Best engine ever as far as durability goes. I have 305K on my 1990 Ford van. I drove it for a year and 11000 miles without even opening the hood because I was so busy and overworked.
You're not wrong! I had one in an 85 F150 with a 5-spd. I loved that little truck. Getting rid of it was not the best idea I ever had but hey I was a teenager.
It sounds like Ford's equivalent to the Slant Six for reliability, torque and economy. Was it a bigger version of the 250 we got Down Under in the '60's and '70's? If so, I'd have to wonder if the 250's crossflow head and EFI would bolt on?
PiDsMedia : Nope The United States E van and F series Truck and sometime passanger car Big Six 240 (3.9) and 300 (4.9) was a big 4.47 inch bore spacing engine...the Australian 144/170/188 (3.1)/200(3.3)/221(3.6)/250(4.1) and related 3.2/3.9/4.0 SOHCs and Barras were all short deck, narrow 4.08 inch bore spacing engines from the 1960 Falcon program. After 1976, all that smaller jazz got X flo heads and nothing interchanges with the Big Six at all. The United States4.9 EFi Big Six looks like the Aussie 1983 to 1987 4.1 EFi, but the US engine is non cross flow and totally different. The Big Six was born in 1965 as a 240 or 300 cubic inch replacement for the 262 i6...and the 4.9 is still made as an industriak engine.Last truck application was 1997.
Mr. Christian : And Governed down to peak at 88 hp gross at 2900 rpm. Stock, they were 114 hp net. That 228 lb-ft at 1100 rpm was magic. The formerly governed carb is on at right angles too...just like the 200 small six swather engine..What a mule of an engine the 300 is!
Autojones : Yeah. Among Equals. One tows airport baggage, UPS Mail, Ice Creme Cones and cement pumps and the other wins drag races, carts King of the Road Shelbys to street racing credibity by being able to incinerate tires and male egos in one evening. Yeet!
@@deanstevenson6527 I get what you're saying but to me the 428 is the most versatile. My Dad put one in his f 250 and it got big block power with small block mileage. and a friend of mine put one in his mustang (witch originaly came with an 390) Amazing engine. utility or performance .
My dad ran a stock car on dirt ovals 30 yrs ago with a 300 six. It dyno at 472hp and 513lb of tourque and was run up 7200 rpm. Everyone laughed when we showed up at a new track, until we fired it up and hit the track, then the laughter was soon replaced by silence and a milion questions. I really wanan see how far you guys can take this six with today's modern parts.
My favorite engine. When I was in high school a guy blew his up on lunch break and drove 7 miles home with a hole in the side of the block at the end of the day. They are tough even after they are pushed well beyond their limits.
I drove one with out vavle cover on it 15 miles home then put rock in gas pedal for about 45 min for it locked up scape was high got almost six hundred back in day
My dad was up in the woods upstate when the 300 I6 in his 92 F150 spun a bearing and lost oil pressure. He let it sit for the day and fired it up the next day. Had oil pressure and he drove it the 4 hours home. Ran fine. He drove that truck anther 2 years before it spun a bearing again and wouldn’t keep oil pressure. But it still ran well enough to drive to the junkyard under its own power. It had 325,000 miles on it. Not bad for a few and far maintained engine. He bought it when it was only a few years old with 30,000 miles on it. It was his work truck. I only remember it breaking down once and needing a tow (fuel pump). The best I got was my old 86 F250 351 auto 4x4. Sold it with 285,000 on it. Engine was never opened up. Just regular maintenance. Miss that truck...
@@CamaroAmx i got my granddads old 94 f150 with an automatic and a 300. Damn thing has 371,000 mi on original equipment. I still daily it. And I'll be honest ive rolled a 86 f150 and still drove it 5 years with one the side tore up. I got plastered in the rear by somebody runnin 70 mph in the same truck and still drove it 12 miles home lol. Form experience they tough.
All these years watching big $$$ engine builds... Finally a motor I can afford... In fact I own a EFI 4.9 I'd like to refresh in my van, cant wait to see more on this one.
Arguably one of the greatest truck engines ever, regardless of of whether you’re a Chevy, Mopar, or Ford guy, have one in my truck, they had such a good run from 65 to 96. I know a lot of people who stopped buying ford trucks once they got rid of the good stuff like the 460 and the 300. I have a 300 in my truck, they can’t be killed!
I know you're right about that I don't think any Triton is near as reliable is the good old blue stuff I was one of them guys that said there would never be a Chevy in my yard then came along a Triton and away went the 7.3 now the 7.3 is back as a gas I think it's going to bring some of the Ford people back
Yeah they’re essentially bringing back the 460, they knew their mistake, torque applications like the 460 was so good for doesn’t need overhead cams like high performance high rpm applications need, If it ain’t broke don’t fix it, very good move by Ford, love the new 7.3
My dad still has a '95 F150 with one of these and the only major breaks have been 1 blown piston ring and a rebuild of 2nd gear. Aside from that it's just had normal wear and tear maintenance. The odometer topped out at roughly 400,000 miles, and that was 10 years ago. These are truly the best engines ford ever made
With a healthier cam and valvetrain components, I bet dollars to donuts that power would go WAY up and the torque curve wouldn't take as much of a nose dive.
Ford straight six engines have ran for decades on generators, steam jennies, pumps etc. They were simple, reliable, and economical to maintain and repair. Ford dropped them in automotive applications simply because they could not pass ever stricter emissions regulations. The V-6 that replaced them in trucks was a hot pile of dog 💩.
My dad had the 300 I6 in his 1988 F250. It was one of the best motors. Good gas milage(15), he plowed snow, towed 5th wheel campers, pindlehook trailers with heavy loads and it finally gave out at almost 300,000 miles.
I have one of these in a brush bandit wood chipper. It sat for 20 years, was pretty easy to get going. Recently had to put in a new float in the carb, got gas logged and didn't float. Now it runs great. Starts easy, tons of power. Every guy I talk to about it says they loved them.
My 1969 ford custom 2 door sedan, pretty rare body style, has a 240 straight 6 and I love it! The 240/300 made its way into alot of industrial stuff, all the airport tugs we had at Pittsburgh Airport had the ford 300 as well
Had one in a 1986 Ford F-250. Fantastic torquey engine, sold it with 300k (Dolt) on it with nothing done but routine maintenance. It went another 150k trouble free before sold again and I lost track of it. If the truck hasn’t rusted out from under it that straight 6 is still running somewhere. I’ve owned many different Ford motors and this one was the best by far. I’m 71 years old so before you say “ best Ford so what?” , have owned practically every engine made including English and German and this one is in the top couple ever
My first vehicle was a 1980 Ford F-250 Ranger XLT. 2WD, manual 4 speed with granny low, and most importantly, the 300-6 engine. At the time of ownership, I lived on a mile long dirt road with plenty of twists and turns, and fondly renember sliding through the corners on my way to where the bus would pick us up for school. The 300-6 is a bad ass engine, and I truly wish I hadn't sold that old truck.
Being a commercial equipment application, I bet that 300 was balanced to keep vibrations to a minimum. The cylinder bores were also probably done to a higher standard (blue printed?). I loved my 88 F150 with the 300 6 and 5 speed manual (regular cab, 2wd, long bed). Such a great drivetrain combo. I got 18 mpg on longer trips. And that for an 80s fullsize truck with enough power to get work done was almost unbelievable (for comparison, my 73 F100 regular cab 2wd long bed manual everything rebuilt 360 straight duals 3 on the tree got 10 mpg always). Always wanted say a 64 Galaxie with a good 300 and 5 speed (or even 3 on the tree as they are easy to drive) plus a very tall rear end to take advantage of that torque. Would be a great highway cruiser and decent mpg. Call it the Slowville Lugger (yeah, I've thought about this quite a lot in the past. lol). Lugging most engines is bad because low oil pressure for forces, so that would need to be addressed.
I’m very excited about this build way more excited than watching the 1000 hp charger please build this thing to an extreme I would love to see the max potential of this motor maybe with a TwinTurbo set up anyway this is the engine as a teenager I always wanted to build but never had the money
I did build one, not extreme, just deck the head, 4 barrel intake and carb, and a better cam. I was able to keep up with a stout but stock 350 in the 1/4. I was fixing my dad's 300 so I lent him my built one...he said "that thing's got way more power!" I said that I knew that. The biggest difference I noticed was it had way more top end power, the down low was relatively unaffected.
As a former machinist, love to see people take the extra time to indicate things in,something I did literally every day and CNC operators have no idea about lol
Alright, finally the Ford 300 Big six is gonna get some Power Nation love! Please, Please include a Turbo in this build, & also consider the turbo with LPG (yes, HD-5 propane motor fuel) which has 105 octane! The guru's of that combo are at Ak Miller's Garage in Pico Rivera, Ca. Ak Miller (RIP) invented advanced LPG carburetors & perfected the Turbo/propane combo w/amazing low emissions. A 4bbl or twin 2 bbl LPG carbs on appropriate Clifford or Offenhauser hipo manifolds & boost will amaze us all. GotPropane.com may be helpful too. They specialize in 4WD off-road LPG/Turbo combos. Remember with LPG, richer is hotter, leaner is cooler with gaseous fuels, just opposite of gasoline. I can hardly wait!
When i was 15, I had a 74 ford with the 300, 6 cylinder and I ran that thing on red line all the time. And finally after 2 years of abuse it let go... that was the strongest motor I've ever seen.....
I had one in an 83 Bronco and we drove it across country from boston to Sacramento ca.and continued to drive it until 1990 without doing anything to it but change oil and plugs/wires that truck was a torque monster in 4wheel !
I love this stuff, First a Slant Six, then a turbo 292 Chevy, now a Ford 300. Next junkyard to dyno y'all need to do is an International V8. Offbeat power-plant for the win!
Finally a 300 inline 6 build from Ford I am so happy now I'm actually aesthetic I have a 67 Ford F100 with the same motor and 53 years later it's still running damn good I'm looking forward to this build and I hope you get some good power out of it because I will definitely be following this
I've been following this on Instagram and now its here! I said BIG SIX loud and proud when you guys did the chevy six. Now we have it! Thank you guys for bringing it! Please do it justice. I'm looking forward to see the next video on this. P.S. Also next time give us a bit of history of the big six please.
Finally!!! I got a 79 f150 wit a 300 and a t18, love it. I also have an industrial 300 that came out of a vacuum pump on a honey truck that I want to rebuild, so I’m really following!
@@cwjarvis3 Because when that one come from the factory it was blue , 1980 vintage and up were junk , all light duty that I know of unless on a generator , water pump , standalone power unit , or wood chipper or stump grinder I am simply saying check your numbers if you can find them .BTW , the factory forged stuff if between 6 and 7 to 1 compression , you would a Paxton to get any real power out of it .
In Australia, the reverse-flow Ford 6s evolved into the mighty Ford Crossflow, and then the Intech and then finally the Barra, so a little of this motor's blood lived on in the beasts from Broadmeadows.
The Ford 300 is the only reason I watched this episode. Awesome to see it up and running. Can’t wait to see it rebuilt. Sorry modern engines, but that old girl has stolen the limelight from you.
I install these motors (Ford 300s) into my equipment all the time. Still used heavily in the airline ground support equipment (GSE) arena. Super easy to work on. Damn near abuse-proof. Can run as low as 6psi oil pressure and work without failure (not recommended!) . Married to a C6 with an 14:1 to 18:1 rear end (yes that right), a MA50-1 can pull a house or five down. That drivetrain combo can even be found in the larger pushback tractors. Tractors that are pushing around 150,000lbs loaded aircraft, and doing it with ease.
@@ryznglascastle1995 a pro charger could work But from everything I researched it's a lot of custom work that goes into it. I tried to find a turbo kit for my 95 f150, and I couldn't
@@ruby20003628 Yep the lower half of the EFI intake manifold has me wondering if it's possible for bigger injectors and a Modified upper half designed for a belt drive blower and a better throttle body.
I was told you have to lighten up the bottom end so when the extra pressure goes in, it's not gonna warp the piston rods due to the longer stroke. Don't know how much truth there is to that
Man that hellephant is sick. 847 whp when you're running a big rear end, a 3.0L supercharger, and a regular geared automatic transmission you're losing at least 21 percent from the crank to the wheels maybe more. Some of the older modern transmissions from the Daimler Chrysler era were known to cause very high parasitic losses. Mid 25 percentiles were seen from the crank to the wheel. This setup with the magnaflow puts down 1024 hp and 1050 ft lbs at least. Thats insane.
I just reman,d one of these this summer for a mid 80's pickup. We as farmers love these. I think some internals are different or it a earlier engine. These were mass produced since mid 60's I think. They were known to put out around 120 hp in later production.
I always thought of these as the closest thing youll get to a diesel while neing a gasser. Will work all day, play all night and make all the tq all the time! One of my favorite engines, i currently daily one.
These motors were also used in aircraft tugs at airports to tow 747's around ! With many still in service today ! The military as well uses them for tugs for the C-5 Galaxy, the B-52 and all other military aircraft.
That ford 6 cylinder is a testament to solid old school Ford ingenuity.. i used to have a 300 i6 in my old ford pickup and ran it out of oil countless times and it never blew up.. ran decent till the day i yanked it out for the diesel swap. No horsepower but torque for days
I can't wait to see the outcome of this one I am Building A 1983 300 Straight 6 for my 1983 F150 I've got the bottom in Ready to assemble The block has Bam board 30 over Line board decked 30 thousands And a whole list of other goodies I have a comp cam kit But with the same problem he was talking about with the hitters intake I have not decided the rail I want to go The biggest problem I have came into with building this motor is the small selection of aftermarket parts For instance summit racing does not even offer Camshaft thrust plate For this motor Because no matter how popular these motors are There is not very many people building these Motors anymore I am very thankful and happy To see You guys building one of these motors
Rebuilt the 300 in my 1984 F150. Other than a 0.030 bore job (broken rings and scored bores) and "premium" rings, kept it a stock build to include the reuse of the old EECIV feedback carb setup (I did retrofit a heated O2 sensor). Not much HP, but good torque and runs great. Doesn't get the fuel economy that others report though... still, she's a keeper. Heck, with the broken rings and terrible compression, I was able to drive it from southern Indiana to Kansas (via a side trip to MO) and back... struggled, but she made it. Can't kill them.
I saw a 300 I6 at the US Nationals about 30 years ago. This thing had a custom made Cleveland head. Yep! The builder cut a chamber off of two Cleveland heads, mended them together and bolted it to the 6 as the bore spacing and head bolt holes were the same. This cat was running 9s in an altered. I challenge y'all to do this! At least you'll get the manifolds on opposite sides.
The cargo tugs at the airport are almost all powered by ford 300s. We had one come in the shop for preventive maintenance and it has a metallic noise coming from the engine and ran rough, but we were swamped with work and it wasn't running so bad to justify taking it off the line. 2 weeks later we brought it back in and the noise had lessened, I decided to pull the head after a compression test came back with zero compression on #1. I found the exhaust valve drop and stuffed through the piston stem first and properly peened into the piston. I found a piston in the scrap pile, ground all the damaged out of the cylinder head. No damage to the cylinder walls. I used a random exhaust valve I found, it was to large so it got bench ground to fit. All and all it took half a shift to get it running again, and if I wasn't so slow that day there would of been zero hesitation in leaving it on the line.
I had the 300 in a pickup. The truck rusted out at 340,000 miles. I sold the truck in 2004 to a machinist who adapted the engine to drive a sawmill for an Amish sawmill. Last I heard(2018) That old 300 is still powering that sawmill.
Used in a lot of older tugs at airports, have done a service on one that had a quart for who knows how long when I got to it and she’s still running strong today, not a Ford guy but it is a very reliable motor
I have a 1988 F150 with the 300 in it, has around 348000 miles on it , and thinking about a rebuild soon . It has a few leaks , and slight knock at times,but still runs and pulls great ! Love these torque monsters .
Totally get what he’s saying. Love the old school work horses even though they weren’t ripping up the track, gotta respect the daily grind then went through and took anything dished at them.
I actually skipped through the 1000 horsepower dodge to watch the straight 6 motor lol
Same
me to! lol
Who didn't lmao?
@@onefastslimjim true hahaha
Me too!!! I thought "i clicked on this to see the 300!!!" Not the doge!
I don’t even need to watch this to know the answer. Of course it’ll start, that 300 inline 6 engine was probably the toughest engine Ford ever made.
Best engine ever as far as durability goes. I have 305K on my 1990 Ford van. I drove it for a year and 11000 miles without even opening the hood because I was so busy and overworked.
You're not wrong! I had one in an 85 F150 with a 5-spd. I loved that little truck. Getting rid of it was not the best idea I ever had but hey I was a teenager.
It sounds like Ford's equivalent to the Slant Six for reliability, torque and economy.
Was it a bigger version of the 250 we got Down Under in the '60's and '70's?
If so, I'd have to wonder if the 250's crossflow head and EFI would bolt on?
Shane Singleton I learned to drive on an 85 F150. Ours had a 4 speed I think.
PiDsMedia : Nope The United States E van and F series Truck and sometime passanger car Big Six 240 (3.9) and 300 (4.9) was a big 4.47 inch bore spacing engine...the Australian 144/170/188 (3.1)/200(3.3)/221(3.6)/250(4.1) and related 3.2/3.9/4.0 SOHCs and Barras were all short deck, narrow 4.08 inch bore spacing engines from the 1960 Falcon program. After 1976, all that smaller jazz got X flo heads and nothing interchanges with the Big Six at all. The United States4.9 EFi Big Six looks like the Aussie 1983 to 1987 4.1 EFi, but the US engine is non cross flow and totally different. The Big Six was born in 1965 as a 240 or 300 cubic inch replacement for the 262 i6...and the 4.9 is still made as an industriak engine.Last truck application was 1997.
I am not even a Ford fan, but I wanna see this one. What a cool engine.
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tens of thousands of years from now, archeologists will unearth a 300 straight six, put a squirt of fuel in the carb, an its going to fire right up
Ford 300 six powered my trucks for years. A super powerplant.
I’m super excited about this build I’m driving one right now
The torque is awesome in old trucks
It's the honey badger, maybe not the strongest but it doesn't die.
@@50calBeowulf that's no lie.
It still is powering my f150 at 600k miles and still going
Probably the best engine Ford ever made.
Mr. Christian : And Governed down to peak at 88 hp gross at 2900 rpm. Stock, they were 114 hp net. That 228 lb-ft at 1100 rpm was magic. The formerly governed carb is on at right angles too...just like the 200 small six swather engine..What a mule of an engine the 300 is!
* 428 .
Autojones : Yeah. Among Equals. One tows airport baggage, UPS Mail, Ice Creme Cones and cement pumps and the other wins drag races, carts King of the Road Shelbys to street racing credibity by being able to incinerate tires and male egos in one evening. Yeet!
@@deanstevenson6527 I get what you're saying but to me the 428 is the most versatile. My Dad put one in his f 250 and it got big block power with small block mileage. and a friend of mine put one in his mustang (witch originaly came with an 390) Amazing engine. utility or performance .
Autojones : I think its hard to demolish any FE, even a side oiler. And a 428 had the bare bones of both the NASCAR and the LeMans wining 427.
My dad ran a stock car on dirt ovals 30 yrs ago with a 300 six. It dyno at 472hp and 513lb of tourque and was run up 7200 rpm. Everyone laughed when we showed up at a new track, until we fired it up and hit the track, then the laughter was soon replaced by silence and a milion questions. I really wanan see how far you guys can take this six with today's modern parts.
The Ford 300ci inline six is one of the best engines ever made. Bullet proof.
My favorite engine. When I was in high school a guy blew his up on lunch break and drove 7 miles home with a hole in the side of the block at the end of the day. They are tough even after they are pushed well beyond their limits.
I drove one with out vavle cover on it 15 miles home then put rock in gas pedal for about 45 min for it locked up scape was high got almost six hundred back in day
Had one in a '90 E350. Lost the serpentine belt headed home. Went 44 miles without the water pump!
My dad was up in the woods upstate when the 300 I6 in his 92 F150 spun a bearing and lost oil pressure. He let it sit for the day and fired it up the next day. Had oil pressure and he drove it the 4 hours home. Ran fine. He drove that truck anther 2 years before it spun a bearing again and wouldn’t keep oil pressure. But it still ran well enough to drive to the junkyard under its own power. It had 325,000 miles on it. Not bad for a few and far maintained engine. He bought it when it was only a few years old with 30,000 miles on it. It was his work truck. I only remember it breaking down once and needing a tow (fuel pump).
The best I got was my old 86 F250 351 auto 4x4. Sold it with 285,000 on it. Engine was never opened up. Just regular maintenance. Miss that truck...
@@CamaroAmx i got my granddads old 94 f150 with an automatic and a 300. Damn thing has 371,000 mi on original equipment. I still daily it. And I'll be honest ive rolled a 86 f150 and still drove it 5 years with one the side tore up. I got plastered in the rear by somebody runnin 70 mph in the same truck and still drove it 12 miles home lol. Form experience they tough.
CamaroAmx shit if it was running yall could’ve kept using it for another 100k miles. 300s don’t need oil anyways.
Next episode: "we take this Ford 300, add efi and turbo, then power half the city on our generator "
Lol
They have Cummins for that and it would use about 1/3 the fuel for the same power.
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@@ThePaulv12 Generally what diesels are for, yes
ThePaulv12 You’re really not much for humor, are you?
Pat I 100% agree with you. Way better than building some thousand horsepower plant. The 300 is my favorite engine
Yes💯
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All these years watching big $$$ engine builds... Finally a motor I can afford... In fact I own a EFI 4.9 I'd like to refresh in my van, cant wait to see more on this one.
I had a like new 96e150 95K. Those engines have great simple mod results for few bucks. I liked the carb yrs and ignitions simple.
Arguably one of the greatest truck engines ever, regardless of of whether you’re a Chevy, Mopar, or Ford guy, have one in my truck, they had such a good run from 65 to 96. I know a lot of people who stopped buying ford trucks once they got rid of the good stuff like the 460 and the 300. I have a 300 in my truck, they can’t be killed!
I know you're right about that I don't think any Triton is near as reliable is the good old blue stuff I was one of them guys that said there would never be a Chevy in my yard then came along a Triton and away went the 7.3 now the 7.3 is back as a gas I think it's going to bring some of the Ford people back
Yeah they’re essentially bringing back the 460, they knew their mistake, torque applications like the 460 was so good for doesn’t need overhead cams like high performance high rpm applications need, If it ain’t broke don’t fix it, very good move by Ford, love the new 7.3
Wow.. This engine proves that Old is Gold!
Please treat it right.
Finally a 300 inline six. Been waiting on this for a long time... would like to see this thing build and turbo this thing please........
Same!!
Same, been waiting for a long time
I’ve been waiting for a 300 build!
Finally! I think everyone has been waiting for this one. Make this project great please.
Can't wait to see this project. Love how he has respect and care for this old work horse
The almighty 300 the king of the 6's
Best motor Ford ever made. The torque to weight ratio was nuts not to mention they run forever!
The 300 was a great engine , but the 292chevy was no slouch in HD trim .
Hopefully this engine goes into a deserving project.
I hope to god they dont give it to the carcass guys..... thats the one show i cant stand
Maybe a 66 Mustang... so I can see how they did it.
@@AdrianjTenEyck The who guys?
@@AdrianjTenEyck "we're shoe-horning this bad ole 300 Inline six into our steampunk prius ratrod!"
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I had a 78’ Ford F100 with a 300 6 I sure do miss that truck. I abused it daily and it never threw a fit.
My dad still has a '95 F150 with one of these and the only major breaks have been 1 blown piston ring and a rebuild of 2nd gear. Aside from that it's just had normal wear and tear maintenance. The odometer topped out at roughly 400,000 miles, and that was 10 years ago. These are truly the best engines ford ever made
"Doesn't have any horsepower" put hook it up to 12 thousand pounds and she pulls it
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Torque was almost three times the horse power. Almost doesn't need a transmission when you got max torque at a high idle. WOW.
With a healthier cam and valvetrain components, I bet dollars to donuts that power would go WAY up and the torque curve wouldn't take as much of a nose dive.
25 mph in 4th gear is easy
The tbi350 and sm465 in my chevy r30 dump truck likes 25mph in high gear until a hill comes along.
I had an 87 with the 4 spd. 1st was granny low. You literally didnt need to rev it or feather the clutch to move in 1st.
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I’ve been waiting so long for you guys to build one of these. It’s your guys builds that inspire my builds. Thank you!
Those 300's are tough 6 bangers! Never had a issue with one.
i sneezed on mine, and the head gasket sent, replace it with a copper gasket and never saw another issue.
Except being slow slow slow slow.
@Decaying Grandeur double the power is only 300 horse. That's not good for a turbocharged 5 liter motor.
@@blakethornsbrough1528 the torque that engine makes makes up for the lack of hp. These aren't high rpm engines, they are pure torque monsters
@@blakethornsbrough1528 But it could tow, tow, tow.
This is why I love the 300 it may have low hp and torque but it's unstoppable.
Ford straight six engines have ran for decades on generators, steam jennies, pumps etc. They were simple, reliable, and economical to maintain and repair. Ford dropped them in automotive applications simply because they could not pass ever stricter emissions regulations. The V-6 that replaced them in trucks was a hot pile of dog 💩.
The 4.2 Essex?
Ford 300 is an absolute legend. The "little" engine that could.
I'm on my third and favorite 300 six, a '96 F150 5-speed. Smooth, torquey and reliable.
My dad had the 300 I6 in his 1988 F250. It was one of the best motors. Good gas milage(15), he plowed snow, towed 5th wheel campers, pindlehook trailers with heavy loads and it finally gave out at almost 300,000 miles.
I have one of these in a brush bandit wood chipper. It sat for 20 years, was pretty easy to get going. Recently had to put in a new float in the carb, got gas logged and didn't float. Now it runs great. Starts easy, tons of power. Every guy I talk to about it says they loved them.
I skipped right over the car and went straight to the 300 inline 6
No one asked
@@ijumpshot2613 I wasn't answering a question Einstein
k w I bet you feel like Einstein after replying that
@@ijumpshot2613 wow what a great comeback 👏
OMFG YES THE 300 I HAVE ONE IN MY TRUCK ITS A LEGEND AND OILY
Yes!
My 1969 ford custom 2 door sedan, pretty rare body style, has a 240 straight 6 and I love it! The 240/300 made its way into alot of industrial stuff, all the airport tugs we had at Pittsburgh Airport had the ford 300 as well
Had one in a 1986 Ford F-250. Fantastic torquey engine, sold it with 300k (Dolt) on it with nothing done but routine maintenance. It went another 150k trouble free before sold again and I lost track of it. If the truck hasn’t rusted out from under it that straight 6 is still running somewhere. I’ve owned many different Ford motors and this one was the best by far. I’m 71 years old so before you say “ best Ford so what?” , have owned practically every engine made including English and German and this one is in the top couple ever
My first vehicle was a 1980 Ford F-250 Ranger XLT. 2WD, manual 4 speed with granny low, and most importantly, the 300-6 engine. At the time of ownership, I lived on a mile long dirt road with plenty of twists and turns, and fondly renember sliding through the corners on my way to where the bus would pick us up for school. The 300-6 is a bad ass engine, and I truly wish I hadn't sold that old truck.
I have one of those in my 86 F150. It's the best engine ever. I absolutely love that little truck
I have a 1966 Ford F-350 with the 300 six, four speed trans with Dana 70 rear 4.88 gears. The old workhorse never dies.
bish pull down any trees or buildings with that rear end?
Being a commercial equipment application, I bet that 300 was balanced to keep vibrations to a minimum. The cylinder bores were also probably done to a higher standard (blue printed?). I loved my 88 F150 with the 300 6 and 5 speed manual (regular cab, 2wd, long bed). Such a great drivetrain combo. I got 18 mpg on longer trips. And that for an 80s fullsize truck with enough power to get work done was almost unbelievable (for comparison, my 73 F100 regular cab 2wd long bed manual everything rebuilt 360 straight duals 3 on the tree got 10 mpg always). Always wanted say a 64 Galaxie with a good 300 and 5 speed (or even 3 on the tree as they are easy to drive) plus a very tall rear end to take advantage of that torque. Would be a great highway cruiser and decent mpg. Call it the Slowville Lugger (yeah, I've thought about this quite a lot in the past. lol). Lugging most engines is bad because low oil pressure for forces, so that would need to be addressed.
I’m very excited about this build way more excited than watching the 1000 hp charger please build this thing to an extreme I would love to see the max potential of this motor maybe with a TwinTurbo set up anyway this is the engine as a teenager I always wanted to build but never had the money
ripfletching *challenger
I did build one, not extreme, just deck the head, 4 barrel intake and carb, and a better cam. I was able to keep up with a stout but stock 350 in the 1/4. I was fixing my dad's 300 so I lent him my built one...he said "that thing's got way more power!" I said that I knew that. The biggest difference I noticed was it had way more top end power, the down low was relatively unaffected.
Yes please
Love challengers.....but why the hell do you need 1000 hp... isn't 300 or 400 hp enough 🧔
lucky marra are you okay? You seem sick.
As a former machinist, love to see people take the extra time to indicate things in,something I did literally every day and CNC operators have no idea about lol
Alright, finally the Ford 300 Big six is gonna get some Power Nation love! Please, Please include a Turbo in this build, & also consider the turbo with LPG (yes, HD-5 propane motor fuel) which has 105 octane! The guru's of that combo are at Ak Miller's Garage in Pico Rivera, Ca. Ak Miller (RIP) invented advanced LPG carburetors & perfected the Turbo/propane combo w/amazing low emissions. A 4bbl or twin 2 bbl LPG carbs on appropriate Clifford or Offenhauser hipo manifolds & boost will amaze us all. GotPropane.com may be helpful too. They specialize in 4WD off-road LPG/Turbo combos. Remember with LPG, richer is hotter, leaner is cooler with gaseous fuels, just opposite of gasoline. I can hardly wait!
When i was 15, I had a 74 ford with the 300, 6 cylinder and I ran that thing on red line all the time. And finally after 2 years of abuse it let go... that was the strongest motor I've ever seen.....
I had one in an 83 Bronco and we drove it across country from boston to Sacramento ca.and continued to drive it until 1990 without doing anything to it but change oil and plugs/wires that truck was a torque monster in 4wheel !
I love this stuff, First a Slant Six, then a turbo 292 Chevy, now a Ford 300. Next junkyard to dyno y'all need to do is an International V8. Offbeat power-plant for the win!
264IH 6 cylinder would be fun too
This old Ford reminds me of high school...all the old square bodies jacked up on 35's or 38's with a nice 300 pulling through the mud. Great engines.
Couldn’t be more excited about this 300 inline 6 build. Have one in my 67 F100 can’t wait to see how it turns out
Finally a 300 inline 6 build from Ford I am so happy now I'm actually aesthetic I have a 67 Ford F100 with the same motor and 53 years later it's still running damn good I'm looking forward to this build and I hope you get some good power out of it because I will definitely be following this
My 87 had 903K before it got it's first rebuilt in my f250 service truck so it's a true testimate to reliability
I've been following this on Instagram and now its here! I said BIG SIX loud and proud when you guys did the chevy six. Now we have it! Thank you guys for bringing it! Please do it justice. I'm looking forward to see the next video on this.
P.S. Also next time give us a bit of history of the big six please.
My old '76 F100 had one of these, and it ran and ran. Three on the tree, manual brakes, manual steering. Got 20 mpg too!
Finally!!! I got a 79 f150 wit a 300 and a t18, love it. I also have an industrial 300 that came out of a vacuum pump on a honey truck that I want to rebuild, so I’m really following!
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Hell yeah!!! Ford six gang🤘🏻💪🏼
I would kill for a good solid 300 six like that. Can't wait to see them crack it open and upgrade it. Would make an awesome motor for my truck
Get a blue one , stay away from the gray ones .
@@beckywatt5048 why in the world would I want to shy away from an industrial 300-6 with forged internals? That's the holy Grail of Ford 300s!
@@cwjarvis3 Because when that one come from the factory it was blue , 1980 vintage and up were junk , all light duty that I know of unless on a generator , water pump , standalone power unit , or wood chipper or stump grinder I am simply saying check your numbers if you can find them .BTW , the factory forged stuff if between 6 and 7 to 1 compression , you would a Paxton to get any real power out of it .
Go 300 6! The ol'30-06 Srngfld and a 300 strght 6. Two of my all time classic favorites for sure. Looking frwd to this build!
As an inline 6 fella I really enjoyed this episode.
In Australia, the reverse-flow Ford 6s evolved into the mighty Ford Crossflow, and then the Intech and then finally the Barra, so a little of this motor's blood lived on in the beasts from Broadmeadows.
I can't get over how much Pat was gushing over that I6. And I can't wait to see more of this engine!
Been waiting forever and a day for a ford 300 inline six build from you guys.
Before I watch this im going to say yes it will start. Because that's the best engine ever built in my opinion.
The Ford 300 is the only reason I watched this episode. Awesome to see it up and running. Can’t wait to see it rebuilt. Sorry modern engines, but that old girl has stolen the limelight from you.
I have 5 trucks with this motor . Loved every one . Not because they powerful but because they were hella dependable.
I install these motors (Ford 300s) into my equipment all the time. Still used heavily in the airline ground support equipment (GSE) arena. Super easy to work on. Damn near abuse-proof. Can run as low as 6psi oil pressure and work without failure (not recommended!) . Married to a C6 with an 14:1 to 18:1 rear end (yes that right), a MA50-1 can pull a house or five down. That drivetrain combo can even be found in the larger pushback tractors. Tractors that are pushing around 150,000lbs loaded aircraft, and doing it with ease.
Pat's excitement is a mood for the inline crowd waiting for a performance build!
that six banger is a big block one of the best most reliable engines ever built
This engine deserves the best.
Had a 1986 ford bronco 300 straight 6 with a 4 speed love them old 300s
this was an outstanding 6 cyl smooth and powerful for a six , I had 3 in a row and they never failed me
I ran one with a blown head gasket for over five yrs. we would change the oil when it turned white... that is an amazing engine.
I'm 100% with dude. I came here for the Ford 300. BRING BACK THE INLINES
That 300 straight six was a bullet proof masterpiece.
Yes, finally. Love to see a turbo for this
I'd like to see it with a blower I wonder how much torque it will make.
@@ryznglascastle1995 a pro charger could work
But from everything I researched it's a lot of custom work that goes into it. I tried to find a turbo kit for my 95 f150, and I couldn't
@@ruby20003628 Yep the lower half of the EFI intake manifold has me wondering if it's possible for bigger injectors and a Modified upper half designed for a belt drive blower and a better throttle body.
I was told you have to lighten up the bottom end so when the extra pressure goes in, it's not gonna warp the piston rods due to the longer stroke. Don't know how much truth there is to that
@@ruby20003628 boosting from 145 to 225 hp... "It will be fine" "Hold my Beer" lol
FINALLY!!! So glad ya'll are doing one of these!
One of the best all around inline sixes ever. Thank you for posting this video.
Back in the day that was a great engine. I had on of these in a station wagon, ran like a champ.
Man that hellephant is sick. 847 whp when you're running a big rear end, a 3.0L supercharger, and a regular geared automatic transmission you're losing at least 21 percent from the crank to the wheels maybe more. Some of the older modern transmissions from the Daimler Chrysler era were known to cause very high parasitic losses. Mid 25 percentiles were seen from the crank to the wheel. This setup with the magnaflow puts down 1024 hp and 1050 ft lbs at least. Thats insane.
I just reman,d one of these this summer for a mid 80's pickup. We as farmers love these. I think some internals are different or it a earlier engine. These were mass produced since mid 60's I think. They were known to put out around 120 hp in later production.
I always thought of these as the closest thing youll get to a diesel while neing a gasser. Will work all day, play all night and make all the tq all the time! One of my favorite engines, i currently daily one.
I lol'ed when he acted genuinely shocked that it was running. Its a 300, it doesn't care how long its been since it last ran.
These motors were also used in aircraft tugs at airports to tow 747's around ! With many still in service today ! The military as well uses them for tugs for the C-5 Galaxy, the B-52 and all other military aircraft.
The most underrated six of all time
That’s what makes my old Edsel go. Slow and steady.
That's an amazing straight six! She deserves some great TLC from y'all and I can't wait to see how she turns out!
That ford 6 cylinder is a testament to solid old school Ford ingenuity.. i used to have a 300 i6 in my old ford pickup and ran it out of oil countless times and it never blew up.. ran decent till the day i yanked it out for the diesel swap. No horsepower but torque for days
I can't wait to see the outcome of this one I am Building A 1983 300 Straight 6 for my 1983 F150 I've got the bottom in Ready to assemble The block has Bam board 30 over Line board decked 30 thousands And a whole list of other goodies I have a comp cam kit But with the same problem he was talking about with the hitters intake I have not decided the rail I want to go The biggest problem I have came into with building this motor is the small selection of aftermarket parts For instance summit racing does not even offer Camshaft thrust plate For this motor Because no matter how popular these motors are There is not very many people building these Motors anymore I am very thankful and happy To see You guys building one of these motors
Rebuilt the 300 in my 1984 F150. Other than a 0.030 bore job (broken rings and scored bores) and "premium" rings, kept it a stock build to include the reuse of the old EECIV feedback carb setup (I did retrofit a heated O2 sensor). Not much HP, but good torque and runs great. Doesn't get the fuel economy that others report though... still, she's a keeper. Heck, with the broken rings and terrible compression, I was able to drive it from southern Indiana to Kansas (via a side trip to MO) and back... struggled, but she made it. Can't kill them.
This is so much fun to watch. Way more entertaining than another small block or LS. There are so many other engines out there that need attention!
Eager to see the next show on the Ford 300
I saw a 300 I6 at the US Nationals about 30 years ago. This thing had a custom made Cleveland head. Yep! The builder cut a chamber off of two Cleveland heads, mended them together and bolted it to the 6 as the bore spacing and head bolt holes were the same. This cat was running 9s in an altered. I challenge y'all to do this! At least you'll get the manifolds on opposite sides.
The cargo tugs at the airport are almost all powered by ford 300s.
We had one come in the shop for preventive maintenance and it has a metallic noise coming from the engine and ran rough, but we were swamped with work and it wasn't running so bad to justify taking it off the line.
2 weeks later we brought it back in and the noise had lessened, I decided to pull the head after a compression test came back with zero compression on #1.
I found the exhaust valve drop and stuffed through the piston stem first and properly peened into the piston. I found a piston in the scrap pile, ground all the damaged out of the cylinder head. No damage to the cylinder walls. I used a random exhaust valve I found, it was to large so it got bench ground to fit.
All and all it took half a shift to get it running again, and if I wasn't so slow that day there would of been zero hesitation in leaving it on the line.
Very exited about a 300 six build!! I love these engines!
I had the 300 in a pickup. The truck rusted out at 340,000 miles. I sold the truck in 2004 to a machinist who adapted the engine to drive a sawmill for an Amish sawmill. Last I heard(2018) That old 300 is still powering that sawmill.
I had one in a '96 E150 van, I used to drive around with the dog house off, just to watch and hear it run. Cool
Used in a lot of older tugs at airports, have done a service on one that had a quart for who knows how long when I got to it and she’s still running strong today, not a Ford guy but it is a very reliable motor
Can’t wait to see what your going to do with this Ford Six
Same here.
I am excited for this one. I love the 300 straight 6.
I’ve been waiting for this episode forever
I have a 1988 F150 with the 300 in it, has around 348000 miles on it , and thinking about a rebuild soon . It has a few leaks , and slight knock at times,but still runs and pulls great ! Love these torque monsters .
Totally get what he’s saying. Love the old school work horses even though they weren’t ripping up the track, gotta respect the daily grind then went through and took anything dished at them.