Who has a STRAIGHT 6 in your HotRod? Come On, stand up!

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I have a straight six in my 51.... Sadly, it's a bone stock 216.

We have plans to go up a notch to the next inline 6 (238?)and setting it up for dual carbs, etc.

The 216 is doggy for sure but once you get past the lack of bottom end power it does run smooth as silk for crusing. I have no problems maintaining good highway speeds with my current setup. I'd probably even entertain the idea of rebuilding this engine if it had a little more umph but I'f I'm pulling the engine out, I might as well upgrade.

My dad's friend used to run sixes in all sorts of cars and had hopped up sixes that could beat V8's.

For what it's worth... I think sixes just look cool.

Stacey

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Wow this one was dug up from the depths! Back then my 216 was still alive!

Now my perfect and wonderful 235 is just about ready to go in (dual exhaust with glass packs, dual carbs soon and VROOOM!... She's gonna kick ass!

Stacey

 

I love 235s... have had a few over the years, with Dual Fentons, Double carbs, Wayne valve cover, etc....

Phred

 

OK it not a Hotrod but here's the 61 235 in my 51 hardtop.

Billy

 

I'll stick to the Straight Eights, nothing beats them for smooth delivery of power, except maybe a V12.

Eric

 

Show your 6 !

 

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I love 235s... have had a few over the years, with Dual Fentons, Double carbs, Wayne valve cover, etc....

Phred

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what kinda hp did you get with your set-up?
I run a 235 in the 62 Imp

 

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When I ever finish my current project, my next one will be powered a 235 six. A buddy of mine gave me an old 235 that must be rebuilt. He also gave me a McGurk intake for it. Last week he called and said he found the carbs and linkage for it too! I asked how much and he said to buy him a beer sometime. His dad was into sixes and left him a lot of stuff that doesn't interest him.

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Let me know if your friend needs anymore beer!

 

With a screen name like mine need you ask? I have a 57 302 Jimmy overbored 40 to make 308. I m bulding a 3x2 intake for 97s and using a set of fentons for exhaust. I got a howard f290 cam. All this goes into a 48 GMC half ton. I want to build an A sedan with a Jimmy next. Jay

 

No HotRod...'48 Plymouth Convert., '53 Dodge 230" FH, Edmunds HC head and water heated dual intake, split exhaust with Smithy's, overdrive, and lowered. A nice cruiser

 

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MERCEDES 280

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damn, it looks right at home!

 

For pictures of the Australian HEMI "6", go to www.hemiperformance.com.au/. It's a good site with racing and performance info, as well as availability in the US.

 

53 ford 215 six, .60 over, decked, cam, header, stock manual trans. Still waiting for Intake.

 

I have to do the initial mockup, but this (Fenton 2x1 and 2 glass bowl Holleys) is going on a 223 Ford, homemade headers, 3sp. 8" Mustang rear, A frame, '27 T RPU body, with square postal Jeep gas tank between the rails of a curved kickup from a '46 Ford frame, '40 Ford front axle, '51 F-1 brakes and steering with 1/4 elliptics, '59 Edsel track nose, '34 commercial headlights. If all goes well this may be the car I try my wheel pants idea on.

 

I don't have a straight 6, but i'll do you two better! My Buick has a straight 8!

 

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I have to do the intial mockup, but this (Fenton 2x1 and 2 glass bowl Holleys) is going on a 223 Ford, homemade headers, 3sp. 8" Mustang rear, A frame, '27 T RPU body, with square postal Jeep gas tank between the rails of a curved kickup from a '46 Ford frame, '40 Ford front axle, '51 F-1 brakes and steering with 1/4 elliptics, '59 Edsel track nose, '34 commercial headlights. If all goes well this may be the car I try my wheel pants idea on.

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Where di you get that intake? You dont happen to know where i can pick one up do you? Ive been looking for that same set up.

 

A CHEV. inline six with a split manifold, is one of the few engines that sounds better than a FLATHEAD!
They, everything else being equal, are also FASTER!!!
The ones with babbit bearings sort of suck though.
Just my opinion.

 

6 in a row can really GO ! ...with us on the move tonight

 

I put one in my wifes T. A little 194 Chevy,with split manifold straight pipes fish tails.God that thing sounds good!

 

I do I do!

 

I got two 226 Flathead Six's. One stock, one to play with...

 

Hotrod 6! In our 47 Chevy Fleetmaster Sedan.

 

For those who havent seen it...

 

i like the six

 

i got a guy that wants to sell me a 235 with the "848" head for 250. its a 57 . is that a good price or not?

 

Here's mine so far - 49 Chrysler Spitfire 6. Hope to have her running by Spring. Then maybe upgrade to a dual intake and exhaust.

 

Got the stock 225 Slant 6 in the Valiant, with the push button torqueflite box attached...not running yet, but heard nothing but reliable & unbreakable reports from people 'in the know'

 

Stock 1948 Plymouth 218, in 1948 Plymouth Club Coupe.
Dennis

 

My friend John's convertible

 

My poor boy, stock 223. It runs, so I'm not changing anything until I have to. I keep trying to ebay goodies for it, but someone has more money than I do. I have 3 carbs so far, and that's it.

 

This is my 120% scale up of a Lotus with an inline Ford 200 with an aluminum Aussie head and 36mm Mikuni sidedrafts. Wicked noise!