300 Straight Six questions...
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300 Straight Six questions...
... I'm looking at buying a F150 with the 300 I6, anyone have any experience with this motor? A friend of mine used to have one and I really liked it, it seemed to have awesome pulling power and was bulletproof reliable. Just wanted to get some opinions from some other owners. How about gas milage? Also, what do you think is a fair price for a F150 XL or Custom with this engine? Thanks a lot.
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The Ford 300 I-6 is one of the greatest truck engines of all time.
It will not get good mileage (maybe 15-16 mpg with a 5 speed, 2wd supercab, regular bed). But it should be cheap to operate due to low maintenance and insurance costs and excellent reliability.
The motor makes excellent torque, but only over a fairly narrow rpm range. It will not rev out high, which means it is pretty slow if you are trying to race your buddy's truck.
It will not get good mileage (maybe 15-16 mpg with a 5 speed, 2wd supercab, regular bed). But it should be cheap to operate due to low maintenance and insurance costs and excellent reliability.
The motor makes excellent torque, but only over a fairly narrow rpm range. It will not rev out high, which means it is pretty slow if you are trying to race your buddy's truck.
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15-16 mpg is great when you're current daily driver is a 408 stroker Silverado with 4.10's and a 4000 torque converter, it's lucky to hit 10 mpg!
I thought about getting a 4.3L Chevy but then I remebered I hate those motors and a used 4L60e GM automatic is iffy, plus I've already got a Chevy and want something different, so it sounds like the F150 with the 300 is the way to go as it's reliable and affordable!
I thought about getting a 4.3L Chevy but then I remebered I hate those motors and a used 4L60e GM automatic is iffy, plus I've already got a Chevy and want something different, so it sounds like the F150 with the 300 is the way to go as it's reliable and affordable!
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had a 1995 2x4 with the straight 6 and I thought it was the best motor out there. sold it for 4 thousand with 76 thousand on it and the people that bought it have over 100 thousand on it and all that has been replaced is a water pump. Fuel mileage is horrible my 98 4.6 4x4 supercab gets better mileage! I would def recomend it, I think they should still be in production because that was the only 6 cylinder that could haul around a truck, these new v6's cant even get out of their own shadows.