250 L6 turbo? What do you think?

[nekkidhillbilly]

300 hp and running premium gas dealing with boost or running a small block on basically watered down cheap gas and nothing to break. id take the v8.

[rollin thunder]

Yeah i hear ya man and it makes way more sense. IMO too easy and not what i want in my truck. i can pick any random truck within a 100 mile radius and it will more than likely have a v6 or v8. im plain an simple tired of it.etc.. i could go on

[moregrip]

Originally Posted by rollin thunder

Yeah i hear ya man and it makes way more sense. IMO too easy and not what i want in my truck. i can pick any random truck within a 100 mile radius and it will more than likely have a v6 or v8. im plain an simple tired of it.etc.. i could go on

totally agree. I'm coming from a 700hp LS based supercharged motor and can't wait to have some fun with these old inline 6's!

No boost in my near future, but I did manage to source a 194 head

Good luck! Can't wait to see this beast in action!

[rollin thunder]

thanks! and if it does not turn into some kind of winter storm on monday. i will be picking up the motor and a whole bunch of parts and getting this ball rolling.

[rollin thunder]

well got he motors! tear down will begin here shortly then off to the machine shop and parts store for the the rest of the foreseeable future.

[nekkidhillbilly]

Originally Posted by rollin thunder

Yeah i hear ya man and it makes way more sense. IMO too easy and not what i want in my truck. i can pick any random truck within a 100 mile radius and it will more than likely have a v6 or v8. im plain an simple tired of it.etc.. i could go on

couldnt you do something even more out there for less for example the olds rocket in a k5 the guy is doing? just an idea. the 6 would cool though just seems like it would be alot for not alot of guts. what does some of the built 250 pull hp tq wise?

[rollin thunder]

Originally Posted by nekkidhillbilly

couldnt you do something even more out there for less for example the olds rocket in a k5 the guy is doing? just an idea. the 6 would cool though just seems like it would be alot for not alot of guts. what does some of the built 250 pull hp tq wise?

Good idea and yeah you are right per HP the straight sixes cost more when you start doing anything more than stock to them. its not very cost effective. I dont know of hand but there are a few out there have pretty impressive numbers. Kirby drag truck on youtube has a L6 and a few other guys with the inliners international have built some impressive motors they have videos on youtube (too much money and time for me to go that far though)

[nekkidhillbilly]

there is a inline 6 that could make that kind of power cheaply but idk if you want a cummins. but yeah you could do a buick or olds 350 and scream. talking about i6 ya know the ford ones can make great power cheap. i wonder if we could bore the 250 out or get some more displacement somehow. just ideas.

[2fiddy6]

This is my first post here, so take it for what it is worth. I really like the idea of a turbo 250. That's what my future plans are for my 68. Everyone has a small block, big block, LS this or that in their truck, is it really about how fast it goes, or how fast you goes with what it came with? I think the cool factor is over the top with the a turbo 250. I also think it can be plenty fast for not that much money. It's a seven main motor. The biggest thing holding them back is the head, but do some research, and they can flow quiet well. I'm thinking 15 lbs of boost, 6500rpm, fuel injected, and hopefully around 500hp. on a moderate budget.

[nekkidhillbilly]

if your budget is 10 grand.

[rollin thunder]

Originally Posted by 2fiddy6

This is my first post here, so take it for what it is worth. I really like the idea of a turbo 250. That's what my future plans are for my 68. Everyone has a small block, big block, LS this or that in their truck, is it really about how fast it goes, or how fast you goes with what it came with? I think the cool factor is over the top with the a turbo 250. I also think it can be plenty fast for not that much money. It's a seven main motor. The biggest thing holding them back is the head, but do some research, and they can flow quiet well. I'm thinking 15 lbs of boost, 6500rpm, fuel injected, and hopefully around 500hp. on a moderate budget.

yeah for sure! Its doable and ive done my research on the heads I think ive got this pretty much ironed out at this point and if i decide to get more out of it i know what i can do for them to flow better. I was estimating around a little over 300 hp. i am taking the block crank and head by the machine shop next week to get everything cleaned magnafluxed etc..

[nekkidhillbilly]

300 i can see 500 is a little much i would think without alot of money.