[66benchcoupe]

About 10 years ago I was working as a pizza delivery driver. One night this kid in a 66 I6 Coupe raced me coming off a stoplight. I was pulling away from him at about 35 mph and I let off the gas just enough to let him win. I couldn't allow myself to beat a Mustang driving a Toyota pickup with an automatic trans.

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[Guest]

Hmmm, Maybe I should rephrase the question......I have a radically built 6 cylinder under the hood of my stang and am curious if any one has ever built and raced one before and can they actually hold there own against a mildly built small block.

My next upgrade after I get my water injection unit and new headers installed is to upgrade my rearend to a 8" with T-lock.

I have major traction problems in 1st and 2nd gear....A friend of mine has a 65 fastback with a 289 that does not have this problem.....He has allready indicated that he will not race me cause he does'nt want the humiliation of being beat by a six!/forums/images/icons/smile.gif
Later,

Doug

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[66benchcoupe]

Sorry, I couldn't resist the chance to tell my heroic tale. LOL That kids car was definately stock and it did well against that delivery truck which was pretty quick. I steadily accelerated that thing up to 115 a couple of times. Boy was I a lousy employee! I'm sure you could get into the 14's with a six. take it to a track and see what it'll do.

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[Dean_T]

You need to talk to John, goes by FordInliner here at VMF. You should also check out the Ford Six Cylinder Performance board at http://pub41.ezboard.com/bfordsixcylinderperformanceforum. Overthere John goes by Inliner. I think he's made a best of 16 something in the qtr mile with minor mods.

All kinds of good stuff.

Whoops! I noticed you guys already met. Should have read your introduction yesterday. Sorry.

Welcome and Regards,

Dean T

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[Dean_T]

My first Mustang, and I6 auto trans '65 FB, was shut down by my buddy with an '80 4 banger Pinto with 4 speed trans. It also could out corner me also. However the I6 'Stang was sold for more than what was paid for and my buddy's Pinto was broadsided by a cop when his brother started to pull out of his driveway.


Regards,

Dean T

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[Guest]

Check out my FAQ (URL in sig, below) and look for a topic on enhancing an i6. The topic includes links to some i6 performance websites.

Answer to your question is, yes, it has been done, and is being done by a VMF regular, Inliner, who has a stated target of beating a 302 with his souped up 6. He moderates one of the performance web sites linked in the FAQ topic.

Jerry

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[G1967T]

My first car in 19XX, a 1954 Ford 2dr Custom coupe with an I-6, three on the tree, and overdrive ran bone stock in the 19's. Never beat anything with it!

Russ

 

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66BenchCoupe, I don't blame ya.....It was a good story!!/forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

Dean, I met John over at Clifford Performance last June and now we are fellow Moderators at the Ford Six Performance site. He's helped me out a lot!!!!

Jerry Thank's for the link....I will check it out.

Russ, Hopefully I will have better luck than you did/forums/images/icons/wink.gif
Thank's for the info.
Later,

Doug

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Doug:
Now you see why there is a Six Performance Board?Se habla sixes.
Rick

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