Best Inline-6 ever made?

[atikovi]

Suzuki Verona

 

[jagdriver727]

Slant Six followed closely by the Ford 300

 

[OilReport99]

Best? IDK...The best I've owned, Thriftpower Six 200 in my 1978 Fairmont. That thing ran with 1 quart of SAE40.

 

[Malo83]

Slant 6

Yup!

 

[4WD]

Yup!

Wut … my grandma had this

 

[Lyman]

Chevy 235. Used in everything from Corvettes to farm trucks.

Had one go 350,000 miles in a 57 Chevy PU before I swapped in a 283 V8.

 

[Chris142]

It was a fine engine except being pretty gutless. The one in my old D100 pickup couldn't get out of it's own shadow. That had to have been the slowest vehicle I've ever owned or driven.

The stock timing is retarded. Advancing them makes a huge difference. My dads 68 valiant would still squeek tires with well over 100 k on it and all original.

 

[Chris142]

Detroit 60 Series and Cat 3406E are both excellent contributions.

As well as big cam 300,350,400 and N 14.

 

[JHZR2]

D24 is the name. Used the VE pump like an old 12 valve cummins.

Driving one is almost as bad as an old MB 240D, complete torture. Turbo version is a little better

Driving a 240D is a joy if you use it as it’s best suited.

Highway isn’t where that is...

If 4/5 cyl were allowed in here, the OM616/617 would be my entry.

 

[Nick1994]

Jeep 4.0L except the 00'-01' years where they cracked heads and lost piston skirts.

Took mine out today off-roading.

 

[PeterGreen]

Chevy 235. Used in everything from Corvettes to farm trucks.

I had the Chevy 250 in a 1968 C-10. It had a surprising amount of low end grunt.

 

[03hemi]

slant 6 for sure!

 

[redbone3]

Why is the Chevy six called a "stovebolt"?

The earliest of these engines were known as “stovebolt” sixes, because the bolts that held the engine together resembled the bolts that were commonly used to assemble woodstoves. My Grandmother, my Dad, and I all had cars with that engine. Never a problem. I seem to remember the valve cover said: Blue Flame Six.

 

[OVERKILL]

The earliest of these engines were known as “stovebolt” sixes, because the bolts that held the engine together resembled the bolts that were commonly used to assemble woodstoves. My Grandmother, my Dad, and I all had cars with that engine. Never a problem. I seem to remember the valve cover said: Blue Flame Six.

IIRC, it was the Stovebolt that Toyota based their first offering on.

 

[2EHA]

Toyota (then known as Toyoda) made a metric version of the 207 stovebolt for their 1.5ton trucks. After the war it received upgrades that made it closer to the second gen chev sixes.

 

[JeffKeryk]

Wut … my grandma had this

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O.M.G. A thing of beauty.
There useta be a place around here called "Slant 6 City".

 

[BLND1]

I saw 2JZ already listed.... but.... 2JZ.

 

[wpod]

I had a 1979 F150 with the 6 cyl engine, I really enjoyed the engine.

 

[hpb]

I know most of you have probably never heard of, let alone seen one, but I'd submit the humble Barra 4.0 designed and produced by Ford Australia is the best inline 6 ever made. Yes, I am a little biased!

 

[2EHA]

the third gen chev six lived a long life in south america, being the sole gasoline and ethanol option for brazilian built full size GM trucks from 1964 until the end of production in 2001.

early C10

later squarebody B10

not a suburban, Veraneio. I’ve been told that if one of these in green parked up at your house you pissed off the wrong people.