hep for brother
My brother is getting into the tt life. Anyhow he has a 2011 f150 v6. I looked up his gvcw and its 10400 lbs. After his wife and hitch i fig. 250 lbs. I assume his truck is 5500 ish lbs. Anyhow i told...
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dodge guy wrote:
Keep in mind that an inline 6 (gas or diesel) has always developed it`s torque down low! That is why nearly all OTR tractors have them!
While old inline 6s did develop high tq at low RPMs they HAD to since they were PUSHROD engines which once you crossed the 4K RPM threshold you were now risking “floating” the valves. Many of the inline 6s you are talking about also used LARGER displacements, bigger bore AND much longer stroke to achieve the output, they also topped out in BELOW 5K area as the redline.
The newer V6s use smaller displacements with smaller bore and stroke which allows them to be more NIMBLE, granted they will rev higher but the response is not as slow as the older inline 6s.
Type 6-cylinder, Dual Overhead Cam, 24-valve with Ti-VCT
Displacement 3.7L (214 CID)
Horsepower (SAE net) 302 @ 6500 rpm
Torque 276 lb.-ft. @ 4000 rpm
Compression Ratio 10.5:1
Bore and Stroke (in.) 3.7 x 3.4
The 1968 Ford 300 was a six-cylinder engine equipped with a single-barrel carburetor. The engine was first produced in 1965 and was largely based on the slightly smaller 240 engine. The engine is considered by some to be one of Ford’s most reliable six-cylinders of the era and was known more for its torque than its horsepower.
General Specifications
The 300 featured a stroke of 3.98 inches and a bore of 4 inches.
The compression ratio was 9:2.
The 300 produced 170 horsepower at 3,800 revolutions per minute and 283 ft.-lbs. of torque at 1,600 RPM.
