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189 messages, Last post on Jul 05, 2007 at 2:53 PM
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Replying to: railroadjames (Apr 23, 2007 7:24 pm) 
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Replying to: nvbanker (Mar 26, 2007 7:51 pm) Since the cars I buy presently and from now on are likely to be 4-cylinder gasoline or electric engines, Ford's not going to be a likely contender for me. Also, if I ever do buy a car with a Mazda engine in it, it will actually be a Mazda! |
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Replying to: irismg (Jun 27, 2007 10:28 am) Not totally. Check out the growing list of awards for the Fusion triplets...pretty impressive.
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Does anyone remember those terrific old 300cu Ford in-line 6s? Not as sexy as the V_*, but what a capable engine. Only time you didn't know it was a V-8 is at high speeds and when refueling. 5-6mpg better than a 351, but pulled in lower speed applications just as well. I seem also to recall that a couple of years back, Ford offered a high mileage Focus (40mpg), but dropped it for lack of sales. Mileage defficiencies are nearly always the fault of the consumer who wants to have the fastest car on the road.
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Replying to: cptchetco (Jun 28, 2007 9:37 am) In all that time, I only blew up two of them... and, both those trucks had over 250K miles, and were "spares". |
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Replying to: cptchetco (Jun 28, 2007 9:37 am) I think that engine first came out in 1965, as a 240 CID unit for the full-sized Ford cars. It was later enlarged to a 250 CID unit, but throughout the 70's the only cars light enough to use it were the Maverick and Granada. All their mid- and full-sized cars were so heavy they really needed a V-8. I'm not sure when the 300 straight six came out, but I imagine it must've been a powerhouse compared to the likes of the 250 straight six that Chevy used in their trucks, or the poor choked down 225 slant six that Dodge used. |
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jun 28, 2007 9:48 am) How did Ford manage to stuff an I6 into a not-quite-cabover van? |
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jun 28, 2007 9:48 am)
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Replying to: bumpy (Jun 28, 2007 10:38 am) I was thinking more in later years, such as the late 70's/early 80's. How much horsepower and torque did the 300 inline 6 put out, anyway? I remember back in the day, for some reason, most sales brochures wouldn't list its power. I had always thought the reasoning was that it was too close to the 302 V-8, and they didn't want to make that engine look bad. Did the Chevy vans of the 70's and 80's ever offer the 250 inline-6? I know Chevy had clearance issues that wouldn't allow a big-block V-8 to fit in there, which limited your top engine choice to a 350. Perhaps an inline-6 would have fit, though? I never heard of a 292 6-cyl. How long was that in production for?
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Replying to: bumpy (Jun 28, 2007 10:38 am) That plus the big engine compartment cover between the front seats... Plenty of room for an inline-6.
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