BIG I6

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch) 08/28/2013 at 17:57 • Filed to: Random question

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So the jag video in motorweek theater got me wondering what other modern large displacement gas powered I6 engines were ever put into production. I know about these:

1. Toyota 1fz-fe - land cruiser (counting the other F engines)

2. AMC 4.0L -lots of jeeps

3. Nissan TB42-48 - Patrol

4. Jaguar AJ16 - xj6

did I miss any? 4.0L or greater 1980's and up please.

PS9 > HammerheadFistpunch 08/28/2013 at 18:02

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I-like-big- blocks and I cannot lie

You other Jalops can't deny

When you open that head

With the gasket peeled back

With Six cylinders cloaked in black

You get sprung!

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I'm sorry. I'll leave now.

pdthedeuce > HammerheadFistpunch 08/28/2013 at 18:10

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_Atlas_…

4.2 L

OtherBarry > HammerheadFistpunch 08/28/2013 at 18:16

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How can you forget the 4.9LFord? 300 ci of stump pulling power that was last seen in 1996.

Xander, Proud of BOXER > HammerheadFistpunch 08/28/2013 at 18:23

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TONS of diesel engines are I6.

HammerheadFistpunch > pdthedeuce 08/28/2013 at 18:23

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CRAP! how could I have forgotten this gem!

HammerheadFistpunch > OtherBarry 08/28/2013 at 18:24

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what vehicle?

HammerheadFistpunch > Xander, Proud of BOXER 08/28/2013 at 18:24

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which is why i made sure to say gas powered...

Xander, Proud of BOXER > HammerheadFistpunch 08/28/2013 at 18:25

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I read over that...

Ignore me.

OtherBarry > HammerheadFistpunch 08/28/2013 at 18:28

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F-150's. That engine family got started in the 60's (i think) in HD trucks and then eventually worked its way into F-150. Started carb and went FI in the mid 80's. I think the Aussie cars got the 'big block' I6's also.

hike > HammerheadFistpunch 08/28/2013 at 18:36

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They are also common in late 90s E250s.

Sparf > pdthedeuce 08/28/2013 at 18:37

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Oooh, has anyone tried swapping that into GM muscle cars?

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > HammerheadFistpunch 08/28/2013 at 18:44

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The Aussie Ford Barra I6 is 4.0l if I'm not mistaken, and the TVR Speed 6 touched 4.0l in a couple of incarnations too.

Rock Bottom > HammerheadFistpunch 08/28/2013 at 18:44

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Everything from Broncos to dump trucks.

pdthedeuce > Sparf 08/28/2013 at 18:45

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I think it would be cool in a '50 chevy.

pdthedeuce > Sparf 08/28/2013 at 18:47

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just googling around , looks like people are putting them in jeeps.

HammerheadFistpunch > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 08/28/2013 at 18:48

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I new there was a 4.0 i6 in aussiland...but somehow forgot. the TVR I totally knew about...having a rough day I guess.

HammerheadFistpunch > Rock Bottom 08/28/2013 at 18:49

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I like that it was call "truck tech" as the family name.

Sparf > pdthedeuce 08/28/2013 at 18:51

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I found an LL8 Vega dragster build thread , which wasn't all that interesting. It's much more interesting to see people doing street builds, especially stick-shift ones.

Audio Tachometer > OtherBarry 08/28/2013 at 18:57

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Actually started with the 240 in '64 (?) which you could get in a pickup or even a Galaxie. The 300 came around in late '67 or '68. But yeah you got the gist.

HammerheadFistpunch > Sparf 08/28/2013 at 19:01

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I've been considering putting this in my 80. 290hp and 277 ft-lbs with decent fuel mileage to boot, AND much less axle weight...sign me up. Thats 80 more hp, only 2 more ft-lbs but probably 3 more mpg city/highway

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > HammerheadFistpunch 08/28/2013 at 19:18

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Props for thinking about the AJ16 though. They're actually surprisingly good engines, for all their obscurity.

They have bottom ends built for a never-materialised diesel application, which has me wondering how much boost one could take. I know the early Aston DB7s used supercharged 3.2l Jag I6s with 335bhp, but I was thinking more along the lines of Supra-rivaling power.

It'd be great to rock up to a drag strip in the equivalent of a pipe and smoking jacket, and then tear down the strip at lightspeed.

lone_liberal > OtherBarry 08/28/2013 at 19:34

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That was the engine that immediately popped in to my head. It was a fine engine for trucks that were used as trucks and not personal style statements. My dad had one in an F-150 and it could certainly haul its share of wood. Now ass was a different story.

Sparf > HammerheadFistpunch 08/28/2013 at 19:34

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Your 80 what? I have trouble recalling what cars everyone owns, and am too lazy to look up the Google Doc at the moment...

HammerheadFistpunch > Sparf 08/28/2013 at 20:40

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80 series land cruiser

BillShakespeare > HammerheadFistpunch 08/28/2013 at 20:51

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Not quite 4.0L, but here's a BMW S38B38 w/ Twin Turbos.

Sparf > HammerheadFistpunch 08/28/2013 at 21:17

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Ah, but isn't the 1FZ already extremely capable?

OtherBarry > lone_liberal 08/29/2013 at 08:03

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Agreed. That being said, i have wanted to turbo a 300 2wd F-150 that is dropped in the weeds. To bad i found a bare bones S-10 first. oh well...

ZeroOrDie - Powered By MZR > HammerheadFistpunch 08/29/2013 at 09:31

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Bless this post. Got love for big 6's.