Kaiser_Jonas, Nice!!
I was at an early ford econoline meet this last Saturday and was looking at what the guys had in there vans/pickups. Theres a nice ford 250 inline 6 that would fit nice in my 49 Frazer, but is it going to give me the HP I want/need? Maybe with an AOD trans?
V8's look and sound nice but a 6 would fit easier. I just want a nice driver.
It looks like the HP is only 50hp more then a inline 6 on stock motors. The 226 has around 112hp
I asked around and got these numbers for ford motors...
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"Will, that's a tough one since there were several versions of each engine, and since the ratings depend on where and when you look.
In my 1966-72 Motors Manual the following are listed:
6-250 - 155 HP @ 4000 RPM, 240 ft-lb @ 1600 RPM (1969)
V8-289 (2 bbl) - 200 HP @ 4400 RPM, 282 ft-lb @ 2400 RPM (1968)
V8-302 (2 bbl) - 210 HP @ 4400 RPM, 295 ft-lb @ 2400 RPM (1968)
In the 1969 Ford Truck shop manual the following is listed:
6-300 - 165 HP @ 3600 RPM, 294 ft-lb @ 2000 RPM
These are gross ratings - later net ratings would be lower. Other years and different versions of these engines will have different ratings, but this is probably a fair set of numbers for comparison."