the best teams. Even though I was a young kid then, I learned to respect the “underdogs” and gear heads that choose to be different ever since, especially those that succeed with “less” $$$ and sponsorship support.
Sounds like my bud that took 6.0 powerchokes to next level, i asked him once why he didnt just run Cummins when he was getting killed on the track, very competitive now..
Amazing! My 69 F-100 swb has a 300 6cyl. It's been a great motor , smooth and torqui.
I've owned it for over 40 years. I'm the second owner. But until now l really didn't know how much potential it had. I now got the hee bee geebees to upgrade it. About 7 years ago l pulled it out and opened up the top and bottom, l was stunned by how clean it was inside. I've used Marvel Mystery oil on both the fuel and oil since the mid 70s. I'm not a MMO rep. Thanks PN. Your 300 vid. Is awsome. God bless.
That 300 deserves a better home!!!
naw; the home just needs refurbished
That’s a cool truck the 300 is a reliable workhorse.
The intake air is going to get hotter as the cooling system heats… there was definitely room in front of the radiator for that intercooler
There isn't actually. 61-66 are kind of a tight squeeze when it comes to doing work with a Straight 6. The only thing they can go is shove the engine back further, and turn the bench into buckets.
Angle mount it behind the front bumper.
@@josefrobbins8781 It certainly could have fit lower, under the chin of the truck. It would have required more difficult charge pipes but it was more than do-able.
Yeah, but now they can louver the hood for airflow, but they'll probably just let the poor thing cook ☹️
@@josefrobbins8781 Yep its an inter heater
the ford inline 300 is my favorite episode series that power nation has done!!
Wow guys, thanks for the quick follow up! Love everything about this project, and it actually makes sense to put it into that 1 ton. I can see that Pat was hoping for more rwhp, but that low end rear, and gearing in the trans is not helping. The only advice I can give is to run a bigger intercooler. Since you've got a flatbed, you can mount the radiator on the rear with a fan on the back of the cab. The only problem is you might have to run an auxiliary pump on account the stock pump might not be strong enough. I say this because recently ran into an old timer who turboe'd his GMC 302, and he had similar issues. Did great on the engine dyno, but made mediocre power on the wheel. Did the rad reverse and placed it on his headache rack, and went with an even bigger/better intercooler up front and turned his %50-60 power loss into more of a %25-30 loss.
These guys are having way too much fun, look at their smiles, I wish I was there too! 😎
Thank you guys it makes me day every time I get to watch your videos
I absolutely LOVE this build. It goes to show that a chassis dyno can be a real heart-breaker if you don’t know what to expect. A buddy of mine built a 472(460BBF) that was good for just over 575ish following a magazine build. Once it had a C6 behind it with a big tight converter, NP205, Dana 60 and 37” tires…it struggled to make like 330 at the wheels on the chassis dyno….BUT, at 55mph you could stomp it and that big girl(79 F250) would step out sideways. It was a sight to see!
i would love to see them do a timed trailer pull up hill or up a mountain road. And for giggles time it against either a F150 ecoboost 6 or 5.0.
Three wide. 300, 5.0, 7.tree
@@ethansmith9065
5.0 would spank it due to the 8 or 10spd tranny and how quick it revs
When it first started it reminded me of an old diesel that had been setting for a few years. Lots of smoke
Actually a 25 % Loss of power is about right for a truck transmission and drive axle. 500horsepower minus 25 % is 377. Sounds about right
I chose to stay with 3.55 gears with my T19 transmission since I run a 6.9 IDI that I put a turbo on from a '93 truck. With 35" tires it puts me around 1800-1900 rpm at highway speeds, which works great for the IDI. 4.10 seems like a lot for the highway and a 1.1 top gear. But that's just me.
I had an EFI 300 in a 96 OBS and have always wanted to build a performance version. What a cool engine. Thanks guys!
I have to build an old Ford with this combo. Awesome sauce!!!!! This is what I want for a tow truck. F250 4x4 300 six with a turbo and setup for hauler of old steel muscle. Love the videos. Definitely please do more of these old ford builds. 60's and 70's f- series trucks rock!!!!
Just started working a deal on a Ford 300 for my own turbo build for my 2004 f150 heritage. This whole engine setup is way cooler than it has any right to be.
Pats lost some weight! Good job 👍🏼
One of my favorite engines
Big 6's have there down side when it comes to performance. But there is a lot of up side when it comes to affordable street ability. Lots of low end grunt and decent fuel economy. I built a Chevy 292 in a 67 short box C10. I had no problem lighting up 10x32x15's and got 18 mpg. It was also was a good reliable daily driver.
As a Kid, my Dad had I think a 292 I6 in his 64 or so Chevy 3/4 ton Pickup, We had an 8 and a 1/2ft. Over the Cab, Set-in, fully contained Camper in the Bed.
The Only time I remember we ever having a problem was during a Camping trip to Yosemite early one Spring. We were going fishing I think.
While we were climbing the Tioga Pass on the way to Yosemite in the Early 70's, It popped the Rear freeze plug in the Head. Overheated and Blew the Head Gasket.
My Dad pulled off the road aways then He and I took the Head off on the side of the Friggin Highway. I helped as much as I could. Mostly getting him tools. Anyway, We Hitch-hiked to the closest town and Carried the head in to a little Mom and Pop Autoparts place. They re-surfaced it at a Bo-Dunk machine shop in the back and sold us a new freeze plug, Gasket set, Oil and a gallon of coolant. So with the Head, Freeze plug, Gaskets, Oil and a gallon of Antifreeze, We hitch-hiked back to our make shift Campsite on the Side of the road and put the Engine back together.
A Bunch people back then stopped and offered to help. Even the Highway Patrol Officer offered to get dirty. But my Dad insisted that he could do it himself.
I remember there were Patches of Snow on the ground and everything. We finished after dark that night. I remember him telling me to "Hold the Light Steady" all the time. It was colder than Hell after the Sun went down.
He'd Cuss up a Storm if things weren't going well...lol.
I also remember He just "Eye-balled" the Torque on the Head as we only had the Crudest of Tools. Basic Wrenches, Pliers, Sockets, hammer, screwdrivers, etc.
We ended up resuming our Camping trip the next morning and Never had another problem.
I think I was about 8 to 10 years old at the time...lol.
Have you ever seen a big block v6 like a 479 cu in they are gmc but still cool
@@noduh736 They even put that engine in their Medium Duty Truck.
It was a "Torque Monster"..
@@joeleyendecker5346 I know I'd like to see one all built up with a blower or turbs on it I'd like to find one myself to tinker with even more
@@noduh736 Yup. I know that in the Big Dump Trucks sometimes they used to run 6.71 Roots-Style Superchargers on them from time to time.
They used to bring them in for Service at my Dad's shop...
They'd have a tendency to throw the belt if they backfired...or visa- versa....
So glad to see this engine be put into something so freaking cool
The Ford 300c.i. 4.9L inline six is the best six cylinder engine ever produced. it even makes many V8s run away in fear. it's seven main bearing and it's timing gear instead of a timing chain. make it totally bulletproof. Ford produced a shitload of them, they were in everything from cars, to vans, to pickup trucks, and all the way up to seven ton dump trucks, and it was the engine of choice for all those big brown UPS trucks. and if that's not enough they were used extensively for industrial use..they have been used in all different forms of racing, even drag racing. there used to a company called Clifford Research. and their slogan was 6s for 8s. they had every kind of performance part imaginable for these engines. and they built some incredible 300 sixes. they are still around but they are not near the company they used to be. it's a funny thing Henry Ford didn't believe in six cylinder engines. he just didn't think they were good engines. that was the reason for the Ford flathead V8. it's sort of ironic that his company went on to build the best six cylinder engine ever produced. I have a 1981 Ford F 250 4x4 with a 300c.i. 4.9L six and a four speed. and it's the epitome of the word bulletproof. I added some performance parts to it like a offihouser four barrel intake manifold. and a header. and ported the head, mainly port matched it. which is about all a person can really do. and a 490 lift 240 duration camshaft. and topped it off with a Holly economaster 600 CFM carb. and a three inch exhaust system. I would eventually one day like to try a Holly projection EFI system on it. but as it is it's very dependable and runs really good. very impressive for a six cylinder engine.
It turned out as good as I was hoping it would be. Only thing I think you should do different: the intercooler is getting heat soaked above the radiator. Maybe add a shield to reduce the affect
I was thinking add shield/duct in nose of hood just for the intercooler if mounted like that... so a face forward slit on hood, + top venting on hood.
That mounting job is an embarrassing joke.
@@josephmatuszak3855 I was thinking of something similar. If they had cold air coming in from just above the hood, that would reduce the affect the radiator was having
Agreed, lack of room for a v-shaped setup. Place it below the radiator?
@@marshallwilliams4054 Hot air rises. No matter how they duct the air, the underside is still going to be exposed to all that heat. They need to mount it down behind the front bumper.
I’m so glad to finally see this come to be. I was hoping this is where that engine would live when I first saw the original episodes.
This is awesome, I’ve always been fascinated with turboed 300’s, I’ve had 3 F150’s with the 300, and they all ran when I sold them
The 300 inline 6 was the best engine ford ever made
So glad to see this Engine/Truck Combo "Done"!
I'm quite impressed with the FITech EFI kit. It looks completely OEM and VERY well built. Probably the nicest kit available today!
I feel like an air to water setup would have been perfect here in that the heat exchanger would have fit between the rad and the grill and had actual air flow unlike the air to air mounting used.
They could have mounted it behind the front bumper and ran the tubing under the core support.
I'm curious about this too. I've worked in on highway and off highway diesel industries where we use air to raw (ocean) water in marine, air to coolant in mining heavy equipment, and air to air in highway trucks, but I've always wondered about the real effects. Stock marine DDC Series 60s could be 800 HP no problem (bigger turbo and bigger injectors, of couse). But I've always wondered about your cooling medium being coolant that is already at 200 degrees. Would be a neat comparison, apples to apples, if they could manage different intercooler setups
Air to water heat exchangers are great but more complex considering the second coolant system needed etc. They could have easily mounted the air to air heat exchanger in front of the rad. Someone commented that this build was for the show only and will likely never get any road time. I think that he is correct.
@@sheldonloyer3805 I design, sell, and install dry fuel irrigation power units. We spec fan/rad delate engine packages and use irrigation water through hear exchangers to cool the engines and 😭use air to water heat exchangers on all turbo charged engines. We can get the IAT's below ambient temperature easily which is especially helpful with propane and natural gas engines.
@@joesilvasr9733 that totally makes sense if you have a steady supply of cold water, much like my example of marine engines. The cooling that you get when you use water from a lake or ocean (or well/canal in your case) is amazing. The question I have is how much performance can you get out of an intercooler that uses engine coolant at 180-205 degrees in a closed loop system.
How do you control corrosion in your irrigation set ups? Do you run zinc pucks or other sacrificial metal anodes?
I love the 300. That maybe why I have 5 of them. I would go with a 3.73 gear in the rear-end from personal experience. A 4.10 is still to low for the highway, especially since you don't have overdrive. Great job guys!
3.55 rear end for the highway and an overdrive gear for the high gear in the transmission. Then that truck will be able to walk the dogs out on the highway.
Glad to see some awsome inline 6 action, what a treat.
I love this engine! You guys picked the perfect truck to put it in too👍👍👍
It will be interesting to see how long this lasts. The integrity of engine builds on this channel has been spotty.
I hear ya. So how close it the hot side of the turbo setup to the oil pan?
I want to see this thing on the road!! FANTASTIC!!
Sick mate ! , my father had one of these Ford trucks from new . Same engine , manual transmission , I remember it very well , I was very young. I can imagine having this sort of power with my father driving it . Cool guys keep up the good work. 🤗👍
This has to be the best project I have ever seen! I’d love to see this engine in an old bullnose bronco tearing up a mud pit
What a cool build I love it. All except for the hood stack. If you have to keep the stack run it up between the cab ans flat bed. Hood stacks are for the unskilled in metal fabrication. It just screams I am too lazy to fab up an exhaust system.
I had a '78 F-100 custom with a 300 straight 6 and a 3-on-the-tree. I miss that truck. It had almost 450,000 miles on it when it died.
Incoming cracked radiator. Not only is that thing going to heat soak like that's it's job and then get blasted with hot raiadtor air, Solid mounting it to two independently moving bases(engine/radiator) is going to stress those bungs until the welds crack or tank tears.
My 1996 f 150 300 six only had 145 hp that don't make them since they last forever. That was an awesome video
I'm running 2 300s. on in a 78 and one in a 77. both naturally aspirated.. might copy this for a third . a 78 f250 4x4 with a 59 body. with some improvements for sure.
I want more of this beast. 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
Hard mounting that intercooler like that to the engine and radiator was a horrible idea. Love that this engine finally made it into a deserving truck. Looks like it’s going to be a blast to drive.
I gave it a thumbs up within the first 5 seconds and I paused it so I can watch it in the mancave while working on my 69 mustang 😁
Your builds put practical and cool to the limit.
Greatest build ever
Are you planning on some fans for the inter cooler in that configuration? Behind the radiator is going to effect the cooling ability
This would be a beast to drive.
Love this build
This is the very best episode ever made! Awesome!
That intercooler location decision sheds light on people who think vape is better than cigarettes. #BANKSPOWER GALE BANKS should educate these dudes.
Sweet build
want to talk old beater fords I owned at one time or another a 59,61,63,64,65 and 67 ford pick up's. all of them had either the original or a swapped in V8 and standard or auto transmission depending on the year . I love the old girls and you can't beat an old Ford for out living the engine , trans and the rear end. take my 59 when I finally sold it it had 950 thousand miles on the tach and I had rolled it over 5 times myself in the time I owned it. I went thru 3 engines 5 transmissions and had the agility to swap between a 2.90 , a 3.00 or a 4.11 rear gear just from searching the junk yards for center sections to fit the stock 9 in all in stock carriers from Ford . I may drag race a Dodge but I drive a Ford every day.
That is so badass, that turbocharged 300 straight 6!
That beat the heck out of my 300 straight 6! My dad back in the day way back, raced Flathead Fords. Another time in life you would race and different class Chevy 6 cylinder 292 CID. I erased vets with the blue flame 235 you got the idea. I could simply rebuild the two barrel again my 300 but that offenhauser intake setup looks great.
Love that old 300.
He floored it on Monday and it spooled on Friday😂😂🤣🤣🤣
Two words... forged internals. Ive seen several great turbo 300 builds over the years and the forged internals are need for higher boost. If you want to see how much power this engine can make on boost, you'll need a methanol injection system. None of these things are wildly expensive. With them, this engine could make a shocking amount of power. Please go ALL IN on this project.
"Y U NO" e85 on boosted applications. It's what just about everyone else is doing when they rebuild with forged pistons and add a turbo. Not just for increased power but for knock prevention and increased cooling effect.
One reason may be lack of availability. Where I live (Brooks Alberta Canada), I have never seen E85 anywhere near me.
@@ndog1234765 Here in the states, its becoming readily available and local for a lot of people. Im from the midwest and have no issue getting everything from e30, e50, all the way up to pump 110 octane for like 15$ a gallon.
cost vs drivable. the 300 with 10lbs of boost will run on 89 or 92 without issue. so jo reason for e85.
@@oregonfordguy9812 Ethanol will allow for more fuel to be comsumed then gasoline for the same given power level, and with that offers a much greater power handling, faster spooling, and allow it to safely increase the timing and make more power per lb of boost, well beyond any pump gasoline. Then theres the inherent cooling effect of running the required 20-30% greater volume of fuel with ethanol and not only do combustion temps drop, but intake air temps in the manifold will be down tremendously which would be ideal on any street driven vehicle. Even with forged pistons, if it heats up the rings and the gaps close, it will crack ring lands. Ethanol is awesome with boosted engines and perfect for avoiding these types of failures, especially with the iron headed, large combustion chambers found on the 300ci.
@@oregonfordguy9812 e85 in my local station is 2.89. e30 runs 3.09 and still runs close to 95 octane. Premium 91 gasoline is 5.49 still
I own a 1960 Ford f350 flatbed. Y block with t98 and original rear axle. I can't get gears for mine, but the Dana in that 64 can be regeared. Summit has ring and pinions for that axle. It would work if you don't planning to pull a lot of weight. Otherwise leave the rear alone and add an auxiliary overdrive to get better gearing and also keep pulling power.
That inlet air going to be hot as hell. Use a water to air intercooler.
This truck is awesome. Best part is, no LS swap
Hell ya, this is an awesome build. Thanks for not doing the same small block Chevy V8 carbureted boring build
I love the 300. I think In this build I would have stayed with a carb.a buddy and I put a holly sniper on a 300 build and had nothing but problems took it off and went back to a carb
Hope you guys decide to build a 3 valve twin turbo Ford V-10 someday. The V-10 could use some hot-rod love, too.
I'd go even lower numerical ratio than 4.10:1. I've got 3.73's behind my V10 with OD and stock tires. Even though those don't make the low end torque of these 300's, it still jumps off the line hard. I think my 0-60 time is faster than when it had 4.30's in it because it doesn't have to do that 1-2 shift so quick and it has no problems with a 10k lb trailer behind it. My last F150 I ran a 300 with 3.05 rear gears on a 265/75/15 tire and it would still pull a house off its foundation. Starting with a heavy trailer was not the issue, stopping was. I was able to squeeze over 14 mpg out of that thing on the highway, which is great for a 300. Taller tires like this, 3.73 or something in that territory seems to be a sweet spot for torquey engines, especially if you have overdrive.
This is like when Towmater got the hot rod upgrade. I bet the old fella That owned this truck never could of imagined this would someday be done to his old workhorse.
Nothing personal guys but putting that beautiful engine into that Rusty chunky engine bay?🇺🇸👍
You can’t go wrong with that kinda power at the wheels!
Wow. This engine is sooooo cool
Ran across this by accident… good to see you Marc…. You’re old PM
Nice job mounting the interwarmer.
Holy sheet that's sounds wicked when it gets up there in the rpm wow!
Back when tanks full of gasoline were used as backrests 😂
such a cool rig. Id love to see you guys cut up a set of aluminum 351 heads to make a cross flow inline 6 one. There is so much more power potential in this engine with a better flowing head.
At least some port and polish work
Kids in a candy store!!
Going to be a lot of hot air if there's no scoop in the hood for that intercooler.
eye rolled when he said install horizontally...
I made comment about up above yours...... man thats dumb as hell !
Hot air rises. So no matter how they try to get air to it. All the hot air from the radiator and front part of the engine bay is just going to cook it. It needs to go down behind the front bumper.
I like the other idea of going for a water to air cooler.
Love this build!
With the room you had between the radiator and engine, you should have spaced the radiator back and put the intercooler in front of the radiator.
The dual wheels the axel and farm truck gear box it's probably losing a hundred horses so those numbers are really good.
I have a 51 F1 with a 226 and this really makes me want to swap in a 300 and turbo it.
You guys have started throwing the rulebook out the window, which is exactly what everyone loves to see these days.
Now I have a 2013 F-150 with the first gen coyote motor in it and I love my truck she is four-wheel-drive and I'm going to lower her down to in in the front three in in the rear and is going to be really nice when I'm done with her
Really cool build, would love to see a big ole dually burnout! Lol
Stick that intercooler under the dashboard while you’re at it. Probably get just as much airflow as your current position.
How do you guys plan on getting sufficient air flow over the after cooler? I can't see how it's going to get any air flow with it mounted where you have it.
Oh it will get air , hot air from the radiator fan and heat from the turbo housing
@@Mike-xt2ot exactly what I was thinking
This is a TV show. Most likely they have a plan for this chassis which doesn't include cutting up the grill. Putting the intercooler there was a pretty hack attempt, but at least they did include the intercooler so they could run some decent boost.
My guess is that the 300/6 videos got so many views when they built the motor they decided to just stick it in whatever they had and put it on the dyno. If that's the case, they were able to get good dyno numbers by placing a fan on the intercooler. They aren't going to be driving this truck on the road anywhere, so the position of the IC doesn't matter to them.
Welding those cooler supports on the top of the rad is a mistake.
Exactly what I was thinking. Especially given that it's a bar and plate which is gonna require a lot of airflow. Nothing is forcing the air through that core. At best they'll just get hot backwash from the radiator. It'll heatsoak in a matter of minutes.
Someone sat there with a straight face and said, "yeah. Put the intercooler directly over the radiator that's already engine temp and lay it flat on itself so it blocks its own airflow."
Amazing work and content fellas..
Worst intercooler placement ever lol
I loved it!! Ford 300 "Big 6" has a whole new meaning! Great engine & truck build guys. Great success! Thank you for giving the Ford 300 such love & tech it deserved😇! Do ya'll have a parts list we can read to duplicate this engine build? Paul, from S. Central Tx.
Yesss they post everything a 60 mm turbo
@@Pedrofitbulls I double-checked: the 300 Ford turbo was a 72mm comp. & a 68mm turbine from Turbonetics
@@PaulThomas-qo9vy shittt not bad at all that’s what I’m gonna use then on my 390 fe I got rn a turbo from a Cummins 6.7
@@Pedrofitbulls Great! If this is your 1st turbo-system build, I strongly recommend a book: "Maximum Boost" by Corky Bell. That's the bible for DIY & professional turbo-system builds, real practical advise for the home builder, no BS, to help you get it right the 1st time. Good luck WAHU! 👍 Paul, from S. Central Tx.
@@PaulThomas-qo9vy thanks I’m gonna look into it I’m looking to put compounds turbos so and smaller one before the 6.7 one
Being a work truck with that motor, I would say a 4.30 would be a good choice.
Love to see a built IH inline, 345s been done y'all need to show triple diamond some love.
Nice project y'all. Haven't figured out how the intercooler is getting any airflow through it. Hmm 🤔. Don't think y'all intend on leaving the box fan on the hood.
Ez just put a scoop on the hood directing the air to the inter cooler
@@jgpa3z y'all are right. That could solve the airflow issue... but, I guess it means the project isn't done yet. It's dang sure got more giddy up!
Such an awesome truck!
Go FORD, superior engine, superior engineering's
its hard to beat a straight 6 when it comes to all day work for decades.explains why i've seen them in industrial wood chippers, water pumps, even old generators & jack hammer air compressors.they'll run forever at 3k rpms.
6:30 "housing" was gold to my ears lol DON'T PUT A THERMOSTAT ON IF YOU DON'T LIVE IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES!!!
BS. Engines run better the hotter they are, and even better the more consistently hot they are. The thermostat is there to regulate the engine's temperature.
@@coreybrenner who are you talking to? Because I never said ANYTHING about the temp a motor likes to run at... I was regarding uh stuck thermostat. Can't have a $20 part destroy your motor, if you don't have it in your motor. But I appreciate hearing a 101 basic understanding of a non essential component of a motor.
I was pooh-poohing the idea of running without a thermostat. I usually pony up the extra shekels for a fail-open stat.