I bought a thing today to rebuild.

"More Power!!and also some brakes." (MorePower)
08/17/2014 at 22:33 • Filed to: None

Only took about 30min to pull. Time to clean, port and polish, and rebuild.

DISCUSSION (17)

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > More Power!!and also some brakes.
08/17/2014 at 22:36

Ford 300?

More Power!!and also some brakes. > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
08/17/2014 at 22:39

Sure is!

GhostZ > More Power!!and also some brakes.
08/17/2014 at 22:42

I have dreams of making a twin-turbo Ford 240 long-rod motor with twin turbos and a high-RPM cam. Easily one of the best / largest inline-6s ever made.

More Power!!and also some brakes. > GhostZ
08/17/2014 at 22:50

I am working on slapping a turbo on the side of this one. Just a few more things to work out. But not too much longer and it will have air forced into it.

My dream for this engine is to destroke it a bit so it will rev more, put some LS1 heads together(like this picture, https://38.media.tumblr.com/1c41c6068ff0b1… ), and then up the boost a good bit.

GhostZ > More Power!!and also some brakes.
08/17/2014 at 22:51

Does the 240 crank/rods/rotating assembly work with the 300 block?

Also, are you going EFI then, or doing a blow-through setup? Is turbo lag going to be a big problem with something this large?

More Power!!and also some brakes. > GhostZ
08/17/2014 at 22:57

Yeah, the 240 crank, rods, and pistons will fit in the earlier 300 blocks. I will be keeping it carbed, and with a T3/T4 low AR ratio turbo I don't expect there to be too much lag. I am not going to be looking for anything crazy out of it, more of just a "look at this shit" sort of thing.

Philbert/Phartnagle > More Power!!and also some brakes.
08/25/2014 at 00:49

Here's some inspiration for you.

More Power!!and also some brakes. > Philbert/Phartnagle
08/25/2014 at 10:10

Good lord I wish I could get my hands on a Barra 4.0L!!

Philbert/Phartnagle > More Power!!and also some brakes.
08/25/2014 at 16:11

Any idea what USA Ford engine they are based on and what the difference is from their USA counterparts?

P.S. I saw this one on YT that supposedly makes 1600+ HP. These things are insane!

More Power!!and also some brakes. > Philbert/Phartnagle
08/25/2014 at 16:37

Unfortunately we did not get any version of the Barra here in the states. We got shafted on that engine, it is a great inline 6.

Philbert/Phartnagle > More Power!!and also some brakes.
08/25/2014 at 16:40

Too bad. I thought it might be an improved version of of one of the USA engines.

More Power!!and also some brakes. > Philbert/Phartnagle
08/25/2014 at 16:44

Nope, if that was the case I would probably already have one in my F100. I had been looking at getting one imported but then you have to worry about not having parts available and all that mess.

Philbert/Phartnagle > More Power!!and also some brakes.
08/25/2014 at 16:47

Maybe research exactly what the differences are and see if they can be applied to a readily available engine instead?

More Power!!and also some brakes. > Philbert/Phartnagle
08/25/2014 at 16:53

The only problem is the last I6 Ford sold here in the states is the 300, the one I have, and even in the later years when it was EFI it is so crazy different from the Barra that is does not matter. And that is why after I have my fun with this 300 my old Ford is going to piss some people off because I will be putting a 4.2L Chevy I6 in it, but it is a great I6 as well that takes to a turbo pretty easy.

Philbert/Phartnagle > More Power!!and also some brakes.
08/25/2014 at 17:58

Why not just turbo the 300? IIRC, they use basically the same pistons as the 302 V8, those and some forged rods and crank should yield enough strength for a goodly amount of boost.

More Power!!and also some brakes. > Philbert/Phartnagle
08/25/2014 at 18:55

that is actually what I am working on now. It will stay a turbo 300 for a few years.

Philbert/Phartnagle > More Power!!and also some brakes.
08/25/2014 at 19:48

I see, good luck with it.