Building an inline 6 Chevy 250 engine
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It's a fool's mission to build a NA inline 6 like the Chevy 250 expecting to run amok on all the SBC and SBFs out there. Not only will the results be very humbling, but the amount of money that would need to be spent in order to go toe-to-toe with a SBC 350 will break most people's budget all to hell. So instead of trying to beat the world, it may be much more satisfying to build a Chevy 250 to make around 0.8-1 HP/cid (~200-250 HP), and revel in the uniqueness of it and enjoy as torquey, strong running engine that has a sound and look all of its own. | It's a fool's mission to build a NA inline 6 like the Chevy 250 expecting to run amok on all the SBC and SBFs out there. Not only will the results be very humbling, but the amount of money that would need to be spent in order to go toe-to-toe with a SBC 350 will break most people's budget all to hell. So instead of trying to beat the world, it may be much more satisfying to build a Chevy 250 to make around 0.8-1 HP/cid (~200-250 HP), and revel in the uniqueness of it and enjoy as torquey, strong running engine that has a sound and look all of its own. | ||
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| + | That said, given enough time, effort and cash, an inline Chevy 6 can make >/= 2 HP/ci naturally aspirated and far more than that using a turbocharger. Superchargers can also be used, but the turbo is the preference of many who are going for boost. | ||
==Cylinder heads== | ==Cylinder heads== | ||
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| − | In the past, the stock exhaust manifold was "split" to run two exhaust pipes from the manifold. This helped performance, marginally. | + | ===Manifolds=== |
| − | + | In the past, the stock exhaust manifold was "split" to run two exhaust pipes from the manifold. This helped performance, marginally. Eventually the aftermarket came out with manifolds made for the inline Chevy. | |
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| + | [[File:Heddman-69310 6 header.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Heddman header for the 250 inline Chevy]] | ||
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==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
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*[http://www.stoveboltengineco.com/ Langdon'ss Stovebolt Engine Co.] | *[http://www.stoveboltengineco.com/ Langdon'ss Stovebolt Engine Co.] | ||
*[http://www.cliffordperformance.net/index.html Clifford Performance] | *[http://www.cliffordperformance.net/index.html Clifford Performance] | ||
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